Brighton’s Lambrini Girls are back with ‘Cult of Celebrity’, and it’s exactly the kind of furious, eye-rolling, say-it-out-loud energy you want from them right now. We first saw them tearing up LOUD WOMEN stages back in their early days, so watching them go from DIY upstarts to genuinely big-deal festival names has been…quite something.
The track doesn’t hang about. Phoebe Lunny sounds like she’s reached her limit and decided to broadcast it, while Selin Macieira’s bass drives the whole thing forward with intent. It’s direct, punchy, and makes its point without dressing anything up nicely.
Which is just as well, because lyrically they are not holding back. The band describe it as taking aim at “the dark underbelly and backdoor dealings of the world’s global elites”, before adding that said elites are “the devil incarnate…What a fucking surprise!” Honestly, fair.
Single of the week. Obvs.
What Lambrini Girls have always nailed is making anger feel communal rather than preachy. You’re not being lectured – you’re being invited to shout along.
And there are going to be plenty of places to do that. They’re heading out on a full North American tour this spring, alongside slots at big-name festivals including Coachella, Primavera, Bearded Theory, Dot To Dot, 2000 Trees and Boardmasters. They’re getting big, yes – but safe to say the celebrity isn’t going to their heads anytime soon.
Good. Let the rich feel a bit uncomfortable about it.
Tour Dates
Sun 05 Apr 26 – Paaspop, Schijndel – Netherlands
Sat 11 Apr 26 – Coachella Valley, Indigo CA – United States
Sat 18 Apr 26 – Coachella Valley, Indigo CA – United States
Tue 21 Apr 26 – Variety Playhouse, Atlanta GA – United States
Wed 22 Apr 26 – The Orange Peel, Asheville NC – United States
Fri 24 Apr – 26 Warsaw, Brooklyn NY – United States SOLD OUT
Sun 26 Apr 26 – Paradise Rock Club, Boston MA – United States SOLD OUT
Mon 27 Apr 26 – Théâtre Beanfield, Montreal QC – Canada
Tue 28 Apr 26 – The Concert Hall, Toronto ON – Canada
Thu 30 Apr 26 – Metro, Chicago IL- United States SOLD OUT
Fri 01 May 26 Majestic Theatre, Detroit MI – United States
Sat 02 May 26 – The Vogue, Indianapolis IN – United States
Mon 04 May 26 – Delmar Hall, St. Louis MO – United States
Tue 05 May 26 – The Granada Theater, Lawrence KS – United States
Thu 21 May 26 – Bearded Theory, Derbyshire – United Kingdom
Sat 23 May 26 – Dot to Dot, Bristol – United Kingdom
Sun 24 May 26 – Dot to Dot, Nottingham – United Kingdom
Sat 06 Jun 26 – Primavera Sound, Barcelona – Spain
Fri 12 Jun 26 – Bonnaroo, Manchester TN) – United States
Sun 14 Jun 26 – Warped Tour, Washington DC- United States
Thu 25 Jun 26 – Patrick Henry Village, Heidelberg – Germany
Fri 26 Jun 26 – Vainstream Rockfest, Munster – Germany
Thu 09 Jul 26 – Musilac, Aix-Les Bains – France
Fri 10 Jul 26 – 2000trees Festival – Gloucestershire – United Kingdom
Mon 13 Jul 26 – Les Nuits De Fourviere, Lyon – France
Fri 17 Jul 26 – Malakoff Rock Festival, Nordfjordeid – Norway
Sat 18 Jul 26 – Bukta, Tromso – Norway – Norway
Fri 31 Jul 26 – All Together Now, Waterford – Ireland
Fri 07 Aug 26 – Boardmasters, Newquay – United Kingdom
Tue 11 Aug 26 – Sziget Festival, Budapest – Hungary
Thu 13 Aug 26 – Oya Festival, Oslo – Norway
Fri 14 Aug 26 – Way Out West, Gothenburg – Sweden
Sun 16 Aug 26 – Flow Festival – Helsinki – Finland
Fri 21 Aug 26 – Pukkelpop, Hasselt – Belgium
Sat 29 Aug 26 – Rock en Seine, Paris – France