Idlewild announce 2025 UK headline tour
Idlewild have announced a UK headline tour for later this year – you can find all the details below.
The Scottish band are due to hit the road in the autumn, with the trek kicking off in Newcastle on October 10. From there, they’ll head to Leeds, Wolverhampton, Cambridge, Bristol, London and Manchester.
In December, Idlewild will return to Scotland to play two further shows in Aberdeen and Glasgow.
“Live in 2025! We’re very happy to be heading on tour later this year, stopping by some of our favourite cities and venues, with a final night at the Barrowland Ballroom in December,” the group wrote on social media.
Tickets go on general sale at 10am GMT this Friday (March 14) – you’ll be able to buy yours here. Alternatively, fans can access a pre-sale from the same time on Wednesday (12) by signing up here.
Check out the announcement post and full list of dates here:
Idlewild’s 2025 UK tour dates are:
OCTOBER
10 – Boiler Shop, Newcastle
11 – Project House, Leeds
12 – University of Wolverhampton at The Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton
14 – Junction, Cambridge
15 – O2 Academy, Bristol
17 – KOKO, London
18 – New Century Hall, Manchester
DECEMBER
05 – Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen
07 – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
This summer will also see Idlewild take to the stage at Deer Shed Festival 2025 in North Yorkshire.
The band’s ninth and most recent record, ‘Interview Music’, was released in 2019. In a four-star review of the LP, NME wrote: “Free from commercial constraints, Idlewild are reinvigorated.
“‘Interview Music’ is their best work in 17 years. They seem driven by the joy of making music great again. It won’t change the world, but record is a wonderful world all of their own.”
In the summer of 2023, Idlewild frontman Roddy Woomble spoke to NME about whether a new album could be on the horizon, while discussing ‘Instant Love’ – his solo single as Almost Nothing.
“I’m not saying other concerts are out of the question. The pandemic really derailed the band,” he explained at the time. “‘Interview Music’ came out in 2019, the record and tour were well-received, and we were all set to go into 2020 and make a record. That just didn’t happen because of the lockdowns, with everyone living in different places with different lives.”
Woomble continued: “Since then, we’ve got back together to play some rescheduled anniversary shows, but we’ve not worked on new music together for years. I don’t know. Rod Jones [guitarist] runs a recording studio and management company for bands, so he’s Mr Business now. I’m not sure where his mind is creatively. At the same time, it’s such a lovely thing that we made together over the years that I don’t think we’d ever close the door on it.”
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