FORM Presents

HOPES OF THE STATES

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Hope of the States formed in Chichester in 2000, bringing strings, noise and post-rock ambition to an indie scene crowded with Strokes wannabes and Libertines impersonators. Their debut album, ∗The Lost Riots∗, arrived in 2004 to a 9/10 review from ∗NME∗ amongst other fevered acclaim. After a second album, the lean and powerful ∗Left∗, the band split in 2006. That seemed to be that.

In 2024, they got back together to mark 20 years of ∗The Lost Riots∗ and find out whether it still felt right to play together. Their first new music, the sprawling Long Waits in A&E, picked up the scale and emotion of the old records without sounding trapped by them. Decembers reunion shows sold out within a day. Venue upgrades and additional shows followed.

In 2025 came another successful run of shows and the singles Footage/Steamtrain and Billboard Mountain. On stage, the band sounded bigger, more triumphant and louder than ever.

What began as an anniversary reunion has turned into something none of them expected: another chapter, this one fulfilling the promise they showed when they first appeared way back in 2004.