Sleep Token announce massive Wembley gig

Vessel of Sleep Token
(Image credit: Andy Ford)

Sleep Token have announced their biggest headlining show to date at London’s Wembley Arena.

The masked band, led by frontman Vessel, play the 12,500-capacity OVO Arena Wembley on December 16. 

A post on Sleep Token’s official Twitter account reads: “Come December 16th, London shall gather in Worship at the OVO Arena Wembley.”

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Mailing list followers can get access to pre-sale tickets from 10am BST on Thursday June 1. General tickets are on sale on Friday June 2 from the band’s website.

The band recently scored a Top 3 UK hit with their third album, Take Me Back To Eden. Metal Hammer said of the album: “Combining feeling and sound in a potent, masterful statement, ...Eden is Sleep Token’s strongest effort to date.”

The band’s European tour begins on June 9, and includes an appearance at the Reading and Leeds festivals on August 26 and 27. Their US tour begins the following month (dates below).

Sleep Token Wembley poster

Sleep Token US tour dates 2023

Sep 08: Alton Blue Ridge Rock Fest, VA
Sep 09: Philadelphia Union Transfer, PA
Sep 10: New York Webster Hall, NY
Sep 12:  Worcester The Palladium, MA
Sep 13: Baltimore Rams Head Live!, MD
Sep 15: Detroit Masonic Cathedral Theatre, MI
Sep 17: St Paul Myth Live, MN
Sep 19: Dallas The Studio At The Factory, TX
Sep 20: Oklahoma City Tower Theatre, OK
Sep 22: St. Louis The Hawthorn, MO
Sep 23: Louisville Louder Than Life, KY
Sep 25: Denver The Ogden Theatre, CO
Sep 26: Salt Lake City The Complex, UT
Sep 28: Spokane Knitting Factory, WA
Sep 29: Boise Knitting Factory, ID
Sep 30: Seattle The Showbox, WA
Oct 01: Portland Roseland Theater, OR
Oct 03: San Diego The Observatory Np, CA
Oct 04: Los Angeles The El Rey Theatre, CA
Oct 05: Anaheim House Of Blues, CA
Oct 07: Sacramento Aftershock, CA

Tickets are on sale now.

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