THE KARMA EFFECT ANNOUNCE AUTUMN 2026 UK TOUR

With just a handful of tickets now remaining for the band’s previously-announced album launch show at Tunbridge Wells Forum on 15th May, The Karma Effect are pleased to now announce a full UK headline tour for this autumn, ably supported by special guests Juliet’s Not Dead. Tickets are on-sale here for the band’s autumn 2026 ‘Cruel Intentions Album Tour’ – full list of dates is;

THUR 29 OCT - THE CARLISLE - HASTINGS

FRI 30 OCT - WATERFRONT STUDIO - NORWICH

SAT 31 OCT - BOILEROOM - GUILDFORD

SUN 01 NOV - PORTLAND ARMS - CAMBRIDGE 

THUR 05 NOV - BANNERMANS - EDINBURGH

FRI 06 NOV - CLASSIC GRAND - GLASGOW

SAT 07 NOV - BETA ROCK CITY - NOTTINGHAM

SUN 08 NOV - THE PATRIOT - CRUMLIN 

THUR 12 NOV - WATERLOO MUSIC BAR - BLACKPOOL

FRI 13 NOV - CORPORATION - SHEFFIELD  

THUR 26 NOV - KKS STEEL MILL - WOLVERHAMPTON

FRI 27 NOV - WATER RATS - LONDON 

SAT 05 DEC - LEO'S RED LION - GRAVESEND

TICKETS GO ON SALE AT 11AM TUES 31 MARCH 

The Karma Effect have also today announced further details of their highly-anticipated third album ‘Cruel Intentions’. The new record is available to pre-order now across a number of CD, vinyl & digital formats, all featuring eleven rollicking new anthems (with a twelfth track, ‘Chasing Sunsets,’ added to the exclusive USB bonus edition format) – tracklisting is;

01 Ride or Die

02 Dangerous Love

03 Lady Bohemian

04 Raised on Rock 'n' Roll

05 Bad Manners

06 Closest Thing to Crazy

07 Waiting on a Miracle

08 Better Luck Next Time

09 Long Gone

10 Cruel Intentions

11 One More for the Road

12 Chasing Sunsets (Bonus track - USB only)

WATCH THE VIDEO FOR 'WAITING ON A MIRACLE' VIDEO HERE

PRE-SAVE THE ALBUM 'CRUEL INTENTIONS' HERE

When The Karma Effect were quietly born in the pandemic, vocalist Henry Gottelier and guitarist Robbie Blake could hear in their heads how they wanted the project to sound. From their organic, rootsy, eponymously-titled 2022 debut, followed by 2024’s show-stopping surprise Top 20 album ‘Promised Land’, they now truly arrive with their third record, striding confidently into their role as one of British guitar music’s most exciting outfits.

Although some line-up changes occurred in the background (which saw Nathan Keevil join them on bass, Alan Taylor on drums, and Tom Pitt on keys), a turn of events that could have left them on shaky ground has instead been spun into a silver lining. Brimming with energy and fresh perspectives, the newly assembled line-up convened at The Hive Rooms, in the locale of Gatwick Airport, to nail down what would become ‘Cruel Intentions’ in July 2025. 

The new album is a collection which captures the visceral atmosphere of the band’s lauded live performances and is without a doubt the most complete, crystal clear realisation of the band’s ambitions yet: leaner, louder, heavier and joyously larger-than-life. Exploring notions of love, lust and danger, with dark passion and flashes of cheekiness, The Karma Effect’s new songs maintain a fine balance of swagger and wit, further advancing the band’s ‘modern vintage’ ethic - polishing up the retro sounds they were raised on into something gleaming and modern. 

Take the swaggering recent single ‘Dangerous Love’ – “It’s about doing things you shouldn’t do, but you can’t stop yourself: passion overtaking your senses and your mind getting away from you,” explains Henry. Barnstorming opener ‘Ride Or Die’ is a weighty statement of intent, an early display of Gottelier’s classic ‘70s Stones meets 80’s Fairbairn-era Aerosmith songwriting chops, whilst the album’s title track ‘Cruel Intentions’, meanwhile, is about a stalker. It’s not entirely steeped in darkness, however – sometimes, there are flashes of cheekiness. ‘Better Luck Next Time’, for example, is a tongue-in-cheek meditation on feeling the sharp end of sod’s law, following someone’s day as it spirals into the stuff of farce.

"This album is the culmination of everything we have." says singer Henry Gottelier. "While collaborating again with producer Michael Charman, we brought in Mercury and GRAMMY nominated Romesh Dodangoda specifically for the mix, because we were obsessed with making every single note count. The result is a sound so big, it’s a stadium experience for your ears" 

‘Cruel Intentions’ is available to pre-order here on signed editions, limited alt artwork editions, limited coloured vinyl and more.