Following the announcement of her forthcoming album Mother Of Pearl (out May 29th on BMG) last month, Freya Ridings has released the album’s latest cut in the bewitching new single ‘Dancing In The Kitchen’. Alongside the track, Freya has also announced a massive UK and EU tour, including a date at London’s Royal Albert Hall on October 5th.
An emotionally raw track, ‘Dancing In The Kitchen’ has already become a fan favourite since Freya dropped a teaser clip online and already a live staple after her recent shows across Australia. Stripped back to ukulele and Freya’s powerfully stirring vocal, the track is an anthem to forget your troubles and embrace vulnerability.
“‘Dancing In The Kitchen’ is my rawest, most honest song to date,” Freya says of the track. “I’m thrilled that my fans resonated with the secret life I think we all share behind closed doors and eyes. The demo I shared started something and I’m in awe of the response. I truly can’t wait for this song to finally be out in the world”
The track comes alongside another stunning video, which will go live at 17:00, directed by Nic Minns (Lewis Capaldi, Ed Sheeran, Anne-Marie) and shot at Asylum Chapel in one take. Listen to the single HERE & watch the video HERE.
Known for her captivating live shows and fresh back from a tour with OneRepublic in Australia, Freya has also announced a 2026 UK and EU run. Kicking off at Ulster Hall in Belfast on September 6th, the 27-date tour includes a show at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall on October 5th. More info HERE.
Freya Ridings plays the following dates:
September
Sun 6th – Belfast, Ireland, Ulster Hall
Mon 7th – Dublin, Ireland, 3 Olympia Theatre
Tue 8th – Cork, Ireland, Cork Opera House
Thu 10th – Kilkenny, Ireland, St Canice’s Cathedral
Tue 15th – Poole, Lighthouse
Thu 17th – Brighton, Brighton Dome
Fri 18th – Cambridge, Corn Exchange
Sun 20th – Sheffield, Sheffield City Hall
Tue 22nd – Birmingham, Birmingham Town Hall
Wed 23rd – Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Thu 24th – Nottingham, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Sun 27th – Gateshead, The Glasshouse
Mon 28th – Bristol, Bristol Beacon
Wed 30th – Manchester, The Bridgewater Hall
October
Thu 1st – Cardiff, The New Theatre
Sat 3rd – Oxford, The New Theatre
Mon 5th – London, Royal Albert Hall
Wed 7th – Brussels, La Madeleine, Belgium
Thu 8th – Frankfurt, Alte Oper, Germany
Fri 9th – Cologne, Carlswerk Victoria Germany
Sun 11th – Hamburg, Grosse Freiheit, Germany
Mon 12th – Berlin, Admiralsplast, Germany
Wed 14th – Leipzig, Werk2, Germany
Fri 16th – Munich, Tonhalle, Germany
Sun 18th Vienna, WUK, Austria
Mon 19th Zürich, X-Tra, Switzerland
Wed 21st Utrecht, TivoliVredenburg Grote Zaal, Netherlands
Opening with the empowering and assured banger ‘Euphoria,’ Mother Of Pearl is 11 tracks of flawless beauty. Reinventing herself, while maintaining the voice that has become so recognisable, there’s a defiance and a fire to Freya Ridings’ new era. It’s a strength borne from her journey, forging a path through a patriarchal industry that all-too-often tried to mould her into what they wanted her to be and not what she was aspiring to.
One of the UK’s finest talents since she broke through with her multi-platinum selling single ‘Lost Without You,’ Freya has had a remarkable career to date. Her self-titled debut album was a BRIT-nominated, Gold-certified triumph, achieving over 1 billion streams and earning 47 Gold and Platinum certifications worldwide. ‘Lost Without You’ also saw Freya become the first female artist to both write and perform a solo Top 10 hit in the UK.
Going into her third album Freya Ridings is not the same artist she was before. She’s had to reach down into the depths and find reserves that she didn’t know she had, and in doing so, she’s tapped into a rich seam of anger and wisdom and womanhood that feels as timely now as it ever was. As she says, “Getting to create, sing and play these songs and have them exist in the real world, that feels like winning to me.”
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