Wolf Alice’s Joff Oddie will miss the band's North American tour as Gengahr’s John Victor steps in

Wolf Alice have confirmed guitarist Joff Oddie will sit out the band’s forthcoming North American tour due to the impending birth of his first child, with Gengahr’s John Victor set to cover the dates.

The Mercury Prize-winning group and current Dork cover stars recently returned with fourth album 'The Clearing'. The North American leg begins at Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta on 10th September and runs through the month across the US and Canada, before mainland European shows in November and a UK and Ireland arena run into December.

Posting on the band’s official Facebook page on 8th September, Oddie wrote: “Hey Joff here. Just wanted to let you all know I won’t be joining the guys on our North American tour as I’m awaiting the birth of my first baby. I’m sad I won’t be with you but I’ll be leaving you in the capable hands of John Victor who is one of my fav all time guitarists and a lovely man to boot.”

Victor is a member of indie outfit Gengahr, whose most recent release was the 2023 album 'Red Sun Titans', accompanied by a 14-date UK and European tour.

The dates read:

SEPTEMBER10 Buckhead Theatre, Atlanta, US12 9:30 Club, Washington, US15 Union Transfer, Philadelphia, US19 Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn, US20 House Of Blues, Boston, US22 Beanfield Theatre, Montreal, Canada23 History, Toronto, Canada25 Newport Music Hall, Columbus, US26 The Vic, Chicago, US27 First Avenue, Minneapolis, US30 Emo’s, Austin, US

NOVEMBER5 Annexet, Stockholm, Sweden6 KB Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark7 Georg Elser Halle, Hamburg, Germany9 Progresja, Warsaw, Poland10 Lucerna Great Hall, Prague, Czech Republic11 Barba Negra Red Stage, Budapest, Hungary13 Alcatraz, Milan, Italy14 Le Transbordeur, Villeurbanne, France15 Bikini, Toulouse, France17 Palladium, Cologne, Germany19 Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany20 Tonhalle, Munich, Germany21 Den Atelier, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg23 AFAS Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands24 Forest National, Brussels, Belgium25 Le Zenith, Paris, France28 AO Arena, Manchester, UK29 Utilita Arena, Birmingham, UK

DECEMBER1 Utilita Arena, Cardiff, UK3 The O2, London, UK5 First Direct Arena, Leeds, UK7 OVO Hydro, Glasgow, UK10 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland