Chichester's Hope of the States pair soaring strings with post-rock noise, and they're back sounding bigger and louder than ever.
Recently announced
Regular Music presents
Hope of the States
Plus special guests
Stereo, Glasgow
Doors at 19:00
Recently announced
FORM Presents
Hope of the States
+ Special Guests
Exchange, Bristol
Doors at 19:00
Recently announced
FORM Presents
Hope of the States
+ Special Guests
Yes (The Pink Room), Manchester
Doors at 19:00 | Ends: 22:00
Recently announced
FORM Presents
Hope of the States
+ Special Guests
The Garage, London
Doors at 19:00 | Ends: 23:00
Formed in Chichester in 2000, Hope of the States stood apart from the early-'00s indie crowd, bringing sweeping strings, walls of noise and real post-rock ambition to their songs. Their debut album, The Lost Riots (2004), won them a devoted following and plenty of critical praise, and they followed it with the leaner, harder-hitting Left (2006). That same year, the band bowed out with a set at Reading Festival and called it a day.
In 2024 they reunited to mark 20 years of The Lost Riots, returning with the epic 11-minute "Long Waits in A&E", their first new music in 18 years. It captured the scale and emotion of the old records without feeling stuck in the past, and demand for their comeback shows was so strong that extra dates were added. The singles "Footage/Steamtrain" and "Billboard Mountain" followed in 2025, alongside a UK tour that showed the band sounding bigger and more triumphant than ever. What started as an anniversary reunion has become a proper new chapter.
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Tickets go on sale on Friday 2nd October 2026 at 10:00am.
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