Featured on the BBC Sound of 2016 longlist, the MTV Brand New for 2016 shortlist and nominated for Best New Artist at the NME Awards,19-year-old Rat Boy is poised to make a major breakthrough this year.
Rat Boy’s fast-growing profile will be further boosted with the release of his brand new single ‘MOVE’ which is available now and impacts on March 4th on Parlophone.
‘MOVE’ will be released on digital, vinyl and cassette formats.
In addition, today also brings news of a second major development in the Rat Boy camp with the confirmation of his biggest headline tour to date. Commencing at the end of April, the tour sees Rat Boy upscaling to an even larger London show at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire.
The new headline tour adds to what is already a hectic gig schedule. Rat Boy’s first show of 2016 at Heaven on January 26th is also his biggest to date and long sold-out, while he’s also set to hit the NME Awards Tour 2016 on a bill that’s headlined by Bloc Party and also features Drenge and Bugzy Malone.
In addition, Rat Boy was also in the first wave of artists to be announced for this year’s Reading and Leeds Festivals alongside the likes of Red Hot Chili Peppers, The 1975 and Slaves.