Zoh Amba, who previously announced their Matador debut album, Eyes Full, which is out on 5th June 2026, has shared details of a run of UK and European tour dates. The European leg kicks off on 29th October at Rockomotives Festival in France and includes UK stops in Bristol, London, Manchester, and Glasgow.
Eyes Full is tied to Amba’s hometown of Kingsport, Tennessee and the rediscovery of their first instrument, the guitar. The album centres around a type of muddy, loose acoustic blues, punctuated with bursts of feedback-laden electric guitar and burnishes of Appalachian folk. It’s a remarkable turn for an artist who is best known as one of the most exciting saxophonists to emerge from NYC’s avant-garde scene.
In music, Amba is always striving for greater proximity to the divine. On Eyes Full, they’ve never come closer. Every song circles the idea of seeing and being seen. The record looks closely at the lives of working-class folk in small towns who bust their asses off while trying to find any salvation they can. “I hope these songs touch people’s hearts,” Amba says. “They’re about people who really need to be seen and heard.”
The record was tracked live at Drop of Sun Studios in Asheville, an hour from Amba’s hometown, with no overdubs. Their best friend Kevin Hyland plays electric guitar, while drummer Jim White, whom Amba met on the streets of New York years earlier and now calls the closest thing they’ve had to a family, plays drums. The three musicians rehearsed relentlessly, playing together all day, every day. White and Amba play interlocked, while Amba and Hyland weave around one another, Amba playing rhythm and Hyland playing lead; currents of life running alongside one another.
Amba has issued the album’s pensive and hypnotic title track, a song about what makes someone’s heart full and questioning why. It’s accompanied by a video directed by Grace Bader Conrad, featuring Amba, White and Hyland (electric guitar). You can see the video below.
A full list of tour dates can be seen here, with tickets available from venues or your usual sources.
Zoh Amba 2026 Tour Dates:
Thu 29 Oct 2026 – Vendôme, FR – Rockomotives Festival
Fri 30 Oct 2026 – Paris, FR – La Boule Noire (Les Femmes S’en Mêlent)
Sat 31 Oct 2026 – Amsterdam, NL – London Calling Festival
Mon 02 Nov 2026 – Hamburg – Aalhaus
Tue 03 Nov 2026 – Berlin, DE – Kantine am Berghain
Thu 05 Nov 2026 – Brussels, BE – Botanique
Fri 06 Nov 2026 – Den Haag, NL – Crossing Border Festival
Sat 07 Nov 2026 – Groningen, NL – TakeRoot Festival
Sun 08 Nov 2026 – Kortrijk, BE – Sonic City Festival
Tue 10 Nov 2026 – Amiens, FR – La Lune des Pirates
Thu 12 Nov 2026 – Bristol, UK – The Louisiana
Fri 13 Nov 2026 – London, UK – The Lexington
Sat 14 Nov 2026 – Manchester, UK – Gullivers
Sun 15 Nov 2026 – Glasgow, UK – The Hug and Pint
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