What’s occurring, riff lovers? We’ve got some juicy news that’ll get your pint glasses shaking — Toronto’s soul-soaked blues rockers Bywater Call are storming back to the UK this November 2025, and they’re dragging along none other than South Africa’s own guitar sorcerer Dan Patlansky, armed with his Loop Station Show (a.k.a. LSS — layers upon layers of six-string wizardry). 🎸⚡️

This is not your average tour, mun. Bywater Call bring a horn-fuelled wall of sound, Meghan Parnell’s powerhouse vocals that could knock the sheep off Pen-y-Fan, and enough grit and groove to turn your local boozer into a revival tent. Add Patlansky building riffs live in front of your eyes like some mad scientist in Converse, and you’ve got yourself a proper night out. Tidy! 🍻

📅 UK Tour Dates – November 2025

  • Wed 19 — London, The Garage (£25, doors 19:00)
  • Thu 20 — Southend, Chinnerys
  • Fri 21 — Gloucester, Guildhall
  • Sat 22 — Newcastle, Anarchy Brew Co.
  • Sun 23 — Glasgow, Òran Mór
  • Tue 25 — Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
  • Wed 26 — Manchester, Band on the Wall (£25 adv, 7:30pm)
  • Fri 28 — Southampton, The Brook (Planet Rock & The Gig Cartel present)

🎟️ Tickets are already flying out faster than a tray of chips at 2am on Chippy Lane, so get in there before you’re left sulking outside the venue like a lost roadie.

🤘 What To Expect

  • Bywater Call – expect brass, grit, and swamp-drenched soul rock. Think Tedeschi Trucks but with Canadian fire and proper horns blasting in your face.
  • Dan Patlansky (LSS) – his Loop Station Show is like watching Hendrix, Ed Sheeran, and a wizard fight over a delay pedal. Layers upon layers until your head spins… and then he melts your face clean off.

This pairing is like throwing hot sauce on a Greggs sausage roll — it’s dangerous, messy, but absolutely lush. 🌭🔥

🏴 The Riff Report Verdict

We’ll say it plain: this might be one of the best blues-rock tours of 2025. Two world-class acts, one ticket price, and venues that’ll be sweaty, rowdy, and filled with riffs loud enough to wake the valleys.

So c’mon butt — don’t sleep on this one. Grab your tickets, shine your Docs, and prepare for a November drenched in soul, blues, and riffage.

👉 Will you be catching Bywater Call and Dan Patlansky this November? Drop us a shout in the comments, and if you’re hitting the Manchester or Cardiff* shows — first pint’s on you. 😉🍺

(*Okay, no Cardiff date yet… but we’ll start a petition, mun.)