The indie outfit will be celebrating 30 years of their Moseley Shoals album
Ocean Colour Scene reveal a major UK tour for 2026, celebrating the 30th anniversary of their album Moseley Shoals.
The 13-date tour will start at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on 21 November and include further arena dates at Manchester’s AO Arena, the Utilita Arena Cardiff and The O2, London, before a final night hometown show at Birmingham’s bp pulse LIVE .
Released in April 1996, at the height of the Britpop era, Moseley Shoals was Ocean Colour Scene’s second album, and immediately became a huge success.
Reaching No.2 on the UK Albums Chart, Moseley Shoals featured the massive hit singles The Riverboat Song, You’ve Got It Bad, The Day We Caught The Train and The Circle, and was certified as triple-platinum after spending an incredible 92 weeks on the chart.
For the Moseley Shoals 30th anniversary tour, in addition to playing all the highlights from Moseley Shoals, Ocean Colour Scene will play a career-spanning set to include all of their other hits and fan favourites, such as Hundred Mile High City, Travellers Tune, Better Day and Profit In Peace, amongst many others.
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Ocean Colour Scene’s lead singer Simon Fowler said, “It’s hard to believe that Moseley Shoals turns 30 in 2026. We owe so much to that album, so it’s exciting to be able to look forward this very special anniversary and celebrate with our amazing fans at some of the UK’s most prestigious venues.”
Guitarist Steve Cradock said, “As a 30-year celebration of Moseley Shoals, we will be playing many of the songs from this great album. They will be part of a set and show that will be special, and a peak for us as a group. Thanks for the support. See you all in 2026.”
Ocean Colour Scene’s manager Alan McGee added, “Ocean Colour Scene released Moseley Shoals at the epicentre of an incredible time for music: 1996. When I was asked to manage them four years ago we set out on a journey to celebrate their unique sound and deliver it back to the masses. This tour is their biggest in 30 years and puts them in their rightful place as one of the truly great bands their generation.”
The tour’s very special guests The Enemy formed in Coventry in 2006, and saw their debut album We’ll Live And Die In These Towns go straight to No.1 in the UK Albums Chart in 2007. The album also included the hit singles Away From Here, Had Enough and You’re Not Alone, in addition to the album’s title track.
Ocean Colour Scene’s UK tour 2026
21 November – Glasgow OVO Hydro
27 November – Bradford Live
28 November – Manchester AO Arena
30 November – Newcastle O2 City Hall
01 December – Derby Vaillant Live
03 December – Swansea Building Society Arena
04 December – Cardiff Utilita Arena
05 December – Bournemouth International Centre
07 December – Plymouth Pavilions
08 December – Brighton Centre
09 December – London, The O2
11 December – Bristol Prospect Building
12 December – Birmingham bp pulse LIVE
An artist pre-sale will begin at 9am on Wednesday 15 October, followed by a venue pre-sale from 9am on Thursday 16, before tickets go on general sale at 9am on Friday 17 October, available from the venues and here.
Featured image credit: Brian Sweeney
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