Stereophonics are heading to the massive Royal Sandringham Estate for a headlining gig next year – find out more below.
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Today (November 1), Stereophonics and Heritage Live have announced that the Welsh rockers will headline the Royal Sandringham Estate in Norfolk on August 16. Blossoms and Jake Bugg – who have been billed as special guests – will be joining Kelly Jones and co. at the gig. Per a press release, one more supporting act is due to be announced.
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Heritage Live Festivals’ Giles Cooper said of the upcoming gig in a press statement: “We’re absolutely over the moon to bring together a line-up that will make for an incredible Saturday at Sandringham. Stereophonics are undoubtedly one of the greatest British guitar bands of the last 30 years and to hear their anthems at such an amazing venue is going to be really special. And what a unique line-up of such hugely talented artists with Blossoms, and Jake Bugg! It’s undoubtedly going to be one of those gigs that we all remember for many, many years to come!”
The show is the second Sandringham gig that Heritage Live have announced for August 2025 as part of the organiser’s Sandringham concert series, which will run from August 14 and August 17. Michael Bublé was previously announced to headlining the Sandringham Estate on August 17.
Stereophonics’ Sandringham concert also marks their latest live date to be announced. Over the past month, the Welsh band have been announcing dates for their upcoming ‘Stadium Anthems’ tour across the UK, Ireland and Europe.
Among their already announced dates are stops in London on July 4 for a show at Finsbury Park, followed by two shows in Cardiff at Principality Stadium. Other stops include shows in Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris, Barcelona, Belfast, Dublin and Glasgow. See the full list of dates below and get tickets here.
Stereophonics’ ‘Stadium Anthems’ 2025 UK and Europe tour dates are:
April
28 – Brussels – Cirque Royal
29 – Paris – Zénith La Vielette
30 – Amsterdam – AFAS Live
May
02 – Hamburg – Sporthalle
03 – Berlin – UBER Eats Music Hall
05 – Munich – Tonhalle
06 – Cologne – Live Music Hall
08 – Zurich – X-Tra
09 – Lyon – Transbordeur
11 – Madrid – La Rivera
12 – Barcelona – Razzmatazz
14 – Milan – Alcatraz
June
05 – Belfast – Belsonic
06 – Dublin – St. Anne’s Park
07 – Cork – Virgin Media Park
14 – Huddersfield – The John Smith’s Stadium
28 – Glasgow – Bellahouston Park smmrsessions.com
July
04 – London – Finsbury Park
11 – Cardiff – Principality Stadium
12 – Cardiff – Principality Stadium
August
16 – Norfolk – Sandringham Estate (NEW)
Frontman Kelly Jones said of the tour: “Being on the road again with my best friends, playing all the hits of this band’s catalogue, for people in huge outdoor gatherings through the summer of 2025 makes me so excited, we should make a new album…oh wait …we already did that! See ya there for more good times….TUNE!!! TUNE!!! TUNE!!”
Details surrounding the upcoming album are scarce, with no title or artwork as yet revealed, but it is set for release in 2025.
Jones spoke to NME earlier this year about going solo after the announcing his new solo album, ‘Inevitable Incredible’ in March. He touched on “fear of stepping outside the success of Stereophonics” that “gripped” him for a long time.
“But a lot of music I was creating was getting lost,” he said. “New music sometimes needs a concentrated space to be appreciated fully in its correct surroundings and context, many great songs I presented under Stereophonics got overlooked by the anthems and radio favourites.
“I want to make music like filmmakers make films. Different subjects and landscapes and tones from one project to the next. I saw Ethan Hawke say somewhere, something like, No one gives a fuck about poetry or Yeats until their Dad dies and then they need a verse to tell them what it all means at the funeral. I think this album is a little like that.”
