50 Years In Black Tour
16th May 2023
Celebrating their 50 year anniversary, The Stranglers have some dates planned in 2024!
UK dates update, European tour 2021...
28th January 2021
UK dates rescheduled for 2022:
In other news, The Stranglers have announced plans to tour Europe this winter:
Belgium date added for 2021...
20th October 2020
Update: Autumn Final UK Tour Rescheduled to 2021
25th July 2020
On behalf of the band: due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic and restrictions on live concerts, we need to consider everyone’s welfare and therefore have no choice but to defer the planned autumn UK tour until spring next year. The tour will now take place from late March to the end of April.
As you can imagine, with many other artists wanting to reschedule tours in that period, the dates available at the venues were limited and this has meant that, in some cases, the equivalent day of the week to the original date wasn’t always free. For example, the original Friday and Saturday at Glasgow have now become a Thursday and Friday instead, with Aberdeen moving to the Saturday. Sadly, the Cardiff Motorpoint Arena show has been moved to the Cardiff Great Hall instead due to availability issues but all the original dates have been rearranged with the addition of a new gig in Warrington. The two Brixton shows on April 16th and 17th mark the exact 44th anniversary of the band's first headline shows at the Roundhouse on the Rattus tour back in '77. Tickets for the original dates are all valid for the rescheduled shows and, for Glasgow, a Friday ticket will now be for Thursday - and Saturday for the new Friday date. Special guests will be Ruts DC for all dates (plus Mike Peters at Cardiff).
The tour is dedicated to Dave and kicks off on his birthday, March 29th, ending at the Corn Exchange in Dave’s adopted hometown of Cambridge for a fitting finale.
Full Final Tour And Album Update
13th June 2020
A message from JJ, Baz and Jim.
The Final Full UK Tour 2020...
28th January 2020
The Stranglers' Final Full UK Tour 2020 is a step-down from the extensive tours of full-on production consisting of 21 dates over October and November this year with a London finish line at the 02 Academy Brixton. It's a great pity for lots of fans who have enjoyed many gigs on each tour which just got bigger and better along the way as the band's live profile has increased immeasurably. But this announcement doesn't necessarily mean it's the beginning of the end. Also, taking this wind-down into consideration, it's been a lengthy eight year wait for a new studio album, what with the touring, and we know the band have just about three-quarters of it in place and hopefully that will either be on the way to getting finished or indeed done and dusted. Support for The Final Full UK Tour is Ruts DC. Finally, another summer date was added: 4 Ever festival in Valencia, Spain on Friday 26th June featuring Marc Almond and OMD. Tickets and details can be found on the official site HERE
Live In 2020
15th January 2020
Following the Portuguese festival, The Stranglers make a return to the Wizard of Aus for a fistful of dates in early February; mid-February they go on to New Zealand for three gigs; March sees the band visit Switzerland for one date. May also has them down for single dates in Belgium, Ireland, Northern Ireland and back to Ireland, and in June they play Bocksons festival in France and Belgium's Nostalgie beach festival in August. That's all the confirmed shows at present.
Tickets etc., can be accessed through the official site HERE
Photo ©Stefan Tivodar
Live review...
28th March 2019
BRIGHTON DOME on a Tuesday night. I could think of a lot worse places to be. This venue is a beautiful setting - lovely staff too - and a perfect way to spend a Tuesday watching The Stranglers on their Back On The Tracks tour of 2019. The two front men look like they are having a ball and is infectious. There's a fresh new retro backdrop of a slimy sewer with extractor fans.
Plus there are some new additions to the set list: Ice Queen is a contender for a share of The Raven royal lineage. It sounds so cool and crisp and I prey it remains in the live set. Unbroken too, sounding as fresh as the day JJ played us the pre-released Suite XVI. Similarly I've Been Wild off Norfolk Coast is another good song to do. Plus, they have not been afraid of switching the set around throughout the tour. Baroque Bordello is simply sublime, and we all love Something Better Change and 5 Minutes. We all love Duchess, Walk On By, Hanging Around and No More Heroes too - and Always The Sun, Peaches and Golden Brown all sound really good here. Everything is expertly played and the vocals come across with stunning clarity. There's power in the bass too, as well as Jim's fine drumming. Uptown is okay but not really needed, as there are plenty other tracks more deserving. Same for Bring On The Nubiles. Stranglers fans are a fussy lot when it comes to the live set, and some are never satisfied perhaps. But long-term fans like me are always thankful the band has successfully played on and evolved and for that we are truly grateful. Hey! (Rise of the Robots) is always a great live track since they rediscover it for the Black and White Convention at King's Cross, and opener Tank is always a welcome blast. Down In The Sewer too. Brilliant. However, while new songs may be works in progress, they are not that easy on the ear.
I'm glad they didn't do Water, as I've never really got into it. Instead it 's Man On The Moon, as well as Payday, a track which isn't currently suiting the live voice of Baz. The same for Uptown. Mildly pernickety I know, but I'm sure I echo the general train of thought for the majority particularly from the others I speak with tonight. The band welcome positive criticism, allegedly. The other new song - a cover from Disciples of Spess - is This Song. It is a perfect gift for the Stranglers and their continually good occasional cover versions. This Song is their song and fits into the night perfectly. Great crowd and a thoroughly enjoyable night with the Men in Black once again.
