Turin Brakes

Name: Turin Brakes
Start: 2026-10-07T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-07T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Zeche Carl

took place · 7 Oct 2026

Zeche Carl, Essen, Germany

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Concert by Turin Brakes at Zeche Carl.

About: Turin Brakes

Formed in Balham by two school friends who have been playing together for over 25 years, Turin Brakes blend acoustic warmth with indie-rock drive across a catalogue of ten albums - the latest, Spacehopper (2025), recorded at the same London studio where it all began.

1M+

Records sold worldwide

UK Top-40 singles

UK Top-40 albums

Peak UK album chart position (Ether Song, 2003)

What's new

2025-05
Turin Brakes released their tenth studio album Spacehopper on 23 May 2025, produced by Grammy-winning Guy Massey and recorded at Konk Studios in London.
2025-04
The band shared lead single "The Message" on 11 April 2025, a track originally written during the Wide-Eyed Nowhere sessions that opens the new album.
2025-03
Turin Brakes announced the Spacehopper album and a UK/Ireland headline tour for November 2025, with support from Tom Speight.

Tour

RomeRavennaTurinHamburgBerlinMunichCologneGroningenAmsterdamTilburgBelfastSouthamptonBrightonLondonBristolLeeds

Tracks

Painkiller (Summer Rain)UK Top 5 single, 2003 - their biggest chart hit

The Optimist LPMercury Prize-nominated debut album, 2001, achieved Gold status in the UK

Ether Song2003 album, reached #3 in UK charts

Rain CityFan favourite, featured on US TV show The OC

SpacehopperTitle track and lead single from their 10th studio album (2025)

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