The Belfast shoegaze band will play their final show at Oh Yeah Music Centre on Saturday February 28th.
Virgins release their last EP Light The Space Left Behind today with three final tracks of the band marking a goodbye.
The vinyl version of the EP is packaged with the band’s debut EP Transmit A Little Heaven on the B-side, released on Galway’s Blowtorch Records.
Virgins’ final show takes place in Belfast on February 28th in the Oh Yeah Centre with support from Wynona Bleach and Gush.
“After a lot of hard thinking I’ve decided to bring Virgins to an end. Can’t stay a Virgin forever, not even Mary could. After being a band in various forms for 5 years it’s time to bring it to an end. Obviously there’s a lot of emotion tied up in this decision so not an easy one to make. On behalf of myself and the band we just want to say thanks to everyone for an amazing five years. We played so many great shows with so many great bands, met a ton of great people and got to do some amazing things. Got to play Stendhal, support my heroes Slow Crush, Som, BDRMM and Bleach Lab. We toured Ireland and the UK a bunch and got to play Other Voices. It’s been a wild ride. Special shout to Richard at Blowtorch for all the support over the years. Another big shout to Jonny Woods who was so instrumental (no pun intended) in the band, producing the EP, back when it was just me and Rebecca and then the album. We’re excited to get the new material out and play for you all one last time.”
Michael Smyth
Virgins debut album nothing hurt and everything was beautiful was released in 2024 via Blowtorch Records.
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