Review by Gary Kent. Photographs by Andy Miller.
Live dates update...
23rd March 2019
Corsican! Boom, boom... Yes, Thursday 25th July 2019 is when the band visit the beautiful Mediterranean island of Corsica for the first time. Also, Vive le Rock is coming up soon in London. Plus there's an Amsterdam date too in December - and a long overdue return to Japan for a trio of dates also in December. More details on the official site.
Live dates update...
10th January 2019
Please note: May's Punk Rock Bowling in the US is already a sell-out. However, Blackpool's Rebellion has The Stranglers for the first time, and tickets will go quickly. For ticket details, including more summer festivals and new December gigs, go to the official site.
Back On The Tracks Tour
20th September 2018
The Stranglers have just announced their March 2019 "Back On The Tracks" tour, with 19 gigs across the UK and Ireland.
Tickets are on sale now.
Full details on the official site.
Summer gig update...
28th March 2018
As The Stranglers' UK Definitive Tour draws to a close, those cancelled Irish dates are now rescheduled for April. Plus new Summer festival dates have been announced for UK, Israel and France.
Full details on the official site
Dates Down Under
19th January 2018
The Stranglers will be playing in Australia and New Zealand, and then the Definitive Tour of the UK:
Aus and NZ dates are with special guests Ruts DC. Tickets HERE
The Definitive Tour
12th September 2017
The Stranglers have just announced "The Definitive Tour" of the UK in March 2018 with 19 gigs across the country.
Tickets go on sale 15th September at 9am.
Full details on the official site.
Summer gigs update...
11th May 2017
Glasgow's May West Festival is cancelled but there's a new date in Belgium on 29th July.
15th May - iUna Noche En La Movida! Festival, Wizink Center, Madrid, Spain.
24th June - Retro C Trop Festival, Tilloloy, Somme in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
1st July - British Summertime Festival, Hyde Park, London, UK (with The Damned, The Hives and Green Day).
7th July - Godiva Festival, War Memorial Park, Coventry, UK (free).
21st July - Bands in the Sands Festival, Perranporth Beach, Cornwall, UK.
29th July - Hopital Notre Dame A La Rose, Lessines, Belgium (with Buzzcocks and the Bollock Brothers).
26th August - Custom House Square, Belfast, NI (with Stiff Little Fingers and Ruts DC).
17th September - Head for the Hills Festival, Ramsbottom Cricket Ground, Acre Bottom, Lancashire, UK.
Tours de Force
7th May 2017
The Stranglers announce more Classic Collection concerts for November and December in France this year: the gig at Limoges is off but there's an addition to the UK summer gigs, and there will be the return of the infamous Wonky Bus taking in a couple of European dates with overnight stay. It is understood the bus is already fully booked, according to one concerned French-based HGV hydraulics company. More listings (ahem) when we get it, Here's the UK summer gigs update:
15th May - iUna Noche En La Movida! Festival, Wizink Center, Madrid, Spain.
27th May - May West Festival, Glasgow Green, Glasgow, UK.
24th June - Retro C Trop Festival, Tilloloy, Somme in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
1st July - British Summertime Festival, Hyde Park, London, UK (with The Damned, The Hives and Green Day).
7th July - Godiva Festival, War Memorial Park, Coventry, UK (free).
21st July - Bands in the Sands Festival, Perranporth Beach, Cornwall, UK.
26th August - Custom House Square, Belfast, NI (with Stiff Little Fingers and Ruts DC).
17th September - Head for the Hills Festival, Ramsbottom Cricket Ground, Acre Bottom, Lancashire, UK.
Keep up to date via the official site or the Strangled facebook page HERE.
Way down under in Australia
14th April 2017
The Stranglers are strangling classically and collectively way down under in 2018: the band return to Australia and New Zealand for the first time since 2016 in February next year with seven dates. Tickets are on sale now.
Tour de Force: update
Meanwhile, here's an updated round-up of Stranglers' gigs planned for this summer:
15th May - iUna Noche En La Movida! Festival, Wizink Center, Madrid, Spain.
27th May - May West Festival, Glasgow Green, UK.
24th June - Retro C Trop Festival, Tilloloy, Somme in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
1st July - British Summertime Festival, Hyde Park, London, UK (with The Damned, The Hives and Green Day).
7th July - Godiva Festival, War Memorial Park, Coventry, UK (free).
21st July - Band in the Sands Festival, Perranporth Beach, Cornwall, UK.
26th August - Custom House Square, Belfast, NI (with Stiff Little Fingers and Ruts DC).
Keep up to date via the official site or the Strangled facebook page HERE.
Tour de Force
2nd March 2017
The Stranglers 'Classical Collection' Tour of the UK begins at Lincoln and tickets are already going fast with sell-outs at Aberdeen, Glasgow, Cambridge and Liverpool. Dazzling dub-punks Ruts DC are in support, so make sure you tear yourself away from the bar to catch them. Not to be missed.
Further dates for the summer have also been announced: on July 7th The Stranglers play a free gig at Coventry's Godiva Festival and rumours of the band arriving at the War Memorial Park naked on horseback are unfounded. On 26th August, the band play at Custom House Square in Belfast with Stiff Little Fingers who are celebrating their 40th anniversary and tickets are on sale now.
Keep up to date via the official site or the Strangled facebook page HERE.