Elbow confirm return with UK 2024 tour including Manchester date at Co-op Live

Bury band Elbow have confirmed their return in 2024 with a string of UK tour dates to accompany the release of their tenth studio album. Taking place in May next year, it will be their first arena tour since 2018.

Heading out on tour next May, the 2008 Mercury Prize winners will be commencing their tour in Brighton on May 7, before stopping off in London, Birmingham, Glasgow and Leeds. They will bring the tour to a close in Nottingham on May 15, following a homecoming show on May 14 at Manchester's soon-to-open Co-op Live.

Fans are able to register for a ticket pre-sale for the arena tour from Friday, 20 October by pre-ordering a special limited edition of the new album from Elbow's website. The pre-sale will go live on Wednesday, 25 October at 10am. Tickets for the shows are available on general sale from Friday, 27 October via Ticketmaster.

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Speaking about their return, lead singer Guy Garvey said: "We love the intimacy of theatres, but we have some very big songs and the electricity of 20,000 people singing along cannot be denied. So, the big rooms it is and big shows they will be. Can’t wait to see everybody again."

The dates see Elbow revisit the scene of some of their greatest moments, but also break new ground in Manchester, where they will be among the first acts at the new Co-op Live, the largest indoor concert space in the UK. That night will add another landmark hometown moment for the books that includes shows at legendary venues from Night And Day Café to multiple