News : Wu Lyf announce London residency and Manchester MIF 2025 performance

Alex Rigotti May 07, 2025
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Wu Lyf have announced a three-night residency in London along with a performance at Manchester’s MIF 2025.

The indie band recently announced their long-awaited return since their split in 2012, releasing the newest single ‘A New Life Is Coming’ in April.

Now, following on from their first shows in over a decade, Wu Lyf have announced a handful of new gigs. They will play a three-night residency at The Horse Hospital in London, set to kick off on May 20. Presale commences on Thursday (May 8), 11:11am, which you can sign up for here; general sale will begin Friday (May 9) at 11:11am here.

Then, after some shows in Brussels and Hilvarenbeek, they will play another hometown show at Manchester International Festival. Taking place at Aviva Studios, Wu Lyf will play on July 18 – get your tickets here and see all new dates below.

 

 

Wu Lyf’s 2025 tour dates are:

MAY:
20 – The Horse Hospital, London, UK
21 – The Horse Hospital, London, UK
22 – The Horse Hospital, London, UK
25  – Les Nuits Botaniques, Brussels, BE

JUNE:
13 – Best Kept Secret, Hilvarenbeek, NL

JULY:
18 – MIF at Aviva Studios, Manchester, UK
19 – MIDI Festival, Hyères, FR

AUGUST:
7 – Haldern Pop, Haldern, DE
9 – Ypsigrock, Sicily, IT

Though no new album has officially been confirmed, the band debuted five new songs alongside ‘A New Life’ at their Salford residency, hinting at a potential record to arrive soon. Per Stereogum, the five songs were titled ‘Wound’, ‘Gift’, ‘Sunnlillies’, ‘All Is Forgiven’ and ‘Letting Go’.

Wu Lyf originally formed in 2008; their name is an acronym for ‘World Unite Lucifer Youth Foundation’. Dropping their debut album ‘Go Tell Fire To The Mountain’ in June 2011, the band amassed a huge cult following, including Johnny Marr counting himself as a vocal fan.

In 2012, they started hinting at new material before deciding to call it quits. They confirmed the news while on stage at the Manchester HMV Ritz venue, with the frontman telling the crowd “Goodbye forever”.

“We all knew it wasn’t working,” drummer Joe Manning told NME in April 2013. “There’s no one explanation for it. There’s a million reasons that don’t amount to much more than it just didn’t work. No-one is trying to cover anything up. If it doesn’t work it’s going to break eventually.”

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