The band will be touring the UK this year in support of their debut album of the same name. The UK tour includes a Manchester gig at the O2 Ritz in October.
It Won’t Always Be Like This (the album) is set for release on 9 July, with the title track a re-recorded version of an early single the Irish quartet wrote over four years ago. Now with a different meaning the track has been reworked.
Over the last year Inhaler have been honing hteir debut album with remote writing sessions, quarantine studio recording sessions … and a lack of pubs. The title track seemed appropriate. “There’s a sense of optimism on this album and the song It Won’t Always Be Like This is the main catalyst for that,” says singer and guitarist Eli Hewson. “We kept coming back to that title.”
After the release of the album, Inhaler will play an 18-date tour of the UK and Ireland. The run of dates includes a Manchester gig at the O2 Ritz and Liverpool gig at Mountford Hall.
When do Inhaler headline at Manchester’s O2 Ritz?
Inhaler headline at the O2 Ritz Manchester on 12 October 2021. They also headline at Liverpool’s Mountford Hall on 9 October. The Manchester and Liverpool gigs are two of the band’s 18 UK and Ireland dates:
28 September – Sheffield, Octagon
29 September – Leeds, O2 Academy
1 October – Newcastle, O2 Academy
2 October – Birmingham, O2 Institute
3 October – Bristol, O2 Academy
5 October – Nottingham, Rock City
6 October – London, O2 Forum Kentish Town
7 October – Norwich, UEA
9 October – Liverpool, Mountford Hall
10 October – Glasgow, Barrowland
12 October – Manchester, O2 Ritz
14 December – Belfast, Limelight
15 December – Limerick, Dolan’s Warehouse
16 December – Cork, Cyprus Avenue
17 December – Killarney, INEC Acoustic Club
19 December – Dublin, Academy
20 December – Dublin, Academy
21 December – Dublin, Academy
22 December – Dublin, Academy
Manchester gigs – Inhaler – image courtesy Lillie Eiger