The Wants

THE WANTS EU / UK TOUR WINTER 2026 1 December 2026 -- Café V lese, Prague On 1 December 2026, American post-punk band The Wants will perform at Café V lese in Prague. The New York City trio, known for their distinctive fusion of guitar-driven music, electronics, hypnotic rhythms and an experimental approach to songwriting, will bring material from their critically acclaimed album Bastard alongside new songs from their forthcoming third studio album. One of the most exciting names on today's alternative scene, The Wants have earned international acclaim from both fans and music critics for their intense and captivating live performances. TICKET PRICE: CZK 400 (PLUS BOOKING FEES) TICKETS ON SALE VIA TICKETMASTER FROM 28 JULY 2026 AT 9:00 AM. The Wants is the New York City band founded in 2017 by songwriter, guitarist, and producer Madison Velding-VanDam alongside drummer Jason Gates. The group operates as an adversarial network of ideas --- grounded songwriting playfully colliding with unstable rhythms, mutated electronics, and live instrumentation. After signing with London-based Council Records, The Wants released their debut album, Container (2020), named after their shipping-container-turned-rehearsal space in a Brooklyn parking lot. The album's anxious songwriting, hypnotic interlocking rhythms, and aggressive live show drew acclaim from outlets like NME, Brooklyn Vegan and The Line of Best Fit before its touring cycle was cut short by the global shutdown of March 2020. That interruption opened a five-year period of experimentation. Written by Velding-VanDam, Gates and synthesist Yasmeen Night, and recorded by Peter Katis, Bastard (2025) pushes Container's physical-electronic tension into something darker and more acerbic. Widely commended as beguiling and enigmatic, the record was followed up by remixes from Factory Floor, Broken English Club and Gorgonn. During this time, Velding-VanDam also founded STTT, a record label committed to creative friction, experimentation and independence. STTT supports a growing international roster of artists including Content Blocks and Sin Clair. The Wants is currently finishing their third album.