L.A.B's New Single Oh No (Pt. 2): Dripping with Soul

KIWI REGGAE BAND L.A.B DROPS NEW SINGLE ‘OH NO (PT. 2)’ AFTER GLOBAL SUCCESS

Fresh off the back of sold-out debut European shows, New Zealand’s L.A.B return with their new single, ‘Oh No (Pt. 2)’. The new single closes out a busy year that has seen them sell out shows in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States, Australia & at home in New Zealand, with a new album set to be released in February 2024.

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With a driving groove and group vocals, the funk-flavored track is dripping with soul, driven by the unmistakable vocals from frontman Joel Shadbolt. The track arrives after the band took home Best Single at the 2023 Rolling Stone Awards for their track ‘Take It Away’, an award voted on by the global Rolling Stone editors & and select music journalists.

The coming summer will see L.A.B perform two sold-out shows in New Zealand alongside the legendary Sublime With Rome. With the new album in the bag, they’ll head to Australia for a special co-headline in Melbourne with Matt Corby and a return to the Byron Bay Bluesfest.

2024 will see multiple return trips to the United States, starting with two co-headline shows in Hawaii with Iration in early March, HoloHolo in Las Vegas in April, before a return performance at the iconic California Roots festival wrapped around a run of over a dozen headline shows.

TOUR DATES 2023

05 Oct ‘23 – Headline Show – Amsterdam, Paradiso SOLD OUT
12 Oct ‘23 – Headline Show – London, O2 Forum Kentish Town SOLD OUT
28 Dec ‘23 – Headline Show w/ support from Sublime, Tauranga NZ – SOLD OUT
05 Jan ’24 – Headline Show w/ support from Sublime, Nelson NZ – SOLD OUT
13 Jan ’24 – Headline Show w/ Matt Corby, Melbourne, Australia
24 Feb ’24 – Electric Avenue Festival, Christchurch, NZ
02 Mar ’24 – Co-Headline Show w/ Iration, Waikiki Shell, Hawaii USA *to be announced*
03 Mar ’24 – Co-Headline Show w/ Iration, Maui Arts Centre, Hawaii USA *to be announced*
29 Mar ’24 – Byron Bay Blues Festival, Byron Bay, Australia
27 Apr ’24 – HoloHolo Music Festival, Las Vegas USA
25 May ’24 – CaliRoots Festival, Monterey USA
May-Jun ’24 – USA Headline Tour *to be announced*

ABOUT L.A.B

L.A.B is a unique band blending reggae, electronic, blues, funk and rock. They’ve had chart success with all five albums going platinum and 17 platinum singles plus 12 gold singles. Their biggest hits include (five-times-Platinum), (seven-times-Platinum) & (11-times-Platinum in NZ and Gold in Australia).

Formed by Brad Kora, L.A.B comprises his brother Stu Kora, Ara Adams Tamatea, Miharo Gregory & frontman Joel Shadbolt. L.A.B released their debut album in 2017, and have released a new album every year since. Their fifth album, L.A.B V, debuted at Number One on the Official Album Charts.

L.A.B is one of the hardest-working bands in New Zealand, promoting their latest single as a preview of their sixth album. They are toured US, UK and EU in 2023.