Mitsubishi-Electric-Halle, Düsseldorf, Germany7th February 2025
Snow Patrol
SNOW PATROL has announced their eagerly awaited return with a brand-new album. Titled ‘The Forest Is The Path’, this is the Northern Irish band’s first release in six years - since ‘Wildness’ in 2018 - and was released on September 13 via Polydor Records/ Universal Music. The album was co-produced by Fraser T Smith (known for work with Adele, Dave, Stormzy) and the band. Now a trio consisting of Gary Lightbody, Nathan Connolly, and Johnny McDaid, SNOW PATROL offers a glimpse of their extraordinary new album with the lead single ‘The Beginning’ and has also announced a tour through Germany in 2025.
‘The Forest Is The Path’ was written by Gary Lightbody, Nathan Connolly, and Johnny McDaid and features twelve tracks. Fraser T Smith, Will Reynolds, Roy Kerr, and Troy Van Leeuwen (of QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE) contributed as co-writers on some of the album’s songs. The album and single artwork showcase paintings by Gary Lightbody. ‘The Beginning’ lays the foundation for the band’s eighth studio album, born out of a journey to Somerset. Gary recalls, “On the first day, we wrote ‘The Beginning’ from start to finish.” Johnny adds, “And he recorded the vocals in a single take, right after writing the lyrics. So, the song has this uncanny quality where it feels like you’re looking into someone’s soul.”
‘The Forest Is The Path’ is an album rooted in reflection, self-observation, and introspection. A central theme, Gary notes, is the idea of love seen from the distance of time. “I haven’t been in a relationship for a very long time - 10 years or more - so for me, love from afar meant the way a relationship settles into your memory from, say, a distance of 10 years. It’s something I hadn’t thought of writing about before. When you’re in love, it’s like standing in the lobby of the Empire State Building. When you break up, you’re on the street outside. You can still see the building, but you’re no longer inside. And 10 years later, you’re in Brooklyn, looking at the Manhattan skyline.”
This theme is addressed directly in ‘The Beginning’. “That’s kind of a summation of this album,” Gary continues. “It’s a way of looking at different mistakes, all the pain I caused, from a place where nothing hurts anymore - except the memory when you bring it back to mind. The memory itself is full of pain, but everything around it isn’t. You’re holding this fireball in your hand, but now you’re wearing gloves.”
Additional Concert Info
Doors: 18:30
Start: 20:00
Tickets: are available starting at 70.50 euros (+ charges pre-sale) via Eventim
Info: https://prime-entertainment.de/veranstaltung/snow-patrol-2/
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