Happy Mondays announce 23-date UK tour with special guests Cast

They’re hitting the road in October and November 2022

Happy Mondays
Author: Scott ColothanPublished 7th Dec 2021
Last updated 7th Dec 2021

Fresh from triumphing with James on their UK arena tour, Manchester music legends Happy Mondays have lined up an extensive tour for October and November 2022.

The band’s first headline trek in three years opens at Cambridge Corn Exchange on Friday 7th October 2022 and concludes with two shows at Glasgow Barrowlands on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th November 2022.

Happy Mondays’ tour also includes two homecoming gigs at Manchester Academy and a huge 5,000 capacity gig at London O2 Academy Brixton.

Joining Happy Mondays at all dates except Dunfermline and Dundee will be Liverpool indie rockers Cast.

Happy Mondays UK tour tickets:

Tickets to Happy Mondays’ UK tour go on sale from Absolute Radio Tickets at 10am on Friday 10th December 2021.

Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder says: “Really looking forward to the Happy Mondays 2022 tour. We’ll be playing all the hits so the shows will be fun!”

Bez comments: “How do, everybody. I can’t wait to get out on the road and do our headline tour next year around the country! Twisting my melons, man.”

Rowetta adds: “Really looking forward to this. Everyone singing, playing & having it larger than ever! Can’t wait!”

The setlist on Happy Mondays’ autumn 2022 UK tour will feature classics such as ‘24 Hour Party People’, ‘Step On’, ‘Hallelujah’, ‘Loose Fit’, ‘Judge Fudge’, ‘W.F.L.’ and ‘Kinky Afro’ plus other songs from the band’s back catalogue.

Happy Mondays are: Shaun Ryder (vocals), Bez (freaky dancing and percussion), Rowetta (vocals), Paul Ryder (bass), Mark Day (guitar), Gary Whelan (drums) and Dan Broad (MD/guitar/keys).

Happy Mondays’ UK tour dates:

OCTOBER 2022

Cambridge Corn Exchange – Fri 7th

Nottingham Rock City – Sat 8th

Hull SU Asylum – Sun 9th

Northampton Roadmender – Thu 13th

Liverpool Mountford Hall – Fri 14th

London O2 Academy Brixton – Sat 15th

Newcastle O2 City Hall – Fri 21st

Birmingham O2 Academy – Sat 22nd

Brighton Dome –Thu 27th

Guildford GLive – Fri 28th

Sheffield O2 Academy – Sat 29th

NOVEMBER 2022

Manchester Academy – Thu 3rd

Manchester Academy – Fri 4th

Leeds O2 Academy – Sat 5th

Bristol O2 Academy – Sat 12th

Blackburn Kings George’s Hall – Sun 13th

Norwich The Nick Rayns LCR – Fri 18th

Bournemouth O2 Academy – Sat 19th

Oxford O2 Academy – Sun 20th

Dunfermline Alhambra Theatre* - Thu 24th

Dundee Fat Sams* - Fri 25th

Glasgow Barrowlands – Sat 26th

Glasgow Barrowlands - Sun 27th

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Happy Mondays UK tour with Cast

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