Enter Shikari will put its activities on hiatus from the end of 2027. In a statement published on October 1, the four Britons announce a break after more than twenty years of career. A decision carefully considered, but not necessarily a definitive separation.
“From December 31, 2027, Enter Shikari will temporarily cease recording and live performances,” explain Rob Rolfe, Chris Batten, Rory Clewlow and Rou Reynolds. The band specifies that this period could “potentially end with a new burst of activity, or with an extinction.” And they add, with disarming candor: “We have no idea.”
The members of Enter Shikari explain that they have been discussing their future for several years. The pressures of the music industry, personal responsibilities and each member’s ambitions have gradually shifted their priorities: “We are far from the kids who recorded that first album,” they say. Despite their enduring attachment to the music and to their friendship, they feel today it is necessary to discover what it means to simply be Rou, Rob, Rory, and Chris, without always being “Enter Shikari“.
The band insists, however: this is not a breakup: “Even if we don’t think of ourselves as splitting up, we currently have no plans beyond 2027,” they specify.
Before this hiatus, 2027 will be an opportunity to celebrate several major milestones in their history: 20 years of Take To The Skies, 15 years of A Flash Flood Of Colour, and 10 years of The Spark.
The shape of these celebrations remains to be defined, but Enter Shikari reveals that they have already begun working on the original multitrack tapes of Take To The Skies: “More information soon,” the band promises.
No world farewell tour for now. Several European and North American festivals are already planned for 2027, while concerts in the United States are expected to be announced soon.
Until then, Enter Shikari focuses on their November 2026 tour, with the aim of making these shows particularly memorable: “If this turns out to be the last time some people see us, we want it to be special.”
The band is also working on new tracks, which should be unveiled soon, as well as on another project recently filmed.
The future remains uncertain, but one thing is sure: Enter Shikari has not yet bid farewell. The four musicians close their message with a few simple words addressed to their audience: “Thank you for your support, your sweat, your passion, your energy.”
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