Badly Drawn Boy announces The Hour of Bewilderbeast 25th anniversary UK tour

30 September 2024, 17:26 | Updated: 30 September 2024, 18:09

The singer-songwriter will play the Mercury Prize-winning album in-full next Spring.

Badly Drawn Boy will celebrate his debut album The Hour of Bewilderbeast with a 25th anniversary tour.

The Manchester singer-songwriter, whose real name is Damon Michael Gough, will mark a quarter of a century since the release of his seminal album, which won him the Mercury Prize in 2000.

The special tour dates - which will see the record played in full - will kick off on 13th March at Birmingham Town Hall and culminate in a homecoming show at Manchester's Factory International at Aviva Studios on 5th April.

Tickets go on general sale on Friday 4th October at 10am BST and pre-sales apply for select dates.

Badly Drawn Boy’s 2025 The Hour Of Bewilderbeast 25th anniversary UK tour dates:

• 13th March – Birmingham Town Hall
• 14th March – Bristol O2 Academy
• 15th March –  Oxford O2 Academy
• 18th March – Glasgow SWG3 Galvanizers
• 20th March – Newcastle Boiler Shop
• 21st March – Leeds Beckett Students’ Union
• 22nd March – Norwich Waterfront
• 24th March – Cambridge Junction
• 25th March – Brighton CHALK
• 27th March – Nottingham Rock City
• 28th March – Southampton The 1865
• 3rd April – London EartH Theatre
• 4th April – London EartH Theatre
• 5th April – Manchester Factory International at Aviva Studios

How to buy tickets to Badly Drawn Boy's 2025 dates:

• Tickets go on general sale on Friday 4th October at 10am BST.
• Fans can access pre-sales for select venues from Wednesday 2nd October 2 at 10am BST.
• Visit badlydrawnboy.co.uk for more.

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