Genre-mashing hit makers Glass Animals will bring their “Dreamland Tour” to The St. Augustine Amphitheatre on Sept. 7 for a full-capacity concert.
The band has been selected as a 2021 Billboard Music Awards finalist for Top Rock Song – “Heat Waves” – and Top Rock Album –“Dreamland.” This is the first time the band has been recognized by the Billboard Music Awards.
At the beginning of the third album from the London band, front man Dave Bayley asks himself a series of questions about fundamental issues: identity, memory, love, friendship, the person you have been and the person you want to be.
How do you answer so many questions that cut to the heart of who you are? Well, Bayley sings in the very last line, “You go make an album and call it ‘Dreamland.’”
Bayley, Ed Irwin-Singer (bass), Drew MacFarlane (guitar) and Joe Seaward (drums) released their first album, “Zaba,” in 2014 on Paul Epworth’s Wolf Tone label. It was a modest debut (“We thought we’d go back to our jobs,” Bayley said) until the stealthily addictive “Gooey” became a platinum-certified viral streaming hit.
They have since notched up over 2 billion streams and toured the world to strikingly diverse audiences.
“Heat Waves” is taken from Glass Animals’ critically acclaimed third album, “Dreamland,” which was released last summer and this week was certified platinum in the United States.
Nearly a year since its release, the song continues to grow globally across streaming platforms and on radio charts. Amassing over 450 million global streams to date, “Heat Waves” peaked at No. 1 on the Alternative Radio Chart for three consecutive weeks, a first for Glass Animals in their career.
The track currently sits in the Top 20 on the Top 40 Radio Chart and is making similar moves at Hot AC and AAA.
“Heat Waves” held the No. 1 spot on the ARIA Official Singles Chart in Australia for six consecutive weeks, marking the band’s first No. 1 single globally and in their release history. Last week, it hit a new peak on Spotify’s Global Top 50 Chart at No. 25.
With more than 2.5 million global adjusted single sales, the song has amassed 2 million daily streams and the video has received 16 million views on YouTube.
Glass Animals recently hit a new Spotify monthly listener peak of 17.2 million, surpassing the likes of Tame Impala, Gorillaz, The 1975 and The Strokes.
Tickets for Glass Animals “Dreamland Tour” are on sale now at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre box office and online at Ticketmaster.com.
The St. Augustine Amphitheatre Box Office is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays. Payment is accepted via debit or credit card only.
