“We headed off the moment we could after lockdowns,picking up the UK and Europe tours that had been delayed for two years. It was super invigorating,to dust of the cobwebs and see crowds again.”
On stage,Goodchild and McGuffie perform in dark costumes and veils that hide their identity,while Bones and Planet revel in the spotlight. Planet also designs the group’s costumes.
“It’s definitely a melting pot of our different strengths ... and we’ve really grown into those strengths,” she says.
Their high-energy,dynamic show is all about fun. Packed festival appearances this year are proof audiences here and overseas want more – and to forget their worries,even for a little while.
“It felt so good for us,as performers,to get out and perform again,and it’s the same for crowds,” Bones said. “Just to get out and see live music again,everyone was so thirsty for it.”
Adopting stage names and creating a little mystery has been a winning formula,but Confidence Man also share a long history together,from playing in other bands to family ties.
“We played in a few other bands,sometimes together ... and they were a bit visual,but nothing like Con Man. Once Confidence Man became a band,it went to a whole new level,” Bones said.
Soon after a euphoric performance at Glastonbury in June,their sugary hitHoliday was playlisted on BBC Radio 1 and ever since it’s been one high after another. Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker reached out to remixHoliday on new EPRe-Tilt,and the group’s upcoming UK tour sold out so quickly,Planet thought their website was broken.
“I thought something was wrong ... we were calling people,asking what’s going on,” she said.
“We’ve been working towards this point for six years,” Bones says,adding “when the tickets sold out,we really couldn’t believe it.”
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Re-Tilt also features collaborations with Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs,CC:DISCO!,X-Coast,Daniel Avery,Chai and Erol Alkan.
“We really wanted to do a remix album,and hit up a list of different artists and got really lucky with a bunch of our favourites,” Bones said.
“Out of nowhere Kevin from Tame Impala hit us up on Instagram ... it’s so good to have someone you’ve always loved in music having a hand in your work. It rounded out the EP perfectly.”