The Temperance Movement

In the organizer's words:

The Temperance Movement on "Let It All Out" tour this fall

Presented by SLAM

2025 marked the return of The Temperance Movement after a five-year break. What was initially intended as a cautious tour quickly developed a momentum of its own. Individual club shows turned into larger venues, planned test runs into additional dates in the UK and Europe. It was a signal that could hardly be ignored: The connection between band and audience has remained intact, perhaps even closer than before. The fact that this resonance is possible has to do with the band's origins and composition. The Temperance Movement hail from Glasgow, but sound as if they have undergone their musical socialization in the south of the USA. The members are no strangers, but experienced musicians with stints with Jamiroquai, Rooster or the Waterboys. Their sound is fed by blues, southern rock, British influences and individual R'n'B and jazz moments. Five musicians who audibly bring different experiences with them and develop a common approach that focuses on precision as well as pressure. Live, this construction becomes tangible. The songs are not fixed in the sense of an immovable sequence, but remain open to shifts in the moment. Guitar lines change, tempos are stretched or compressed, transitions arise out of the situation. The reproduction of the studio sound is less important than the way the pieces function in the room. Phil Campbell and his band colleagues visibly seek contact, react to the audience, to the acoustics of the room, to the energy in the hall. It is precisely this immediacy that ensures that the concerts develop their own dynamic, which can differ from evening to evening. Following their comeback, the band is now working on new material. For the album announced for 2026, a producer will be on board to give the next chapter additional shape. At the same time, the "Let It All Out" tour will further consolidate the return and point to the future. In fall 2026, this tour will also take The Temperance Movement to Germany. Five stops are planned, which will show how far the band has actually come back to themselves after their break.