Top Tickets This Week: Usher, Alice Cooper, The Libertines, Gary Numan, McFly
Thursday, 22 February 2024
Written by Jon Stickler
Usher
The R&B star has announced the UK and European leg of his Past Present Future Tour for spring 2025.
Following North American shows this summer and fall, he'll play a staggering six dates at London's O2 Arena on April 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, and 9, as well as concerts in Paris on April 15, Amsterdam on April 22, and Berlin on May 1. Tickets are on sale now - Compare and buy tickets here.
The singer and dancer released his ninth studio album, 'Coming Home', earlier in February. He'll also run through his 2004 LP 'Confessions' in full at Las Vegas' Lovers and Friends Festival this May.
Alice Cooper
Photo: Jenny Risher
The rock icon will bring his Too Close For Comfort Tour to the UK this October, with arena shows confirmed in Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, before two up close and in your face gigs at London's Eventim Apollo.
Support will come from Primal Scream on all dates except London, where Sex Pistols guitarist-songwriter Glen Matlock will be the special guest. Essex punk duo The Meffs will open all dates. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday (February 23) - Compare and buy tickets here.
The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee released his latest album, 'Road', in 2023.
The Libertines
Photo: Ed Cooke
The British indie giants have confirmed UK and Ireland shows between September 23 and November 7 for their All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade Tour.
Stops include Dublin, Belfast, Birmingham, Norwich, Cambridge, Cardiff, Bristol, Glasgow, Liverpool, Nottingham, Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle, Manchester, and London, where they'll play two dates at the Roundhouse.
The trek takes its name from their new album, due out on March 8 via EMI. Tickets go on general sale at 9am next Friday (February 23) - Compare and buy tickets here.
Ahead of the tour, they'll play a huge Brighton Beach show on July 28 as part of the On The Beach series. They also have a headline appearance at Lakefest, Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Herefordshire scheduled for August. Tickets for those performances are already on sale.
Gary Numan
The electronic music pioneer has scheduled a UK tour to celebrate the 45th anniversary of his 1979 albums 'Replicas' and 'The Pleasure Principle'.
Numan has confirmed shows in Norwich, Sheffield, Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, London, Bristol, Cardiff, Bournemouth, Birmingham and Nottingham between May 19 and June 1. Tickets go on general sale at 9am next Friday (February 23) - Compare and buy tickets here.
The 65-year-old, whose latest studio LP is 2021's 'Intruder', will tour North America in the spring with Ministry, as well as playing a handful of headline shows. He'll also run through 'The Pleasure Principle' at Cruel World Festival in California in May.
McFly
The pop-rock band have announced a two-night 21st birthday party in London for the autumn.
The group will celebrate over two decades together with huge concerts at the O2 Arena on October 9 and 10. Tickets go on general sale at 9am this Friday (February 23) - Compare and buy tickets here.
Rob Beckett has announced a new stand-up tour, Giraffe.
Sugababes have announced a summer show at York's Museum Gardens.
Apocalyptica will return to the UK and Ireland this autumn.
Razorlight have announced a summer show in Nottingham.
Sonny Fodera has announced a summer show in Belfast.
JLS have added a new show to their Summer Hits Tour.
Lizzy McAlpine has announced shows throughout 2024 for The Older Tour.
Rebel Wilson has announced three An Evening With shows for the spring.
Ricky Gervais will play two more London shows later this month.
Liam Gallagher has announced a Malta Weekender for September.
Bat For Lashes has confirmed June dates for her first headline UK tour in five years.
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