Courteeners have announced a run of UK tour dates for next summer, with support from The Coral, Seb Lowe and more.
All new dates join the band’s previously announced festival slots at Neighbourhood Weekender and Isle of Wight, taking place on May 30 and June 20 respectively.
The new headline shows kick off at Lincoln Castle on June 11 followed by a show at Scarborough Open Air Theatre and Newcastle Exhibition Park where they will be joined by The Coral and Seb Lowe.
Courteeners then headline at Halifax Piece Hall with Ellur, before being joined by The Coral and The Guest List at Ludlow Castle.
Closing out the tour will be a massive headline slot at Sheffield Rock N Roll Circus, where the indie stars will have support from The Vaccines, The Lathums, The Guest List, Girl In The Year Above and more to be announced soon.
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Courteeners UK and Ireland 2027 shows are:
MAY
30 – Neighbourhood Weekender Festival, Warrington
JUNE
11 – Lincoln Castle
12 – Scarborough Open Air Theatre
20 – Isle of Wight Festival
JULY
8 – Newcastle Exhibition Park
9 – Halifax Piece Hall
6 – Ludlow Castle
AUGUST
28 – Sheffield Rock N Roll Circus
The dates follow Courteeners dropping their ‘best of’ album ‘God Bless The Band’ in August, celebrating two decades of the band with songs from across their seven albums, as well as two brand new tracks ‘The Luckiest Man Alive’ and ‘Plus One Forever’.
Speaking to NME in April, frontman Liam Fray reflected on the band’s legacy, and shared why he thinks they have stood the test of time and resonate with Gen-Z audiences.
“Maybe because we bubbled under the surface. There’s that little jealousy thing when you’re really young, ‘Oh, we should be up there’. No, you’ll be alright, keep doing what you’re doing and you’ll be OK,” he explained. “Maybe the fact that we weren’t in people’s faces as much at the beginning? I write fairly simple rhymes that are a bit relatable to people? I don’t know.”
Fray discussed why now was the right time for a ‘best of’ compilation, too, telling NME: “I had these two new songs, but the truth is there wasn’t an album there. Sometimes you have these outliers that don’t fit your record.
“They felt really fresh to me. [Sometimes] you hold on to a song, it’s lost its spark and you’ve lost your respect for it. You know what? No, let’s put these out. I’ll be honest with you, the ‘best of’ is not that much work from our point of view. I say that – I spent about six weeks doing fucking artwork!”
