What a start to 2026 🔥 Last night at Dementia Aware Fest was just INCREDIBLE! Thank you to everyone who came, and sang with us. We’ve got some really exciting things coming this year and we can’t wait to start sharing them with you. 🖤 📸 by @nickashton.bsky.social

Happy New Year everyone! We hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. 🖤 We’re now back to work and getting ready for our first show of the year at Dementia Aware Fest. Can’t wait to kick off 2026 and see some familiar faces there. 📸 by Gregg Howarth

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of you! Thank you for all the love and support this year, it truly means everything to us. 🖤 We can’t wait to kick off 2026 and do great things together. See you very soon! ✨

Throwing it back to Firevolt MCR last summer, still one of our favourite shows of the year 🔥 Here are a couple more shots we never got to share. Can't wait to be back next year 🖤

Our 2025 Spotify Artist Wrap is here… and honestly, we’re blown away. 110k streams and 60k listeners, huge numbers for a small independent band like us. 🖤 Thank you all so much for listening, sharing, and believing in us. Here’s to making 2026 even bigger, louder and crazier! #SpotifyWrapped

Still buzzing from our London show back in October 🔥 Sharing a few photos because we honestly can’t wait to come back and do it all again. 💥

Happy Friday! 🎉 Sharing a few more moments from NWOCR. 🖤 Huge thanks to Billibee Creative for the great shots! 📸

More Firevolt MCR 2025 memories! 🔥 And after the Christmas Party last Saturday, we’re buzzing even more for next year...we seriously can’t wait to be back 🖤

NWOCR LiveFest 4 - 27th September 2025. 📸 by Gary Osborne

"Don't cross the streams!" - Absolutely love this picture by LyndyMac Photos at NWOCR LiveFest 4! 🖤

New pics from Firevolt 2025 🔥 We still can't believe how amazing it was, and can't wait to be back next year for the 5th anniversary edition! 🖤 Also, don't miss the Firevolt Christmas Party on Saturday 22nd November at The Bread Shed in Manchester!

Our first show of 2026 is coming! 🔥 We’ll be back on stage on Saturday, 17th January at The Station in Cannock for Dementia Aware Festival, and we can’t wait to kick off the new year with you all! 🖤

Just LOVE these shots taken by Shavorne Wilbraham at NWOCR LiveFest 4 last September 🖤

✨ Petrichor is 3 months old today, and it’s already passed 100,000 streams on Spotify! We’re so proud of this record, and so grateful to everyone who has listened, shared, and supported it. Thank you for all your support. 🖤

Already missing the stage 🖤 Here are some awesome shots from last night at The Arena in Crewe, captured by Gregg Howarth 📸

That’s a wrap for 2025! Yesterday’s gig at The Arena in Crewe was the perfect way to end an incredible year. Thank you to everyone who came, supported us, and followed our journey, old fans and new 🖤 See you in 2026! Thanks to Gregg for the amazing pic!

This is our last gig of 2025, will you be there? 🖤 www.eventbookings.com/b/event/beyo...

Our Halloween Spotify playlist is here! 👻 Packed with our spooky specials and all your favourite eerie tunes, the perfect soundtrack for the season. Save it… if you dare 😈🖤 spotify.link/B4z6RxEWKXb

Counting down the days until we're back on stage on 1st November 🤘🏻 In the meantime, check these stunning shots by LyndyMac Photos from NWOCR LiveFest 4! 🖤

What a fun night yesterday at Confetti London (NTU)! Huge thanks to everyone who came down, to Stage Slumber for organising, Markus Kan for opening the night, and nonpiangere who played an incredible set. We'd love to see you guys again in the UK, maybe in Manchester! 🇮🇹✨

New amazing shots from NWOCR LiveFest 4, captured by the brilliant Simon Dunkerley 🔥 What a weekend that was! 🖤 See you all in London this Thursday, we can’t wait!

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Can't believe it's been a week already since we played at The Bank Top Tavern! Here are some more pics taken by the amazing Gregg Shot by Both Sides Gig Photography

Exactly 7 years ago today, we played our very first show as Shape Of Water supporting the amazing Colapesce for his first gig in Manchester. In exactly 7 days, we’ll be in London, supporting nonpiangere for his first ever UK show!

Some more shots from the incredible day at NWOCR LiveFest 4 🖤 Huge thanks to Damian Sollis for capturing these moments!

What a night yesterday! 🔥 Huge thanks to Fallen North and Breathing Below for playing two incredible sets! Massive shoutout to 0161 MUMC and our manager Sarah for organising everything (and the cake 🎂). And most of all, thank you to everyone who came to see us! See you all in London on the 16th!

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7 years of Shape Of Water today. 🖤 Thank you to everyone who's been with us, and here's to many more years together ✨

Still can't stop thinking about Saturday at NWOCR LiveFest 4 💥 What an incredible day. We loved every single moment on stage and every single face in the crowd. Thank you all for being there and supporting us. 🖤 Huge thanks to Shavorne Wilbraham for capturing these magic moments.

