The Charlatans announce massive 30th Anniversary UK & Ireland tour

They play 18 headline shows in November and December

The Charlatans' Tim Burgess
Author: Scott ColothanPublished 26th Apr 2021

The Charlatans will head out on a belated 30th Anniversary UK & Ireland Tour in November and December 2021.

Celebrating the indie legends’ 30-year recording history, the extensive 18-date trek opens at Belfast Limelight on Monday 22nd November 2021 and calls in at Dublin, Wrexham, Bristol, Birmingham, Bexhill, Bournemouth, Oxford, Cambridge, Manchester, Lincoln, Liverpool, Newcastle, London, Nottingham, Leeds and Glasgow before culminating at Aberdeen Music Hall five days before Christmas.

Tickets go on sale from Absolute Radio Tickets at 10am on Friday 30th April 2021.

The Charlatans in 1999

Preceding the lengthy headline tour, The Charlatans will release the career-spanning 6 vinyl LP Box Set called ‘A Head Full of Ideas’ on Friday 15th October 2021 on Then Recordings through Republic Of Music.

The limited-edition box set boasts a diverse collection of songs over five transparent blue vinyl LPs. Tracks include The Charlatans’ biggest hits, classic live performances, unheard demos and rarities and remixes from the likes of The Chemical Brothers, Norman Cook and Sleaford Mods.

Within the box will also be an exclusive Original Demos 7” featuring debut single ‘Indian Rope’ and breakthrough anthem ’The Only One I Know’.

There’s also a signed print of a tour poster from the early 90s, a booklet featuring unseen photographs and sleeve notes by friend and journalist Dave Simpson.

Alongside the 6LP collection, there will also be triple vinyl LP version and 2CD deluxe of the box set featuring the hits albums plus the live album, and finally a CD or vinyl of just the hits albums.

See The Charlatans at the following shows:

NOVEMBER 2021

Belfast Limelight – Mon 22nd

Dublin Olympia – Tue 23rd

Wrexham William Aston Hall – Thu 25th

Bristol O2 Academy – Fri 26th

Birmingham O2 Academy – Sat 27th

Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion – Mon 29th

Bournemouth Academy – Tue 30th

DECEMBER 2021

Oxford O2 Academy – Thu 2nd

Cambridge Corn Exchange – Fri 3rd

Manchester O2 Victoria Warehouse – Sat 4th

Lincoln Engine Shed – Mon 6th

Liverpool Invisible Wind Factory – Wed 8th

Newcastle City Hall – Thu 9th

London O2 Brixton Academy – Fri 10th

Nottingham Rock City – Thu 16th

Leeds O2 Academy – Fri 17th

Glasgow O2 Academy – Sat 18th

Aberdeen Music Hall – Mon 20th

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The Charlatans’ ‘A Head Full of Ideas’ track-listing:

A HEAD FULL OF IDEAS:

Side A

The Only One I Know

Weirdo

Can’t Get Out of Bed

Jesus Hairdo

Just When You’re Thinking Things Over

North Country Boy

Side B

Tellin’ Stories

One to Another

How High

Forever

Impossible

Side C

Love Is the Key

A Man Needs to Be Told

Up at The Lake

Blackened Blue Eyes

Oh Vanity

Side D

My Foolish Pride

Come Home Baby

Let the Good Times Be Never Ending

Plastic Machinery

Totally Eclipsing

TRUST IS FOR BELIEVERS (LIVE):

Side A

Polar Bear - Blackburn Kings Hall 1990

Indian Rope - Reading Festival 1992

Can’t Even Be Bothered- Reading Festival 1992

Can’t Get Out Of Bed- Glasgow Tramway, Sound City 1994

I Never Want an Easy Life (If Me & Him Were Ever To Get There) - Glasgow Tramway Sound City 1994

Then – Glastonbury Festival 1995

Side B

Here Comes Soul Saver- Hultsfred Festival , Sweden 1997

Just Lookin’- Hultsfred Fest Sweden 1997

My Beautiful Friend- Delamare Forest, Cheshire 2007

The Blind Stagger - Delamare Forest, Cheshire 2007

Sproston Green– Reading Festival 1999

 

PLEASED TO MEET YOU (DEMOS):

Side A

C’mon C’mon (Demo)

Sleepy Little Sunshine Boy (Demo)

Dardanella (Demo)

So Oh (Demo)

Always On My Mind (Demo)

Side B

Everybody Ha Ha (Demo)

Commuter Computer (Demo)

Crystal Eyes (Demo)

Polar Bear (Demo)

I Need You to Know (Demo)

			 

ONE TO ANOTHER (REMIXES):

Side A

Plastic Machinery Sleaford Mods Remix

Nine Acre Dust Chemical Brothers Remix

Not Forgotten Brian Jonestown Massacre Remix

Tellin’ Stories The Go! Team Remix

Side B

Trouble Understanding Norman Cook Remix

My Beautiful Friend Jagz Kooner Remix

Hey Sunrise The Orb Remix

You’re So Pretty, We’re so Pretty Lo Fidelity Allstars Remix

BONUS DEMOS 7”:

Side A

Indian Rope (Demo)

Side AA

The Only One I Know (Demo)

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