It can be hard to keep up with the tour announcements in the alternative music scene, so each Friday we bring you up to 10 of the recently announced tours to keep you in the loop! All of the dates will be for the UK and Ireland.
Apocalyptica
Apocalyptica will be in the UK in support of their album Plays Metallica Vol 2!
Dates:
September 2024
29 – Manchester, Manchester Albert Hall
30 – London, Royal Albert Hall
October 2024
01 – Dublin, Olympia Theatre
03 – Glasgow, SWG3
04 – Nottingham, Rock City
05 – Cardiff, Great Uni Hall
The Mysterines
The Mysterines have announced a UK and Ireland headline tour for this autumn!
Dates:
October 2024
18 – Dublin, Whelan’s
19 – Belfast, Ulster Sports Club
20 – Glasgow, Saint Luke’s
22 – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
23 – Bristol, Thekla
24 – London, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
26 – Liverpool, Olympia
Palm Reader
Palm Reader will be playing their final ever shows in July.
Dates:
July 2024
4 – Southampton, Joiners
5 – London, Camden Underworld
6 – Manchester, Academy 3
7 – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
12 – Cheltenham, 2000trees Festival
The Cruel Knives
The Cruel Knives will tour the UK in April and May.
Guitarist Sid Glover said: “The band is so fired up for this tour. After the success of the last one we’re really excited to be stepping it up across the UK. We’ll have new music and are already planning for it to be a special run.”
Dates:
April 2024
23 – Leeds, Hyde Park Book Club
24 – Glasgow, Garage Attic
25 – Manchester, The Lodge
26 – Bournemouth, Bear Cave
27 – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
28 – Birmingham, The Flapper
May 2024
10 – London, Camden Assembly
Beyond Extinction
Beyond Extinction will be hosting a special show in London in memory of their late guitarist Zach Scott.
Zach died in August last year and the band are aiming to raise awareness and funds for male suicide as well as Help Musicians, Young Minds and CALM.
Beyond Extinction will be joined at the show by a number of bands that Zach toured with over the years including Godeater, Glower, Bitterwood, Existentialist, Dygora, How Long Have You Been Driving, and headliners Osiah.
The band said: “On August 7th 2023, we sadly lost our brother and best friend, Zachary Scott, at the tender age of 20. Just over a year after this passing, we’re coming together to host ‘Never Forget Your Own’, an event dedicated to to commemorating and celebrating Zach’s life. Join us for a day of band’s that Zach had either toured with or worked closely with, who created some of our most cherished memories of Zach.”
“This even serves as a meaningful fundraiser for vital charities, aiming to raise awareness and funds to support individuals grappling with mental health challenges. Secure tickets now at The Underworld, with the option to contribute an additional donation. For those unable to attend, we’ve also established a GoFundMe to welcome contributions.”
Date:
August 2024
17 – London, Underworld
Journey
Journey will be on tour in the UK in October and November to celebrate their 50th anniversary!
Support will come from Cheap Trick.
Neal Schon comments, “It’s been too long since we’ve seen you all! We are all very excited to be coming back to the UK and playing with our good friends Cheap Trick, who I’ve known and played with since the 70s. It’s going to be a great party for all!”
Dates:
October 2024
30 – Cardiff, Utilita Arena
31 – Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena
November 2024
02 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro
04 – Belfast, SSE Arena
05 – Dublin, 3Arena
08 – Manchester, AO Arena
09 – Leeds First Direct Arena
11 – Liverpool M&S Bank Arena
13 – Birmingham Utilita Arena
16 – Newcastle, Utilita Arena
17 – London, The O2
FISH
FISH has announced UK farewell shows for early 2025!
“I’ve been amazed at the response to the tour”, says FISH, “and the sales in the first week in Europe were phenomenal, so much so that dates had to be added to deal with the unprecedented demand. It’s a wonderful feeling to be able to take a bow on such a high and with the UK dates going on sale this week and finally closing the circle I’m sure it’s going to be an emotional finale.
“Nominating a tour as a ‘farewell tour’ has a certain amount of gravitas,” commented FISH on the announcement of the European shows, “and I’m so glad that I have managed to bring together a ‘best of’ line up of musicians from across my live career to come out on the bus with me on my final sortie out on the road. They’re not just highly talented musicians but old friends and co-writers of some of the finest songs I’ve released in the 35 years as a solo artist.
“I don’t want to be sticking to the same setlist every night and there are so many potential songs for the set we all felt that having a moveable feast was the way forward. The setlist will be covering 12 solo albums and of course there will be material from my time with Marillion. There’s a few epics from that time that I’d be remiss if I ignored and to be honest, I’m actually looking forward to revisiting a couple of those tracks. The band members have all played them at one time or another and are all more than capable of delivering fantastic renditions across the board. It’s going to be actually quite exciting revisiting a lot of the material with this historical line-up.”
Dates:
February 2025
19- Haddington, Corn Exchange
21- Manchester, Albert Hall
22 – Wolverhampton, The Halls
23 – Portsmouth, Guildhall
25 – London, The Palladium
26 – Bristol, Beacon
28- Aylesbury, Waterside
March 2025
1- Cambridge, Corn Exchange
2- Nottingham, Rock City
5 – Liverpool, Philharmonic
6- Newcastle, O2 City Hall
7 – Aberdeen, Music Hall
9- Glasgow, O2 Academy
Palace
Palace have announced a few UK shows for November!
Dates:
November 2024
21 – Glasgow, SWG3 Galvanizers
22 – Leeds, Project House
23 – Manchester, Albert Hall
27 – Bristol, O2 Academy
29 – Birmingham, Birmingham Town Hall
30 – London, Eventim Apollo
Tiny Habits
Tiny Habits will be on tour in the UK in May.
Dates:
May 2024
22 – Leeds, The Wardrobe
23 – Manchester, Gorilla
24 – Dublin, Opium Rooms
26 – Glasgow, St. Luke’s
28 – Birmingham, Institute 2
29 – Bristol, Thekla
30 – London, Koko
The Callous Daoboys
The Callous Doaboys have announced UK shows surrounding their upcoming Download Festival appearance!
Dates:
June 2024
12 – Bristol, Exchange
13 – London, Downstairs At The Dome
14 – Donington, Download Festival
15- Glasgow, Garage Attic