Look at the happiness and magic in these pics. ✨ Yesterday at NWOCR LiveFest 4 was special, the kind of day that reminds us why we do this. Thank you to everyone who shared it with us, we'll carry these memories with us forever! 🖤

Shall we do it all again? 🔥 See you tomorrow at NWOCR LiveFest 4 at KK'S Steel Mill - Live Music ! 🤘🏻 📸 by Stagedive Photography

Firevolt Festival was something special - captured here by Jeremy Nelson 📸 Next stop: NWOCR LiveFest 4 at KK'S Steel Mill - Live Music this Saturday. We can't wait to see you there! 🖤

We are absolutely BUZZING to announce that we’ll be back at FIREVOLT FESTIVAL 2026 for its 5th Edition Celebration! 🔥 We can’t wait to see you all there again! 🤘

🔥 Next 4 shows are locked in 🔥 We can't wait to bring Petrichor to the stage again: 📍Sept 27 - NWOCR LiveFest, KK'S Steel Mill - Live Music 📍Oct 3 - The Bank Top Tavern, Oldham 📍Oct 16 - Confetti College (NTU London) 📍Nov 1 - The Arena Crewe See you in the crowd! 🖤 📸 by Stagedive Photography

Petrichor is still getting some love! 🖤 Amazing review from Rock Castle Franken - thank you so much! 🙏🏻 Read the review here 👉🏻 www.rockcastlefranken.de/reviews/s-u/...

🔥2 weeks to go until NWOCR LiveFest! 🔥 We're so excited to see you all and play again on that beautiful stage at KK'S Steel Mill 🖤 This is also the LAST CALL for T-shirt pre-orders so the guys at NWOCR can decide what they're going to print. See you all there!

📣 Gig announcement 📣 We're excited to finally share that on Thursday 16th October, we'll be playing at Confetti College (NTU London), supporting the brilliant Italian singer-songwriter nonpiangere 🇮🇹 Can't wait to bring Petrichor to London and share the stage for such a special night! 🖤

✨ Today Petrichor turns 1 month old ✨ It's been amazing to see how much love you've given this album already. Thank you for streaming it, sharing it, and making it part of your lives 🖤

📆 2025 gig calendar update! As you probably have seen already, the 3rd of October we'll be at The Bank Too Tavern in Oldham 🔥 We're also lining up some juicy news behind the scene...and we can't wait to let you all know 👀🖤

Next month @shapeofwatermusic.bsky.social head to Oldham! #freeentry ##livemusic

We’re back on Saturday 1st November at The Arena, in Crewe! 🖤 This show is extra special as it’s a fundraiser for Alsager Sub-Aqua Club – so every ticket helps a great cause. 🎟️ Only this weekend tickets are just £20! Don’t miss it.

⏳Out of Time⏳ OUT NOW! Did you recognise all the paintings in the video? 🎨

HAPPY NEW MUSIC FRIDAY. TUNE IN TO HEAR GREAT TRACKS ON 24/7 ROTATION zeno.fm/radio/dj-powerhaus FT'ING @lowmoon.bsky.social @allgoodthingsrock.com @veryverynoisy.bsky.social @hurtsfalluk.bsky.social @wildhorseuk.bsky.social @mono-inc.com @shapeofwatermusic.bsky.social and many more

For the geeks like us who were wondering 👀 - the device Luca has attached to his guitar is a ROLI Lightpad Block. It controls a sampler/synth on the laptop and makes all those extra weird sounds possible 🎸 📸 by Jeremy Nelson

How was your bank holiday weekend? ☀️ We've been busy getting ready for our next gigs, and we can't wait to get back on stage (and play the new songs again!) 🔥 📸 by Jeremy Nelson at Firevolt MCR

Two more dates have just been added to the tour 🔥 You'll know more about it soon! 👀

Can you believe it's already been a week since we played SavFest and two weeks since Petrichor came out? But In the blink of an eye we'll be stepping onto the stage at KK'S Steel Mill for NWOCR Livefest 4 🔥 We can't wait to share this moment with you all. 🖤

happy new music friday. tune in to hear great tracks on 24/7 rotation zeno.fm/radio/dj-powerhaus/ ft'ing @mono-inc.com @worldwithouthumans.bsky.social @shapeofwatermusic.bsky.social @moonfallenband.bsky.social @nojoy.bsky.social and many more revolut.me/theretweeter = featured artist

⚡ The countdown is on! ⚡ On Saturday 27th September we'll be storming the stage at KK'S Steel Mill - Live Music for New Wave Of Classic Rick Livefest 4 🔥 Who's ready for it? 🖤 📸 by Art of Noise wegottickets.com/nwocr

We miss you already, SavFest ❤️ We hope Petrichor is the soundtrack of your Monday ✨ 📸 by the amazing Nick Ashton