The Lumineers perform tomorrow at the Meo Arena
Part One: Michael Marcagi
Tomorrow, Friday 2nd May, The Lumineers will take to the grand stage at Lisbon’s grand Meo Arena for their fourth European tour show, which includes renowned festivals and dates in the EU/UK. Michael Marcagi will headline the first part.
The tour kicked off on 23rd April in Vienna, and has already taken in Prague, Munich, Milan and Bilbao, and will continue until the end of May. The Lumineers will perform live from their new album, Automatic, released on 14th February, with an epic line-up for 2025.
Automatic is the fifth studio album from the two-time GRAMMY®-nominated and chart-topping band, as well as their first new release in over three years, and includes the thrilling single “Same Old Song”. The track, like the rest of the album, was written by co-founders Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites. Being one of the few top-tier bands to write all of its material is, says Schultz, “a unique badge of honour.”
“This album marks 20 years of Jeremiah and me writing music,” says Wesley Schultz. “The album explores some of the silliness of the modern world, like the increasingly blurred line between what’s real and what’s not, as well as the variety of ways we numb ourselves as we try to combat boredom and overstimulation.”
A fast-paced chronicle of misadventure that showcases The Lumineers’ undeniable knack for a nonstop party, “Same Old Song” is accompanied by an official music video featuring Schultz and Fraites performing in front of a living screen where scenes play out like VHS home movies, creating a morphing collage of moments that feel simultaneously immediate and remote. The projections provide a surreal and eerie window into the minds and memories of The Lumineers, visually manifesting the song’s moving lyrics. The video for “Same Old Song” was directed by filmmaker Anaïs LaRocca (Hundred Waters).
After twenty years of musical partnership, Automatic finds Jeremiah Fraites and Wesley Schultz exploring new sonic and thematic landscapes with their most honest and personal collection to date. Both now fathers in the band, they have fully embraced the life-changing and unromantic challenges and rewards of family life. When they came together again to write, the songs that emerged showcased a new aching vulnerability, a sly humour and a bold acknowledgement of a need: for love, respect and connection in an increasingly chaotic world.
“People who think they know us are in for a surprise,” says Jeremiah Fraites.
Inspired by Peter Jackson’s 2021 Beatles documentary ‘Get Back’, the band, with the help of co-producers David Baron and Simone Felice, set up shop in the expansive recording room at Utopia Studio in Woodstock. Multiple setups were set up – featuring two drum sets, three different pianos and an array of amps, guitars and vocal microphones – allowing the musicians to pivot and capture as much as possible with minimal delay. The process also allowed The Lumineers to interpret the themes as a whole, allowing the band to capture the raw, organic delivery of the inspiring new tracks. For the first time on a Lumineers album, the band are credited as co-producers alongside Felice and Baron, who also engineered and mixed, as was the case on the band’s previous two albums.
Recorded in less than a month, the album, as Schultz says, feels “very much of its time.” While songs like the self-explanatory “Asshole” and the spartan, tongue-in-cheek “Better Day” reveal a risky intimacy and a previously unexplored undercurrent of humor, Automatic remains what fans around the world have come to love about The Lumineers – dark themes wrapped in infectious, upbeat melodies, sublime choruses destined to be sung by tens of thousands of people every night on the road, and what Fraites calls “a palpable sense of connection between me and Wes.”
THE LUMINEERS – ‘AUTOMATIC’
So Long
Sunflowers
Better Day
Keys On The Table
Ativan
Plasticine
You’re All I’ve Got
Automatic
Strings
Asshole
Same Old Song
About The Lumineers:
Founded in 2005 by Wesley Schultz (vocals, guitar) and Jeremiah Fraites (drums, percussion, piano), The Lumineers have become one of the most successful and influential bands of their generation, blending alternative rock, Americana and heartfelt storytelling. Throughout five studio albums, including their upcoming 2025 release ‘AUTOMATIC’, the band has achieved 24 #1 hits across multiple radio formats, logged over 6 billion streams, sold over 1.5 million albums in the U.S. and built a base of 22 million monthly listeners on Spotify with a social media reach of 6.5 million.
Their accolades include two GRAMMY® nominations, five Billboard Music Awards nominations, an American Music Awards nomination, and an iHeartRadio MMVA win for their #1 hit “Stubborn Love.” Known for their electrifying live performances, The Lumineers have sold out arenas, amphitheatres and stadiums around the world, headlined music festivals including Bonnaroo, Glastonbury and Fuji Rock, and sold over 1.1 million tickets during their 2022 ‘BRIGHTSIDE’ world tour.
Beyond music, The Lumineers are dedicated to driving social impact, advocating for environmental sustainability, and supporting causes including human rights, youth mental health, music education, and hunger relief. Their ‘Colorado Gives Back’ charity event during the pandemic raised critical funds for music and service industry workers impacted by COVID-19. With major music festival appearances, an EU/UK tour, and additional dates planned for 2025, The Lumineers continue to captivate audiences while building a legacy of creativity, advocacy, and impact.
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