To say that Blind Channel have had a busy 2022 would be an understatement. With around 100 shows already under their belts, the Finnish ‘violet pop’ stars have hit the road hard in support of their latest album, Lifestyles Of The Sick & Dangerous, and that will continue this month with the band’s first-ever UK headline run. “It’s our first headline tour for us, and many of the venues are sold-out, so for sure we’re very excited,” vocalist Joel Hokka tells Kerrang! from a balcony in Hamburg, where the European leg of the tour kicks off. “It’s a different thing to be a headliner than a supporting band, like we were back in spring. This is special, and we’re super-excited to play packed venues all over the UK, and Germany, and France, and all the Europ...