Groove Armada announce The Last Full Live UK Tour
They play seven shows in April 2022
Influential electronic music act Groove Armada are marking 25 years of touring with their last EVER full live UK dates.
The duo, Andy Cato and Tom Findlay, will kick off their swansong live tour at Leeds O2 Academy on Thursday 7th April 2022 and they call in at Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Bournemouth and Cardiff before finishing with a very special show at London’s O2 Academy Brixton.
Tickets to the tour go on sale from Absolute Radio Tickets at 9.30am on Friday 29th October 2021.
Groove Armada said in a statement: “To celebrate 25 years of touring, GA call time on their legendary live show, announcing two final weekends in venues around the UK.
“2011, Brixton. The curtain falls on what was to be the last gig with the live band. A particularly long and colourful afterparty brings to an end a 15-year period on the road. 7 years later, Andy, Tom and some of the live crew meet for a reunion in the pub which was the spot for pre tour preparations since 97. Spirits are high and the decision is made to bring the live band out of retirement for a mini-UK tour. Fast forward a few months. The Warehouse Project Manchester, the walls are dripping with sweat, the energy is fresh, it’s going off. A lot of new faces in the crowd. It was one of the most electric live show of them all. Feeding off this energy, they stayed on the road a while longer, culminating in a Boomtown gig that was another career highlight. Then came Covid, which pushed some tail end gigs from this period all the way into 2021. But a handful of late summer shows didn’t feel like the way to go out.
“It’s been 25 years, a long time, and something that deserves a proper ending. Join GA for a final tour of UK venues they've been visiting since the mid-90s. A 7 day send off. Let’s go out in style.”
Since their inception in 1996, Groove Armada have released nine studio albums and they’ve scored major chart hits with songs including ‘At the River’, ‘I See You Baby’, ‘Superstylin’, ‘Get Down’ and ‘Song 4 Mutya (Out of Control).’
Groove Armada’s final live UK tour dates:
APRIL 2022
Leeds O2 Academy – Thu 7th
Birmingham O2 Academy – Fri 8th
Manchester O2 Victoria Warehouse – Sat 9th
Bristol Motion – Sun 10th
Bournemouth O2 Academy – Thu 14th
Cardiff University Great Hall – Fri 15th
London O2 Academy Brixton – Sat 16th