Lauren Mayberry singing with her hand raised, wearing a white shirt that says "Final Girl" covered in fake blood

Chvrches – Screen Violence Tour

April/2022 Chris

It’s not a big surprise for those who know me, but for those who don’t, Chvrches is one of my favorite bands and pretty much the reason I got into concert photography.
During the height of the pandemic, the Scottish synth trio Lauren Mayberry, Martin Doherty and Iain Cook recorded their 4th studio album, and probably my favorite album (so far), Screen Violence.

The title of the album holds a few different meanings for the band. One part stems from lead singer Lauren Mayberry having to deal with the harassment and death threats from strangers online that can’t seem to deal with Lauren being vocal about causes and beliefs she and the band hold close to heart. Another reason for the title is that Screen Violence was mainly recorded over video and audio sessions between Los Angeles and Glasgow, where the band members are based.

Not too long after releasing a few singles – He said, She said, and Good Girls, Chvrches announced dates for their North American tour and a lottery for a surprise performance at Hollywood Forever Masonic Lodge the day of the album release.

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Lauren Mayberry performing at the Masonic lodge at Hollywood forever cemetary

Martin Doherty of Chvrches performing the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever.

Iain Cook of Chvrches performing at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever.

Jonny Scott Playing the drums for Chvrches at the masonic lodge at Hollywood forever

After calming down about the news, a good friend/fellow Chvrches fan and I made plans to see how many of these shows we could attend. We were fortunate enough to attend the album release show, their opening tour show in Houston, Las Vegas, two San Diego shows and the final two Los Angeles shows.
Here are a few images I captured at some of the various cities.

Lauren Mayberry performing at the white oak music hall

Iain Cook of Chvrches performing at The White Oak Music Hall

Martin Doherty of Chvrches performing at The Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas

black and white image of chvrches preforming at the observatory north park in san diego

Black and white image of Iain playing the guitar and lauren dancing in the background

black and white image of Lauren holding a mic stand

black and white image of martins silhouette raising the guitar in the air and jonny playing drums in the background

black and white image of Martin playing the bass guitar

black and white image of jonny playing the drums with his hair sweeping to the side

image of Lauren singing with her hand raised

Lauren Mayberry singing into the microphone wearing a white T-shirt that says Final Girl on it and covered in fake blood.

Chvrches is heading back out on the road for their 2022 Screen Violence North American tour. You can check out the image below for the list of dates and cities. You can also stream or buy Screen Violence by clicking here and you can purchase tickets for shows by clicking here