Celebrated Bossa Nova band “Nouvelle Vague” announce their November 2025 UK tour, celebrating their 21st Anniversary and a brand new album with 16 shows – opening in Nottingham and closing in Cardiff, and including ending two nights at London’s Koko.
The French group which was founded by Marc Collin, a skilled musician, composer, and producer along with the late Olivier Libaux (Les Objets and Uncovered QOTSA), has a rotating line-up which has included actress, model and singer Vanessa Paradis [Johnny Depp’s ex-partner and mother of their two children].
Also vocalists Camille, Elodie Frege, Melanie Pain, Phoebe Kildeer and American actress, singer and musician Juliette Lewis.
Nouvelle Vague pay homage to the past while simultaneously pushing it into the present with their genre-blending covers.
The band’s ability to breathe new life into classic material, combined with the versatility and creativity of its featured vocalists, has solidified Nouvelle Vague’s global reputation as a truly unique and endlessly compelling musical force.
The group’s first two albums, “Nouvelle Vague” (2004) and “Bande A Part” (2006), defined their unique sound with Bossa versions of New Wave classics.
Their third album, “NV3” in 2009, featured collaborations with Depeche Mode‘s Martin Gore, Ian McCulloch (Echo and the Bunnymen), Terry Hall (The Specials) and Barry Adamson. Further acclaimed albums were released between 2010 and 2024.
The current album, inspired by vocalist Alonya’s rendition of The Clash hit “Should I Stay Or Should I Go,” or the drum and bass reworking of The Cure’s “A Forest” continues Nouvelle Vague’s tradition of reinventing classics.
- Ticket links are now live via the band’s website: https://nouvellevaguemusic.com/
