Happy Mondays confirm 'Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches' 35th anniversary UK tour
They play 20 shows next spring
Author: Scott ColothanPublished 15th Sep 2025
Last updated 15th Sep 2025 Happy Mondays will celebrate the 35th anniversary of their seminal album 'Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches' on a 20-date UK tour next year.
Shaun Ryder, Bez and co. open the tour at Newcastle O2 City Hall on Friday 13th March and they finish with a three-night residency at Glasgow Barrowland from Thursday 16th to Saturday 18th April.
They also visit Leeds, Nottingham, Cardiff, Liverpool, Sheffield, Cambridge, London, Southend, Norwich, Brighton, Bristol, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Margate, Guildford and Manchester.
Happy Mondays’ support acts at all 20 shows are ‘Groovy Train’ and ‘All Together Now’ hitmakers The Farm, and former Factory Records labelmates Northside.
Tickets to Happy Mondays’ 'Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches' tour go on sale from Absolute Radio Tickets at 10am on Friday 19th September.
Vocalist Shaun Ryder says: “I’m really looking forward to getting back on tour with the Mondays in 2026, especially with our old mates The Farm who are touring with us.”
Tambourine player Bez adds: “Really excited to be going back on tour again in the UK next year! I love being on the road with the Mondays, there is no better feeling than playing to the fans of live music. I'll see you all next year.”
Originally released in November 1990, 'Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches' features Happy Mondays’ cover of John Kongos’ ‘Step On’, ‘Loose Fit’ and ‘Kinky Afro’. The album has sold more than 400,000 copies in the UK.
Happy Mondays’ UK tour dates:
MARCH 2026
Newcastle O2 City Hall – Fri 13th
Leeds O2 Academy – Sat 14th
Nottingham Rock City – Sun 15th
Cardiff DEPOT – Fri 20th
Liverpool Mountford Hall - Sat 21st
Sheffield The Octagon – Sun 22nd
Cambridge Corn Exchange – Thu 26th
London Roundhouse – Fri 27th
Southend Cliffs Pavilion – Sat 28th
Norwich The LCR – Sun 29th
APRIL 2026
Brighton Dome – Thu 2nd
Bristol Beacon Hall – Fri 3rd
Birmingham O2 Academy – Sat 4th
Bournemouth O2 Academy – Sun 5th
Margate Hall by the Sea – Thu 9th
Guildford G Live – Fri 10th
Manchester O2 Victoria Warehouse – Sat 11th
Glasgow Barrowland – Thu 16th
Glasgow Barrowland - Fri 17th
Glasgow Barrowland - Sat 18th
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John Martin Maher (Johnny Marr)
Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (Lana Del Rey)
William Bruce Rose (Axl Rose)
Gerard Crosbie (Gerry Cinnamon)
Edward Louis Severson III (Eddie Vedder)
Farrokh Bulsara (Freddie Mercury)
Michael Peter Balzary (Flea)
Perry Bernstein (Perry Farrell)
Frank Ferrano (Nikki Sixx)
Frank Edwin Wright III (Tré Cool)
Courtney Michelle Harrison (Courtney Love)
Georg Albert Ruthenberg (Pat Smear)
Chaim Klein Witz (Gene Simmons)
James Newell Osterberg, JR. (Iggy Pop)
Vincent Damon Furnier (Alice Cooper)
Michael Ryan Pritchard (Mike Dirnt)
Ronald James Padavona (Ronnie James Dio)
Bree Joanna Alice Robinson (Brody Dalle)
Chad Robert Turton (Chad Kroeger)
Nicholas Jones (Nicky Wire)
Amy Lynn Hartzler (Amy Lee)
William Perks (Bill Wyman)
Jeffrey Isbell (Izzy Stradlin)
Stanley Eisen (Paul Stanley)
Henry Garfield (Henry Rollins)
Richard Harrison (Rick Parfitt)
Vincent Neil Wharton (Vince Neil)
Stevland Hardaway Morris (Stevie Wonder)
Michael McKagan (Duff McKagan)
John Baldwin (John Paul Jones)
Keith Palmer (Maxim Reality)
Eric Patrick Clapp (Eric Clapton)
Susan Janet Ballion (Siouxsie Sioux)
David Robert Hayward Stenton Jones (David Bowie)
Richard Wayne Penniman (Little Richard)
John Simon Ritchie (Sid Vicious)
Paul Daniel Frehley (Ace Frehley)
John Graham Mellor (Joe Strummer)
David Howell Evans (The Edge)
Marvin Lee Aday (Meatloaf)
Steven Victor Tallarico (Steven Tyler)
John Michael Osbourne (Ozzy Osbourne)
John Francis Bongiovi (Jon Bon Jovi)
John Anthony Gillis (Jack White)
Reginald Kenneth Dwight (Elton John)
Robert Allen Zimmerman (Bob Dylan)
Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor (Lorde)
Quentin Leo Cook (Fatboy Slim)
Jake Edwin Charles Kennedy (Jake Bugg)
Roger Keith Barrett (Syd Barrett)
George Ezra Barnett Smitherson (George Ezra)
William John Paul Gallagher (Liam Gallagher)
Rory Charles Graham (Rag'n'bone Man)
Stephanie Lynn Nicks (Stevie Nicks)
William Michael Albert Broad (Billy Idol)
Steven Patrick Morrissey (Morrissey)
Leslie Sebastian Charles (Billy Ocean)
Stuart Leslie Goddard (Adam Ant)
Andrew John Hozier-Byrne (Hozier)
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