Kneecap to support Shame at London's Brixton Academy

Belfast rap heroes Kneecap have been named as a support act for Shame for their upcoming Brixton Academy show, with the English post-punk band due to perform at Dublin's Button Factory on March 1st, 2023.

With a debut album and a feature film in the pipeline, Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara and DJ Próvaí are heading in the right direction with a support slot up their sleeve.

Shame have announced their next album, Food for Worms. The follow-up to 2021’s Drunk Tank Pink is out February 24 via Dead Oceans. Today, the band have shared lead single 'Fingers of Steel' and announced a string of 2023 tour dates.

The new track arrives with a tongue-in-cheek music video directed by James Humby. Watch Shame make fake social media accounts to pump up their online legacy in the clip below, and scroll down for their complete tour schedule.

Of Humby’s visual for 'Fingers of Steel,' Shame frontman Charlie Steen said: “Self-obsession, social media flagellation and death can all be seen in this Oscar-nominated performance. No one’s ever done a video like this before and when you watch it, you’ll see why. Think Casablanca, but in colour, and better.”

Shame recorded Food for Worms live with producer Flood, who has worked with Nick Cave, Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, Sigur Rós, U2, and PJ Harvey, to name a few.

“I don’t think you can be in your own head forever,” Steen said of the new album, which traces the theme of friendship. “It’s weird, isn’t it? Popular music is about love, heartbreak, or yourself. There isn’t much about your mates.”

Charlie Steen also referred to Food for Worms as “the Lamborghini of Shame records.” Shame's debut LP, Songs of Praise, landed in 2018.

Revisit Kneecap's recent Hot Press cover story here.

Watch the video for 'Fingers of Steel' below.

Food for Worms tracklist.

01 Fingers of Steel
02 Six-Pack
03 Yankees
04 Alibis
05 Adderall
06 Orchid
07 The Fall of Paul
08 Burning by Design
09 Different Person
10 All the People

Shame tour dates:

03-01 Dublin, Ireland - Button Factory
03-03 Glasgow, Scotland - SWG3
03-04 Newcastle upon Tyne, England - Boiler Shop
03-05 Leeds, England - Stylus
03-07 Sheffield, England - Leadmill
03-08 Liverpool, England - Invisible Wind Factory
03-09 Bristol, England - SWX
03-12 Cardiff, Wales - Tramshed
03-14 Nantes, France - Stereolux
03-15 Paris, France - Cabaret Sauvage
03-16 Bordeaux, France - Rock School Barbey
03-18 Lisbon, Portugal - Lisboa ao Vivo (LAV)
03-19 Madrid, Spain - Nazca
03-20 Barcelona, Spain - La 2 de Apolo
03-22 Nimes, France - Paloma
03-23 Milan, Italy - Magnolia
03-24 Zurich, Switzerland - Plaza
03-26 Munich, Germany - Technikum
03-27 Berlin, Germany - Astra
03-28 Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
03-30 Oslo, Norway - Vulkan
03-31 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser
04-01 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
04-03 Brussels, Belgium - AB
04-04 Cologne, Germany - Floria
04-06 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
04-28 London, England - Brixton Academy
05-10 Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall
05-12 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
05-13 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
05-14 New York, NY - Warsaw
05-16 Boston, MA - The Sinclair
05-18 Montreal, Quebec - Foufounes Électriques
05-19 Ottawa, Ontario - Club SAW
05-20 Toronto, Ontario - Lee’s Palace
05-22 Kalamazoo, MI - Bell’s Eccentric Cafe
05-24 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
05-26 St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway
05-27 Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
05-28 Fayetteville, AR - George’s Majestic Lounge
05-30 Dallas,TX - Granada Theater
06-02 Austin, TX - The Scoot Inn
06-03 Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall
06-04 New Orleans, LA - Toulouse Theatre