Travis have stunned followers by busking on a classic double decker bus in Glasgow Metropolis Centre.
The Glawesgians paid their hometown a go to off the again of releasing their newest album ‘L.A. Instances’, which dropped final Friday (July 12) by busking songs from the report on an exquisite double decker bus.
The bus was the very same automobile used within the band’s music video for up to date single ‘Bus’, which was additionally directed by frontman Fran Healy.
Followers might spot Healy on the hop-off again exit as he sang songs from ‘L.A. Instances’ in addition to previous Travis hits. Ranging from the banks of the River Clyde, Travis additionally paid a go to to the Barrowlands Ballroom for a shock set, the place they busked in entrance of a mural depicting ‘L.A. Instances’ and its cowl paintings. The impromptu bus tour completed by on the WEST Brewery at Glasgow Inexperienced.
Talking about their busking set, Healy mentioned: “It’s been a lot enjoyable performing our new music on the streets that made us. Glasgow is an exquisite metropolis. I like it. The individuals, the music, the spirit, the perspective. There’s nowhere else I’d fairly be to rejoice our tenth album launch.”
I’m going to treasure my Strathclyde Transport tee eternally. Because of that very good photographer who gave me it off his again https://t.co/7waQvNDlxg
— Fran Healy (@franhealy) July 14, 2024
The band spoke to NME about their most up-to-date album, with Healy speaking about its lead single ‘Gaslight’: “I’ve had private expertise of it, my children have had private expertise, pals have had it, you get it in colleges, you get it within the police, you get it with politicians,” he defined.
“Are we residing in a time the place it’s occurring extra? No I don’t assume so. We’re like, ‘Oh my God it’s all over the place’ nevertheless it’s at all times been all over the place. It’s not good to be on the receiving finish of it nevertheless it’s good to be emancipated from it. To rid your self of it.”
He continued: “Somebody mentioned one thing to me as soon as and it actually struck a chord. That’s, ‘Look, if there’s somebody in your life who you’re possibly on the cellphone with and each time you see them or put the cellphone down, you don’t be ok with your self, why the fuck are they in your life?’ Get them out of your fucking life. So it’s a tune about getting individuals like that and saying, ‘Get to fuck.’”
Travis just lately opened for The Killers for his or her UK/EU tour – you possibly can watch Travis and Brandon Flowers cowl Aztec Digital camera’s ‘Someplace In My Coronary heart’ in Glasgow right here.
