Ahead of the release of their forthcoming new album Come Ahead, Primal Scream have announced a headline tour for 2025, with 14 huge shows across the UK and Ireland, including a gig in Manchester. The Come Ahead Tour marks Primal Scream’s anticipated live return after 2022’s Screamadelica Live and 2023 headline summer shows.
The 2025 Come Ahead Tour will begin at Bristol Beacon on March 31 then heading to Southampton’s O2 Guildhall on April 1, before the Scottish rock band perform at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall on April 3, followed by two homecoming performances at Glasgow’s O2 Academy on April 4 and 5. The tour continues at Birmingham’s O2 Academy on April 7, Liverpool’s Mountford Hall on April 8 and London’s Eventim Apollo on April 10. The band will then perform at Manchester’s Academy 1 at Aviva Studios on April 11, Nottingham’s Rock City on April 12, Belfast’s Ulster Hall on April 14 and Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre on April 15, before final shows at O2 Academy Leeds on April 18 and Newcastle City Hall on April 19.
Primal Scream will be supported by Baxter Dury at shows in Bristol, Southampton, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and Nottingham, and by Fat White Family in London. The Scottish rock band, which was originally formed by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie back in 1982 in Glasgow, are best known for hits Country Girl, Loaded, Movin’ On Up, Jailbird and Come Together.
Today Primal Scream have released a new remix in preview to Come Ahead, the band’s forthcoming 12th studio album. The single Love Insurrection has been reimagined by UK deep house pioneers Black Science Orchestra, now pulsing with deep bass amongst the track’s funk-driven guitars, soaring flutes and strings in addition to Bobby Gillespie’s vocals.
The band’s popular Screamadelica
Primal Scream 2025 UK and Ireland headline tour dates
March 31 – Bristol, Beacon (with support from Baxter Dury)
April 1 – Southampton, O2 Guildhall (with support from Baxter Dury)
April 3 – Edinburgh, Usher Hall (with support from Baxter Dury)
April 4 – Glasgow, O2 Academy (with support from Baxter Dury)
April 5 – Glasgow, O2 Academy (with support from Baxter Dury)
April 7 – Birmingham, O2 Academy (with support from Baxter Dury)
April 8 – Liverpool, Mountford Hall (with support from Baxter Dury)
April 10 – London, Eventim Apollo (with support from Fat White Family)
April 11 – Manchester, Aviva Studios (with support from Baxter Dury)
April 12 – Nottingham, Rock City (with support from Baxter Dury)
April 14 – Belfast, Ulster Hall
April 15 – Dublin, 3Olympia Theatre
April 18 – Leeds, O2 Academy
April 19 – Newcastle, O2 City Hall
Tickets are on sale from November 1 here. Fans who pre-order Come Ahead from the official artist store here will receive access to an exclusive fan presale for the tour. The presale will run from 10am on Wednesday 30th October until the general sale which starts at 10am on Friday 1st November.