In April 2015, British band The Wombats released their third studio album, Glitterbug. The album was the product of a three-year effort, and the band has been on the road for nearly a year, crisscrossing not just the US, but the entire globe to play venues big and small, festivals, and radio stations. For the closing leg of the 2015 US tour, I went along for some shows to peek behind the curtain and see what happens when marsupials hit the road! –Sarah L. Wilson
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- Dan and Murph consult during soundcheck at Boston’s House of Blues, where The Wombats kicked off their tour
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- Bassist Tord Overland-Knudsen makes adjustments during soundcheck
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- The band works together to get the sounds just right in soundcheck
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- Lead singer Matthew “Murph” Murphy sneaking a peek at the opening acts
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- Warmups with drummer Dan Haggis in the green room
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- Tord getting ready
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- Murph walks the halls getting ready for the stage
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- Tord hits the stage hard in Boston
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- Dan onstage in Boston
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- Murph charging up a packed house
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- Next stop was Terminal 5 in New York City, where the band’s soundcheck was recorded by Yahoo Music
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- Hitting the stage, Tord’s a mass of energy!
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- Dan holding it down on drums
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- Murph during a solo rendition of “Isabel”
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- Baltimore is up next — a quick preshow “team huddle” before taking the stage
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- Backstage shenanigans ended with Murph grabbing a lift onto the stage courtesy of tour manager Simon Fuller
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- Another stellar show — Tord doesn’t hold back for even a second
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- Neither does Dan
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- Nor Murph
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- Great show to another packed house