The Subways commemorate the 20th anniversary of their debut album ‘Young For Eternity’ by unveiling a fresh re-recorded version of the iconic ‘Rock & Roll Queen’. The celebrations will continue throughout the rest of 2025, first with the release of the career-spanning compilation ‘When I’m With You’ on October 17th, and then with ‘The Subways For Eternity’ UK and European headline tour.
‘Rock & Roll Queen’ is a cornerstone of The Subways’ story. It has been played at nearly every one of the band’s 1059 gigs to date, while also exceeding 100 million streams and becoming a mainstay of rock radio and streaming playlists. It was also a cultural phenomenon of the era, which soundtracked a Rimmel / Kate Moss ad campaign, and which they performed in ‘The OC’ and Guy Ritchie’s ‘RocknRolla’. It was also the song they played when they stormed ‘The Late Show with David Letterman’.
This new version shows how the song has evolved over the years, led by Billy Lunn’s raw sneer and featuring a heavyweight breakdown that maximises the dynamics of its final explosive hook. Elsewhere, of course, it’s still the ‘Rock & Roll Queen’ that people know and love: that instant earworm of a chorus, Charlotte Cooper’s effortlessly cool backing vocals, and Billy’s blood-letting scream.
The career-spanning ‘When I’m With You’ is structured to reflect the band’s live set, taking in their high impact debut single ‘Oh Yeah’ and the original version of ‘Rock & Roll Queen’, through to early fan favourites like ‘With You’ and recent highlights such as ‘You Kill My Cool’. But there is much more to come in The Subways’ story, as represented by two new songs: ‘I Need To Feel You Closer’ and ‘Passenger’s Side’. The new recordings also mark the album debut of Camille, who joined in 2023.
‘When I’m With You’ is available to pre-order HERE, with physical products coming in the shape of double white-and-black marbled vinyl with a signed insert, double red-vinyl and CD.
The Subways will play select festivals this summer, including UK dates at Harlow’s Sunset Sessions (July 5th) and a headline set on the Giant Squid stage at Y NOT? (August 1st). ‘The Subways For Eternity’ headline tour then gets underway in November across the UK before heading into Europe. Tickets for the dates, listed below, are available HERE.
NOVEMBER
5th – Bristol, O2 Academy
6th – Birmingham, O2 Institute
7th – Newcastle, The Grove
8th – Hull, Welly
13th – Manchester, Band On The Wall
14th – Glasgow, King Tuts
15th – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
19th – Norwich, Waterfront
20th – Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
21st – London, Electric Ballroom
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