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Mew are breaking up. The Danish band will say farewell, and celebrate its 30th anniversary, with a pair of shows next year. See those tour dates, and statements from the band and frontman Jonas Bjerre, below.

Singer Jonas Bjerre, drummer Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen, bassist Johan Wohlert, and guitarist Bo Madsen formed Mew in 1995. They released their first studio album, A Triumph for Man, in 1997, and, eventually, were under the Sony Music umbrella for albums including Frengers and the standout And the Glass Handed Kites. Madsen left Mew after 2015’s + –, and Mew went on to release just one more studio album, 2017’s Visuals.

Jonas Bjerre:

Dearest Frengers

Next year marks the 30th anniversary of Mew! It’s been quite a journey, that’s brought me and my lovely band mates on countless adventures, for which I am eternally grateful. And none of it could have happened if not for you Frengers and your support. This is something I’ve never taken for granted, and never will.

For me, this journey will be coming to an end. Next year will be my last year with Mew. I have come to the realisation that it’s time for me personally to embark on a different journey, and focus on other creative projects. I am so happy that we get to play these farewell shows, and that I get to go on one last trip with my dear friends and co-founders Johan and Silas, as well as the Doc and Mads Wegner. I will be writing a longer post about all of this soon. For now, I can’t wait to see you out there at the shows next year!

Love, Jonas.

Mew:

30 years? Nobody in their right mind would have imagined us still being here back in 1995, when we started out, making noise in Jonas’ teenage bedroom. But we did! Maybe we were out of our minds, on a mission. We dared to dream, and dream big – together.

Today we have been around the world – played more shows than we can remember and yet it feels just like yesterday, sitting there in that noisy bedroom trying to become a band. We want to invite all of our Frengers around the world to celebreation of our 30 years of being Mew. We are beyond excited to play these shows as they mark a truly exceptional occasion for us, for you and for Mew.

Sincerely yours, Johan, Silas, Jonas.

Mew:

05-29 Aarhus, Denmark – Aarhus Congress Center
05-31 Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena