Whether dwelling in the realm of dreams or nightmares, the primordial drive of Newcastle-based Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs is more powerful than ever. Land of Sleeper, their fourth record in a decade of riot and rancor, is testimony to this: the sound of a band not so much reinvigorated as channeling a furious energy, which only appears to gather momentum as the band’s surroundings spin on their axis.

Following the album’s first single “Mr Medicine” – the audio equivalent of sticking a fork in a plug socket – comes single number two, and album opener: the coruscating “Ultimate Hammer”. “Everything at the moment feels like it’s moving at one hell of a speed. Momentous events pass by in the blink of an eye while we try to keep our heads steady on a planet spinning roughly 1,000 miles per hour,” elaborates vocalist Matt Baty. “Maybe it’s always been this way but it sure is hard not to feel dizzy. What a time to be alive.”

Alongside the release of “Ultimate Hammer” comes the announcement of more headline live shows across the UK, Europe and North America.

UK SPRING 2023:
17th February – Bristol – Rough Trade – SOLD OUT
18th February – London – Rough Trade East – SOLD OUT
19th February – Brighton – Chalk
23rd February – Gateshead – The Sage              
24th February – Edinburgh – The Liquid Rooms      
25th February – Kendal – The Brewery           
26th February – Lincoln – Lincoln Drill Hall    
2nd March – Cambridge – Junction              
3rd March – Ipswich – The Baths – SOLD OUT
4th March – Hastings – The Crypt             
5th March – Leicester – O2 Academy
13th April – Milton Keynes – The Craufurd Arms  
14th April – Stoke-on-Trent – The Sugarmill         
15th April – Hebden Bridge – Trades Club – SOLD OUT
16th April – Stockton-on-Tees – Georgian Theatre      
20th April – York – The Crescent – SOLD OUT  
21st April – Newport – Le Pub – SOLD OUT
22nd April – Portsmouth – Wedgewood Rooms – SOLD OUT
23rd April – Hertford – Corn Exchange
(above shows with support from Luminous Bodies, Kulk, Judy Brush and Me Lost Me)

UK AUTUMN 2023:
23rd September – Glasgow – Queen Margaret Union 
29th September – Bristol – SWX 
30th September – Manchester – Ritz 
5th October – Sheffield – Foundry
6th October – London – Kentish Town Forum
(Sept/Oct UK shows support: Bonnacons of Doom)

NORTH AMERICA – MARCH/APRIL 2023:
11th March – Brooklyn, NY – Saint Vitus Bar – SOLD OUT
13th-18th March – Austin, TX – SXSW      
21st March – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
22nd March – San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop
24th March – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
25th March – Seattle, WA – Madame Lou’s
26th March – Vancouver, BC – Wise Hall
28th March – Chicago, IL – Sleeping Village
29th March – Toronto, ON – The Garrison
31st March – Boston, MA – Middle East
1st April – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
 2nd April – Washington, DC – DC9
4th April – Manhattan, NY – Mercury Lounge
(Brooklyn support: White Hills. Boston, Philadelphia and Washington DC support: Richard Dawson – solo)

EUROPE – MAY 2023:
6th May – Nijmegen, NL – Sonic Whip Festival
7th May – Utrecht, NL – Ekko               
8th May – Koln, DE – Bumann & Sohn      
9th May – Hamburg, DE – Molotow            
10th May – Copenhagen, DK – Stengade           
12th May – Berlin, DE – Urban Spree        
13th May – Leipzig, DE – Trip Festival
15th May – Bern, CH – ISC Club           
16th May – Lyon, FR – Le Periscope       
17th May – Paris, FR – Point Ephemere     
18th May – Orleans, FR – L’Astrolabe        
19th May – Lille, FR – Le Grand Mix       
20th May – Antwerp, BE – Trix 

Tickets on sale at 10am local time on Friday 27th January.

Pre-order link HERE