28 July 2026, 15:21
Editors – The Rush and Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors acoustic | Radio X On The Beach
The Editors frontman spoke to Dan O’Connell forward of the band’s set at Radio X On The Beach final weekend and regarded again at among the band’s largest achievements.
Tom Smith has cited touring with R.E.M. as a profession spotlight and praised the band’s former Michael Stipe as “beautiful” and galvanizing.
Editors supported the alt-legends on their tour dates in 2008 and the Smith has described the 90s band as one of many the explanation why his band exists.
The frontman took half in Radio X’s Bucket List forward of their supporting set for The Maccabees at Radio X On The Beach, the place he instructed Dan O’Connell: “[My] bucket list moment was being on stage with R.E.M., you know, and that’s a band that is one of the reasons that I’m sat here, you know. [They] made me want to write songs and be in a band.”
Asked what Michael Stipe was like, he recalled: “[Lead guitarist] Peter [Buck] and [bassist] Mike [Mills] would kind of, they’re kind of more vibes guys, should we say. They, you know, they kind of come and hang out in the dressing room, talk about music or drinking or whatever.”
“And Michael would be after the show, and he’s kind of predictably a bit more intense,” he added of the Losing My Religion singer. “But like when he gave you his attention, it was like eye to eye. Yeah, beautiful man, really kind, and then an inspiration and an amazing singer and lyricist. And yeah, I look back on those times really fondly.”
Watch Dan O’Connell’s interview with Tom Smith above as effectively the stripped-back efficiency of The Rush, which is taken from Editors’ forthcoming album Surface, Echo & Sound as effectively as traditional 2007 single Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors above.
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2008 additionally noticed Editors play Glastonbury Festival’s Pyramid Stage for the primary time and Smith revealed he’d like to return to the well-known stage on Worthy Farm.
Quizzed the place he’d prefer to carry out once more, the frontman added: “[It would] be cool to be back on the Pyramid Stage. That was amazing.”
He went on: “You know, I always like the look of Red Rocks in, in Colorado, and we did a festival there once and we were playing. We were so excited to be there, but when we got there, we realised our stage was in the car park.”
Editors’ eighth studio album Surface, Echo & Sound is ready for launch on October thirtieth 2026 and is out there to pre-order and pre-save here.
See its paintings and tracklist beneath:
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Editors – Surface, Echo & Sound:
- Surface, Echo & Sound
- Call It In
- The Rush
- Rescue
- Shadow
- Real
- Happiness
- Much Love
- Butterfly Wings
- Seriously
- The Hills We Died Upon
After a string of competition dates this summer time, Editors will head out on a UK and European tour subsequent 12 months, with dates which embrace a cease on the O2 Academy Brixton.
Visit editors-official.com for his or her full schedule and to purchase tickets.
Editors’ 2027 UK & EU dates:
- twenty sixth January – Rouen, France, Le 106
- twenty seventh January – Paris, France, Le Cigale
- twenty ninth January – Madrid, Spain, La Riviera
- thirtieth January – Valencia, Spain, Auditorio Roig Arena
- thirty first January – Barcelona, Spain, Razzmataz
- 2nd February – Zurich, Switzerland, X-Tra
- third February – Milan, Italy, Alcatraz
- 4th February – Zagreb, Croatia, Borcarski Dom
- sixth February – Vienna, Austria, Gasometer
- seventh February – Munich, Germany, Zenith
- eighth February – Prague, Czech Republic, Archa
- tenth February – Warsaw, Poland, Stodola
- eleventh February – Berlin, Germany, Columbiahalle
- twelfth February – Copenhagen, Denmark, The Grey Hall
- 14th February – Cologne, Germany, Palladium
- fifteenth February – Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, Rockhal
- sixteenth February – Leipzig, Germany, Felsenkeller
- twentieth February – Hamburg, Germany, Inselpark Arena
- twenty eighth February – Vicar St, Dublin
- 1st March – Ulster Hall, Belfast
- 2nd March – o2 Academy, Glasgow
- 4th March – o2 City Hall, Newcastle
- fifth March – o2 Apollo, Manchester
- seventh March – o2 Academy, Leeds
- eighth March – Rock City, Nottingham
- ninth March- Prospect Building, Bristol
- eleventh March – o2 Academy Brixton, London
- twelfth March – o2 Guildhall, Southampton
