The Delines at Barbican Centre - London at Barbican Centre

Off the back of their four previous London sellouts, and highly acclaimed new album The Set Up out now, we're welcoming the return of country soul The Delines to Barbican Centre for their biggest London headline show to date, March 2027!

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20:00 // From £24 adv.

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Portland, Oregon, band The Delines are proud to announce their first show at the Barbican on March 23 after selling out four Union Chapel shows. Their new album, The Set Up which is their sixth was released 6th March via Decor Records and features more of their country soul blend. It features their two new singles, 'Dialudid Diane' and 'The Meter Keeps Ticking'

Uncut says of the new album “The Delines’ exemplary seventh album... Vlautin’s latest pin-sharp vignettes of drifters, con artists and the left behind... Behind Vlautin’s writing and Amy Boone’s poised, soulful delivery, Cory Gray’s horns swoon and sway in sympathy.” Uncut – 9/10

"Impeccable" MOJO 4/5

The Delines were formed in 2015 after Richmond Fontaine singer/songwriter, Willy Vlautin, heard singer, Amy Boone (The Damnations), sing just one single ballad. He was so moved by her voice that he secretly wrote her songs for over a year before approaching her to start a band. Amy's voice Boone evoking a beat-up Dusty Springfield or a weary Rickie Lee Jones for late night listening. Lucky for all she liked what she heard and The Delines were formed. Fontaine’s Sean Oldham on drums, Freddie Trujillo on bass, Vlautin on guitar, and multi-instrumentalist Cory Gray on keyboards and horns.

Vlautin is no stranger to critical acclaim in the US, UK, and Europe, enjoying cult success and rave reviews from the likes of the New York Times, Washington Post, Uncut, MOJO, Hot Press, Rolling Stone and the Wall Street Journal, both as a novelist with seven books under his belt (Faber & Faber), and as the former front man/songwriter of the Americana outfit Richmond Fontaine who produced eleven acclaimed studio albums. Three of his novels have been turned into feature films: The Motel Life, Lean on Pete, and The Night Always Comes. Ursula K. Le Guin said this of Vlautin’s writing, “Willy Vlautin is one of the bravest novelists writing... An unsentimental Steinbeck, a heartbroken Haruf, Willy Vlautin tells us who really lives now in our America, our city in ruins.” The last Delines album 'Mr Luck and Ms Doom' finished in the top 40 year end polls and the band are about to start work on yet another new album with Willy haveing his latest novel published in the UK this May.

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More cinematic than ever... With The Set Up The Delines have crafted one of their most atmospheric and emotionally resonant albums. Bleak, beautiful, and quietly powerful, it’s the kind of album that lingers long after the final note fades.” The Soundboard

“The Delines continue to serve up their unique take on the American underbelly, brought to life by the incomparable voice of Amy Boone, all enveloped in the band’s laid-back blend of country-soul. As always, Willy Vlautin knows how to tell a story and The Delines know how to deliver them.” Rock’n’Reel – 4 stars ****

“The Delines are on a roll at the moment, issuing album after album of their rich Southern country soul... Willy Vlautin is the master of urban noir... It’s hard to see anyone their equal at this sort of exquisite mood music.” At The Barrier

“The Delines’ exemplary seventh album... Vlautin’s latest pin-sharp vignettes of drifters, con artists and the left behind... Behind Vlautin’s writing and Amy Boone’s poised, soulful delivery, Cory Gray’s horns swoon and sway in sympathy.” Uncut – 9/10

“Stunning doesn’t begin to cover it... Over the last couple of albums there has been a growing sophistication in the way Willy Vlautin writes, and in how The Delines interpret his stories, and this is another step forward in that process.” Americana UK – 9/10

“With its soft-edged brass, Wichita Lineman twangs and soft-purring organ, the perfectly weighted, often filmic music is impeccable, short instrumental pieces punctuating episodic, detail-rich character studies which singer Amy Boone delivers with her usual flair and poise.” MOJO – 4 stars ****

“Exquisite country soul.. The Set Up might just be the best thing The Delines have released so far.” The Morning Star – 5 stars *****

“Nobody else in America creates music about the underclass as perfectly as The Delines... Mixing soul, country and Americana that never fails to impress and move the listener.”
Louder Than War – 4 stars ****

“Tough times delivered with sympathetic soul.” Daily Express – 4 stars ****

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Artist: The Delines

Time: 20:00 - 23:00