Ashnikko announces new album WEEDKILLER and world tour dates

Ashnikko, the U.K. alt-pop star who broke out in 2019 with TikTok hit “Stupid,” has announced details of their debut album. WEEDKILLER is due on June 2 via Warner Records and is preceded by new song “Worms,” which can be streamed below. WEEDKILLER features appearances from Ethel Cain and Daniela Lalita

WEEDKILLER follows Ashnikko’s 2021 mixtape DEMIDEVIL and features the previously released “You Make Me Sick!” The concept behind the album is described in press materials as being “a commentary on environmental disaster and the rapid evolution of technology” that tells “the story of a fae civilization occupied and destroyed by machines that feed on organic matter where the faerie protagonist seeks revenge by becoming part machine.”

In a statement, Ashnikko says: “My bioluminescent heart is glowing. My post-apocalyptic fae world is here for you to journey into. My wings have been ripped out, but I’ve built them anew using WEEDKILLER machine parts. I am the one sent here to eliminate you, WEEDKILLER.”

Alongside the new album, Ashnikko has also announced details of a world tour, taking in stops across North America, U.K., and Europe, Asia, and Australia. Tickets are available from March 10. See below for North America dates.

September 15 - Minneapolis, MN - The Fillmore
September 16 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
September 18 - Columbus, OH - KEMBA Live!
September 19 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
September 21 - Toronto, ON - Rebel
September 22 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre
September 23 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theater
September 25 - Boston, MA - Roadrunner
September 26 - New York, NY - Brooklyn Mirage
September 28 - Philadelphia, PA - Skyline Stage at The Mann
September 29 - Washington, DC - The Anthem
September 30 - Richmond, VA - The National

October 2 - Raleigh, NC - The Ritz
October 3 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore
October 5 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live
October 6 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution Live at the Backyard
October 7 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
October 10 - Atlanta, GA - Coca-Cola Roxy
October 11 - Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works
October 13 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
October 14 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
October 16 - Denver, CO - The Mission Ballroom
October 17 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex Rockwell
October 19 - Vancouver, BC - PNE Forum
October 20 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
October 21 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
October 24 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
October 27 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren