The Stranglers announce Final full UK tour (2020)
Story by Jack Foley
THE Stranglers have announced an extensive full production UK tour in October and November 2020 and have confirmed that this will be the last time they intend to play together in this way.
The band have stated that this will be their final extensive tour of the UK and whilst they may not be checking out completely just yet, this will be the last opportunity to see them playing together in a comprehensive touring format. The band promise a set that will be covering tracks from their extensive catalogue spanning over 45 years.
First formed in 1974, The Stranglers were embraced by the punk movement of the late’70s, with their first three albums (Rattus Norvegicus, No More Heroes and Black and White) being released within an astonishing 13 months of each other, scoring hit singles such as Peaches, No More Heroes and Walk On By.
Further success was to follow with Always The Sun, Strange Little Girl and the mercurial Golden Brown, amongst many others, earning the group 24 Top 40 singles and 18 Top 40 albums.
Tickets for The Stranglers final full UK tour go on sale at 10am on Friday, January 31.
The tour dates are (all October and November 2020)
October
20 – Lincoln Engine Shed
22 – Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
23 – Bristol O2 Academy
24 – Cambridge Corn Exchange
26 – Norwich UEA
27 – Brighton Dome
29 – Newcastle O2 Academy
30 – Sheffield City Hall
31 – Birmingham O2 Academy
November
2 Portsmouth Guildhall
3 – Nottingham Rock City
5 – Aberdeen Music Hall
7 – Glasgow O2 Academy
9 – Stoke Victoria Hall
10 – Leicester De Montfort Hall
12 – Leeds O2 Academy
14 – Manchester O2 Apollo
16 – Guildford G Live
17 – Reading Hexagon
19 – Southend Cliffs Pavilion
21 – London O2 Academy Brixton