Here’s what went down at Catfish & The Bottlemen’s first show in three years

12 July, 2024

Catfish and the Bottleman (Credit: Charlie Barclay Harris)

Catfish and the Bottlemen have played their first show in three years at Liverpool’s Sefton Park – see what went down below.

The Welsh band performed their biggest headline show to date at In The Park Festival last night (July 11), with over 32,000 fans watching the band return to the stage. The band were also joined by The Mysterines and Sundara Karma as their support acts.

It marks their first show since the departure of guitarist Johnny “Bondy” Bond in 2022, leaving frontman Van McCann and Benji Blakeway as the last remaining members.

The huge concert also comes ahead of their slot at Reading and Leeds later this August, along with two dates at Cardiff Castle on July 19 & 20, an Edinburgh Summer Sessions on August 24 and a slot at RDS Simmonscourt in Dublin on August 31 – buy your tickets here.

Take a look at the band’s setlist down below and watch fan-filmed footage of the momentous night here:

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♬ original sound – 🤍

Here’s what Catfish and the Bottlemen played at Sefton Park:

‘Longshot’
‘Kathleen’
‘Soundcheck’
‘Pacifier’
‘Twice’
‘Fallout’
‘Conversation’
‘Anything’
‘Business’
‘Sidetrack’
‘Homesick’
‘2all’
‘Rango’
‘Outside’
‘Fluctuate’
‘7’
‘Cocoon’

Catfish & The Bottlemen announced their return with their comeback single ‘Showtime‘, which the band previously teased by posting a six-second snippet of the track on their social media channels back in February. The band also released a pre-order of ‘Showtime’ on a white 7″ vinyl pressing along with new merchandise.

Additionally, their debut album ‘The Balcony’ will receive a 10th anniversary edition release, where fans can expect a 7″ singles box set along with cassette, vinyl, and CD versions.
The band are also due to head out on a North American tour later this year. See all dates below and get any remaining tickets here:

Catfish and the Bottlemen (Credit: Joshua Halling)
Catfish and the Bottlemen (Credit: Joshua Halling)
Catfish and the Bottlemen (Credit: Joshua Halling)
Catfish and the Bottlemen (Credit: Joshua Halling)
Catfish and the Bottleman (Credit: Charlie Barclay Harris)
Catfish and the Bottleman (Credit: Charlie Barclay Harris)

Catfish and the Bottlemen’s 2024 North America tour is:

OCTOBER
04 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
05 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
08 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
11 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
14 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
17 – Kansas City, MO – The Midland Theatre
18 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
19 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern
21 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
22 – Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall
23 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera Theatre
25 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre
26 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
27 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
29 – Boston, MA – Royale
30 – New York, NY – Terminal 5

NOVEMBER
01 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
02 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
03 – Washington D.C. – 9:30 Club

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