{"id":64899,"date":"2020-09-08T11:24:05","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T10:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=64899"},"modified":"2020-09-08T11:24:05","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T10:24:05","slug":"steps-return-with-brand-new-album-14-date-arena-tour-and-new-single-what-the-future-holds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/09\/steps-return-with-brand-new-album-14-date-arena-tour-and-new-single-what-the-future-holds\/","title":{"rendered":"Steps Return With Brand New Album, 14 Date Arena Tour And New Single What The Future Holds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three years after they staged the UK\u2019s most successful comeback of the decade, enduring pop legends Steps \u2013 aka Claire, Faye, H, Lee and Lisa \u2013 return once again with their new album, ‘What The Future Holds’<\/a>, to be released on November 27th<\/sup> 2020 and the sure-to-be epic, What The Future Holds 2021 Tour, starting in Sheffield on November 2nd<\/sup> 2021.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Kicking off a flurry of exciting news, the five-piece premiere their first single, ‘What The Future Holds<\/a>‘, tomorrow on Zoe Ball\u2019s Radio 2 Breakfast show. Next week, their tour will go on general sale from Friday 18th<\/sup> September 2020 at 10am from aegpresents.co.uk\/steps<\/a>, with an advance pre-sale for fans who pre-order the album from the Steps superstore<\/a>. Those fans will receive an exclusive access code for the fan tour presale on 15th<\/sup> September. Steps will be joined on tour by the brilliant Sophie Ellis-Bextor as special guest.<\/p>\n

Fans will be able to stream and download the brand-new single ‘What The Future Holds’ after the global premiere on Radio 2, where it will be available on all digital platforms. Built around a typically Steps-esque bittersweet refrain of \u201cone foot in the past and one foot in the future\u201d, the album\u2019s thundering, gloriously dramatic title track was penned by pop queen Sia and is the perfect statement for a band who have taken a wave of nostalgia and alchemised it into an album full of future anthems.<\/p>\n

Their sixth studio album, ‘What The Future Holds’, will be released on November 27th via BMG, and will be available on all digital platforms plus CD, Vinyl (including a limited edition transparent pink edition) and Cassette. A must for all Steps memorabilia collectors, the album will also be available as part of a Cassette Collection featuring five separate transparent pink solo cassettes with an intro from each band member, all in a special collector\u2019s box.<\/p>\n

Their most ambitious album to date, ‘What The Future Holds’ showcases the big melodic choruses of their top-tier bangers but also brings back the harmony-laden ballads and some atmospheric mid-tempos. ‘What the Future Holds’ is the best distillation of Steps so far; an album that shows both a deeper shade of blue and a brighter future. Their 6th album sees them reunite with writers such as Fiona Bevan (One Direction, Lewis Capaldi), Ina Wroldsen (Shakira, Britney Spears) and Karl Twigg (who worked on their first three albums) plus experiment with songs written by the likes of Greg Kurstin (Adele, Beyonce), Hannah Robinson (Kylie) and new pop shape-shifters such as Gracey and MNEK.<\/p>\n

Speaking of the album and tour, Steps add:<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe will never forget the past with Steps, it\u2019s what made us, but we\u2019ve got to look to the future too. We were so thrilled that the last album was a success and it gave us a new lease of life. Performing live has always been our favourite part of being in Steps \u2013 we had the most fun of our career on the last tour and we\u2019re already planning for the next one to be our biggest spectacle yet. We\u2019re also thrilled to have Sophie Ellis-Bextor as our special guest on the\u00a0What The Future Holds 2021 Tour\u00a0\u2013 her catalogue is full of floor-fillers and she knows how to get any party started. We are so excited for everyone to hear this new album and to come join us on tour.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Launching during the halcyon days of pop in 1997 with their line-dancing classic ‘5,6,7,8’, Brit award winners Steps set about re-turfing the music landscape via 14 UK top 10 singles and three multi-platinum albums in three years including #1s, ‘Tragedy’, and ‘Stomp’. Fast forward twenty years, the band returned with the mighty ‘Tears On The Dancefloor‘<\/em>,<\/em><\/strong> which hit #1 on the physical and iTunes album charts and went Gold within a matter of weeks, becoming the second biggest-selling independent album of 2017 behind Stormzy. Their subsequent \u2018Party On The Dancefloor\u2019 tour saw the band sell out twenty-two arenas. 23 years on from their debut, 2020 sees them return with ‘What The Future Holds’.<\/p>\n

What The Future Holds 2021 UK Tour Dates:<\/u><\/p>\n

Nov 2 \u2013 Sheffield<\/strong>, FlyDSA Arena<\/p>\n

Nov 3 \u2013 Nottingham<\/strong>, Motorpoint Arena<\/p>\n

Nov 5 \u2013 Birmingham<\/strong>, Resorts World Arena<\/p>\n

Nov 8 \u2013 Newcastle<\/strong>, Utilita Arena<\/p>\n

Nov 11 \u2013 Manchester<\/strong>, AO Arena<\/p>\n

Nov 13 \u2013 Aberdeen<\/strong>, P&J Live<\/p>\n

Nov 15 \u2013 Belfast<\/strong>, SSE Arena<\/p>\n

Nov 18 \u2013 Liverpool<\/strong>, M&S Bank Arena<\/p>\n

Nov 19 \u2013 Leeds<\/strong>, First Direct Arena<\/p>\n

Nov 22 \u2013 Glasgow<\/strong>, The SSE Hydro<\/p>\n

Nov 25 \u2013 Brighton<\/strong>, Centre<\/p>\n

Nov 26 \u2013 London<\/strong>, The O2<\/p>\n

Nov 29\u00a0\u2013 Cardiff<\/strong>, Motorpoint Arena<\/p>\n

Dec 1 \u2013 Bournemouth<\/strong>, International Centre<\/p>\n

To buy tickets, please visit aegpresents.co.uk\/steps<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Three years after they staged the UK\u2019s most successful comeback of the decade, enduring pop legends Steps \u2013 aka Claire, Faye, H, Lee and Lisa \u2013 return once again with their new album, ‘What The Future Holds’, to be released on November 27th 2020 and the sure-to-be epic, What The Future Holds 2021 Tour, starting in Sheffield on November 2nd 2021.<\/p>\n

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