Plus Special Guests MAKING EYES & THE MALLEES

Queen's Pleasure is happiest on stage, where the four band members can merge into one unstoppable organism. The group found one another during their teenage years and soon grew into a chosen family. Armed with only their musical instincts and a blind trust in each other, their live shows always create something that is difficult to put into words. The energy is an inexhaustible resource, where you could fixate on each individual band member alone for an entire show. The debut album Words To Live By, Suits To Die In saw them dive into the studio in Saffron Walden (UK) with producer Edd Hartwell (The Kooks, The Lathums, Jeff Beck). For the successor Shy Bairns Get Nowt, they sought isolation. Over a winter period on the Dutch island Vlieland, they recorded the entire album in nine days with Excelsior Recordings founder and producer, Frans Hagenaars (Johan, Scram C Baby, Caesar, Darryl-Ann). Everything was recorded live-on-tape, no nonsense, with the bare minimum of overdubs and embellishments. What remains is a record of twelve tracks that is more powerful than ever. Their most honest music to date.

On the second album, Queen’s Pleasure dares to open their mouths more than ever. The title translates to ‘shy children get nothing’, a reality the band has had to grapple with. In a world where polarisation and algorithms determine the order of the day, there is rarely room for nuance. Fortunately, speaking up is not a problem; the Amsterdam four-piece has plenty to say. Having lost their patience for metaphors, the band does away with superficial facades and tells it like it is: On the annoyingly tough talk to impress (‘Living A Lie’), the commercially exploited sexuality you see in every commercial (‘Playboy’s On’), the misplaced pride that the Netherlands still seems to have in their colonial era (‘My Eyes Adored You Too’) and more.

Above all, Queen’s Pleasure remains driven by a search for authenticity. Real passion, real connection and real experiences, both on stage and in the world beyond. – Queen’s Pleasure’s first single of the new album, ‘One Of These Days’, was released in May. Their second single ‘Playboy’s On’ will follow shortly after on June 30th. Simultaneously the band will announce their upcoming Netherlands tour for December 2023. The full album is expected to be released late October on the respected Dutch indie label, Excelsior Recordings.