Tickets for Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's massive UK & Ireland tour are on sale
The tour starts in February 2024
Last updated 22nd Sep 2023
Synth pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) will embark on a lengthy 22-date headline tour in February and March 2024, and tickets are now on sale.
OMD’s major tour opens at Belfast Ulster Hall on Tuesday 27th February and wraps up at Eastbourne Winter Gardens exactly a month later on Wednesday 27th March.
The tour also includes OMD’s biggest ever headline London show at The O2 on Sunday 24th March where they will be joined by special guest Howard Jones. All other dates feature support from Walt Disco.
Tickets are on sale from Aloud.com
"We are so excited to be able to tour again with a brand new album to showcase,” says OMD’s Andy McCluskey.
“It's been six years since we learned new songs for live performances. The songs from Bauhaus Staircase will fit beautifully into our setlist - we just have to choose which five to play, as we have to treat people to the hits as well!"
The tour follows the Friday 27th October release of OMD’s new studio album ‘Bauhaus Staircase.’ Watch the video for new single 'Slow Train':
A description of the record reads: “‘Bauhaus Staircase’ sees the band’s most explicitly political record and the crowning achievement of their desire to be both Stockhausen and Abba - born from the impetus to kickstart new explorations during lockdown.
“A broad, electronic, sonic masterpiece that lyrically tackles the topics of the future, it was predominantly written, recorded, and mixed by both McCluskey and Paul Humphreys.
OMD’s UK & Ireland tour dates
OMD are going on tour in February and March 2024 across the UK and Ireland, take a look at their tour dates below.
FEBRUARY 2024
Belfast Ulster Hall – Tue 27th
Dublin 3Olympia Theatre – Wed 28th
MARCH 2024
Manchester O2 Apollo – Fri 1st
Liverpool M&S Bank Arena – Sun 3rd
Leeds First Direct Arena – Tue 5th
Edinburgh Usher Hall – Wed 6th
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall – Fri 8th
Newcastle O2 City Hall – Sat 9th
Sheffield City Hall – Sun 10th
Leicester De Montfort Hall – Tue 12th
Nottingham Royal Concert Hall – Wed 13th
Wolverhampton Civic Hall – Fri 15th
Swansea Arena – Sat 16th
Southend-On-Sea Cliffs Pavilion – Sun 17th
Bristol Beacon – Tue 19th
Oxford New Theatre – Wed 20th
Portsmouth Guildhall – Fri 22nd
Ipswich Regent – Sat 23rd
London The O2 – Sun 24th
Brighton Dome – Tue 26th
Eastbourne Winter Gardens – Wed 27th
How to buy tickets to see OMD
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