{"id":452523,"date":"2026-05-21T07:45:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T07:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/452523\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T07:45:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T07:45:18","slug":"inspiral-carpets-return-with-anthemic-drag-the-bag-their-first-new-single-in-12-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/452523\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiral Carpets return with anthemic ‘Drag The Bag’ \u2013 their first new single in 12 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inspiral Carpets<\/a> have returned with their first new single in 12 years \u2013 check it out below.<\/p>\n

\u2018Drag The Bag\u2019 is \u201cinspired by the grind of life and the universal idea that everybody is carrying something\u201d according to a press release. The anthemic track is \u201cdirect, melodic and built for live crowds, it captures the classic immediacy of Inspiral Carpets while sounding completely of the present,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

Their last LP, which was self-titled, was released in 2014. The release of their new single coincides with a series of UK tour dates kicking off at The Live Rooms in Chester on June 26.<\/p>\n

The shows will run until September 25 where they will wrap up at Neuadd Ogwen, in Bethesda. You can purchase tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

They also have a series of festival performances lined up in the coming months kicking off at Guilfest in Guildford on July 4.<\/p>\n

Further events include appearances at Tramlines<\/a> in Sheffield on July 25 and the Shiiine On Weekender in Minehead from November 13-15.<\/p>\n

Inspiral Carpets will play:<\/p>\n

JUNE
26 \u2013 The Live Rooms, CHESTER
27 \u2013 The Buttermarket, SHREWSBURY
28 \u2013 The Sugarmill, STOKE-ON-TRENT
JULY
2 \u2013 Kidderminster Town Hall, KIDDERMINSTER
4 \u2013 Guilfest, GUILDFORD
5 \u2013 Tunbridge Wells Forum, TUNBRIDGE WELLS
23 \u2013 The Piper, SAINT LEONARDS
24 \u2013 Blue Reef Festival, LINTON
25 \u2013 Tramlines Festival, SHEFFIELD
AUGUST
21 \u2013 PJ Molloys, DUNFERMLINE
22 \u2013 Rockore Festival, FIFE
23 \u2013 Tunnels, ABERDEEN
28 \u2013 Picturedrome, HOLMFIRTH
29 \u2013 Camper Calling Festival, ALCESTER
SEPTEMBER
4 \u2013 Kanteena, LANCASTER
5 \u2013 Musicfest Mainstage, UDDINGSTON
25 \u2013 Neuadd Ogwen, BETHESDA
NOVEMBER
13\u201315 \u2013 Shiiine On Weekender, MINEHEAD<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, the band were involved in the Manchester Merch Market in 2025<\/a>, along with\u00a0New Order<\/a>,\u00a0The Charlatans<\/a>, and many more.<\/p>\n

The band previously went on an indefinite hiatus following the death of their drummer, Craig Gill in 2016.<\/a>\u00a0At the time the\u00a0likes of Liam Gallagher, Stephen Holt and the city of Manchester<\/a>\u00a0paid tribute to Gill over Twitter.<\/p>\n

Formed by Clint Boon, Gill joined Inspiral Carpets at the age of just 14 in 1986. He played with the band throughout their 90s heyday and remained when they reformed to tour and record their self-titled, last album in 2014.<\/p>\n

They reunited for a spring tour in 2023 and have continued to perform live ever since<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Inspiral Carpets have returned with their first new single in 12 years \u2013 check it out below. \u2018Drag…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":452524,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[146,85,131,46,409],"class_list":["post-452523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-indie","tag-israel","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=452523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452523\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/452524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=452523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=452523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=452523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}