The Prodigy have revealed their seventh studio album ‘No Tourists’ and announced the Australian leg of their ‘No Tourists’ world tour which will begin in Perth and take in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney in 2019.

Already released singles have garnered praise and hailed their return from the likes of Rolling Stone, NME, Billboard, Spin, BBC Radio 1, Consequence of Sound, NestHQ, Music Feeds and Stoney Roads.

‘No Tourists’ signifies a band that has resolutely followed their own route through the underbelly of popular culture since day one.  The Prodigy, after all, have never taken the lazy tourist route. They dominated the illegal rave scene, challenged anti-rave legislation and redefined the whole idea of what a band should be like. They brought UK electronic music to the US heartland, turning metal kids onto raving and ravers into metalheads…effectively reaching global audiences without compromise:  see six number one albums, 30 million record sales, and multiple honors (two Brits, two Kerrang! awards, five MTV awards, two Grammy nominations).

No Tourists’ is ultimately about escapism and the want and need to be derailed and not to follow that easy set path,’ explains Liam Howlett in his North London studio. ‘In these times we live in people have become lazier and forgotten how to explore. Too many people are allowing themselves to be force fed, with whatever that may be. It’s about reaching out further to find another alternative route where the danger and excitement may be to feel more alive… not accepting that you can just be a tourist. That’s what the title is about for us.

‘No Tourists’ sees The Prodigy return with venom in the way that only they can. They’re renegades, outsiders, outlaws – always hiding in plain sight. Though much has changed in the musical and social landscape, what remains a constant is The Prodigy’s resolute focus to always do things their own unique way, and in 2018 the urgency and irrepressible spirit of The Prodigy has never been more needed.

THE PRODIGY
‘No Tourists’

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