On 10 September 2021, the band released the third single “Shatter” alongside an accompanying music video.
Originally intending to release another greatest hits album, the band announced their twelfth album, Oochya! on 6 September 2021. It became their eighth number-one album. The band was due to play two gigs in December 2021, at Principality Stadium in Cardiff. However, these were postponed due to the omicron variant…
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The band contributed a cover of the Metallica song “Holier Than Thou” to the charity tribute album The Metallica Blacklist , released in September 2021. On 3 September 2021, they released the single “Unknown Male 01”, alongside the announcement of another album titled The Myth of the Happily Ever After…
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On 2 September 2021, the band announced the release of an upcoming single, ” Die4U “, which was released on 16 September.
On 1 September 2021, Elbow announced their ninth studio album Flying Dream 1 for release on 19 November 2021.
In May 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and September 2021, the band played at the Slam Dunk Festival in Leeds and Hatfield, United Kingdom.
In September 2021, the band released an EP called I’m a Believer which also featured “She’s the Reason” from Punk Rock Menopause and the unreleased track “(There Ain’t No) Just One Beer”. In May 2022, the band reached the top 30 of Mike Read ‘s Heritage Chart on Talking Pictures…
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In September 2021, the band were a late addition to Slam Dunk festival.
On 27 August, the band’s social media accounts shared a montage of pictures and videos of Watts.
Watts died on 24 August 2021, at the age of 80, in a London hospital with his family around him.