Gel are deservingly one of the most talked-about hardcore bands around, and their upcoming EP Persona is shaping up to be the best thing they’ve done yet. Its lead single “Mirage” found them sounding a little cleaner, tighter, and more melodic without pivoting away from fast, caustic hardcore, and the just-released title track does the same. Listen and watch the video below. The EP arrives 8/16 via Blue Grape Music, and you can pre-order our exclusive violet vinyl variant in the BV shop.

Gel also have a bunch of tour dates coming up, including a recently-announced Riot Fest set and a NYC show on October 19 at Bowery Ballroom with MSPAINT and Destiny Bond. All upcoming dates are listed below.

Gel — 2024 Tour Dates
6/27 Ysselstey, NL @ Jera on Air
6/28 Munster, DE @ Vainstream Rockfest
6/30 Clisson, FR @ Hellfest
7/2 Wiesbaden, DE @ Kesselhaus
7/3 Hamburg, DE @ headCRASH
7/4 Roskilde, DK @ Rosklide Festival
7/6 Belfort, FR @ Eurockeennes
7/7 Ypres, BE @ Ieperfest
7/20 Boston, MA @ Roadrunner %
7/26 Norwalk, CT @ District Music Hall ^
7/27 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer ^
7/29 Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall ^
7/30 Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle Music Hall ^
7/31 Nashville, TN @ The Basement East ^
8/1 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West ^
8/2 Louisville, KY @ Porto ^
9/10 Washington DC @ Atlantis *
9/11 Buffalo, NY @ Rec Room *
9/12 Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground *
9/14 St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill Duck Room +
9/15 Iowa City, IA @ Gabe’s +
9/16 Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge +
9/18 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry +
9/19 Cudahy, WI @ X Ray Arcade +
9/20-9/22 Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest
9/24 Detroit, MI @ Edgemen Printing +
9/25 Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups +
9/27 Louisville, KY @ Louder than Life
9/28 Little Rock, AR @ Banging In The Rock
9/29 Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall Upstairs +
9/30 Austin, TX @ Empire Control Room +
10/2 Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge
10/3 San Diego, CA @ SOMA Side Stage +
10/4 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey +
10/5 San Francisco, CA @ Brick & Mortar +
10/7 Seattle, WA, @ Madame Lou’s +
10/8 Portland, OR @ Mission Theater
10/10 Sacramento, CA- Aftershock
10/12 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court +
10/13 Denver, CO @ Oriental Theater +
10/15 Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck +
10/19 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom +
10/21 Boston, MA @ The Sinclair *

+ w/ MSPAINT, Destiny Bond, The Mall
* w/ MSPAINT, Destiny Bond
% w/ Have Heart
^ w/Fiddlehead



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