Kids in Glass Houses to Split!

Welsh rockers Kids in Glass Houses revealed last week that they will be going their separate ways after a final farewell tour in October.

 “These shows are a celebration of what we've accomplished and the countless unforgettable nights we've spent in your exceptional company, in venues the world over.” the band tweeted.

The Bridgend boys explained they would be splitting up “amicably and on their own terms.” They also revealed info about their tour plans in the message.

After getting together in 2003, the quintet have enjoyed top 40 albums Smart Casual, Dirt, In Gold Blood and Peace so it has certainly come as a shock to long-standing fans. Their biggest hit ‘Undercover Lover’ featuring The Saturdays’ Frankie Sanford reached no.62 in the charts.

Kids in Glass Houses have also toured with the likes of Fall Out Boy, Paramore and Thirty Seconds to Mars.

Frontman Aled Phillips’ tweet also said “It's a surreal and daunting moment when you realise that you're contemplating bringing to an end something that has given your life unquantifiable joy, satisfaction and meaning. Something that is so personal that it embodies who you are or who you have been perceived as for so long. You start to wonder what you'll be without it. It's a near impossible void to comprehend filling, but we feel that now is the right time for us to do move on and do just that.”

“This is the end of Kids in Glass Houses. Amicably and on our own terms. The way we always promised ourselves it would be.”

Frontman Aled Phillips

05 - PLYMOUTH White Rabbit
06 - EXETER Phoeix
07 - PORTSMOUTH Wedgewood Rooms
09 - NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms
10 - LIVERPOOL Academy II
11 - MANCHESTER Gorilla
12 - SHEFFIELD Corporation
14 - LEEDS Cockpit
15 - ABERDEEN Tunnels
16 - GLASGOW Garage
17 - CARLISLE Brickyard
18 - NEWCASTLE Academy II
20 - BIRMINGHAM Institute
21 - COLCHESTER Arts Centre
23 - NORWICH Waterfront
24 - BATH Komedia
25 - GLOUCESTER Guildhall
26 - OXFORD Academy II
27 - READING Sub 89
29 - LONDON Koko
31 - CARDIFF Great Hall
05 - PLYMOUTH White Rabbit
06 - EXETER Phoeix
07 - PORTSMOUTH Wedgewood Rooms
09 - NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms
10 - LIVERPOOL Academy II
11 - MANCHESTER Gorilla
12 - SHEFFIELD Corporation
14 - LEEDS Cockpit
15 - ABERDEEN Tunnels
16 - GLASGOW Garage
17 - CARLISLE Brickyard
18 - NEWCASTLE Academy II
20 - BIRMINGHAM Institute
21 - COLCHESTER Arts Centre
23 - NORWICH Waterfront
24 - BATH Komedia
25 - GLOUCESTER Guildhall
26 - OXFORD Academy II
27 - READING Sub 89
29 - LONDON Koko
31 - CARDIFF Great Hall

The band and their management have planned the tour right down to a tee with it coming to an end in Cardiff and a setlist to please fans old and new. The tweet even ended with the boys saying thank you for the support their fans have given them over the years.

“We're as unified in this decision as we have been with any that we've made together, and we're excited by the prospect of ending things in the best possible spirit at the end of the year!”

The tour will kick off on October 5 and it’s understood the set will consist of Smart Casual and Dirt in full, “as well as hits from In Gold Blood and Peace for the last time." said Aled. 

It’s safe to say the decision has been mutual between all members of the band and when they hit the road for the final time, it will be a celebration of the achievements of Kids In Glass Houses and a thank you to their fans.

Tour dates are as follows:

OCTOBER