Tickets for Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's massive UK & Ireland tour are on sale

The tour starts in February 2024

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Author: Scott ColothanPublished 22nd Sep 2023
Last updated 22nd Sep 2023

Synth pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) will embark on a lengthy 22-date headline tour in February and March 2024, and tickets are now on sale.

OMD’s major tour opens at Belfast Ulster Hall on Tuesday 27th February and wraps up at Eastbourne Winter Gardens exactly a month later on Wednesday 27th March.

The tour also includes OMD’s biggest ever headline London show at The O2 on Sunday 24th March where they will be joined by special guest Howard Jones. All other dates feature support from Walt Disco.

Tickets are on sale from Aloud.com

"We are so excited to be able to tour again with a brand new album to showcase,” says OMD’s Andy McCluskey.

“It's been six years since we learned new songs for live performances. The songs from Bauhaus Staircase will fit beautifully into our setlist - we just have to choose which five to play, as we have to treat people to the hits as well!"

The tour follows the Friday 27th October release of OMD’s new studio album ‘Bauhaus Staircase.’ Watch the video for new single 'Slow Train':

A description of the record reads: “‘Bauhaus Staircase’ sees the band’s most explicitly political record and the crowning achievement of their desire to be both Stockhausen and Abba - born from the impetus to kickstart new explorations during lockdown.

“A broad, electronic, sonic masterpiece that lyrically tackles the topics of the future, it was predominantly written, recorded, and mixed by both McCluskey and Paul Humphreys.

OMD’s UK & Ireland tour dates

OMD are going on tour in February and March 2024 across the UK and Ireland, take a look at their tour dates below.

FEBRUARY 2024

Belfast Ulster Hall – Tue 27th

Dublin 3Olympia Theatre – Wed 28th

MARCH 2024

Manchester O2 Apollo – Fri 1st

Liverpool M&S Bank Arena – Sun 3rd

Leeds First Direct Arena – Tue 5th

Edinburgh Usher Hall – Wed 6th

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall – Fri 8th

Newcastle O2 City Hall – Sat 9th

Sheffield City Hall – Sun 10th

Leicester De Montfort Hall – Tue 12th

Nottingham Royal Concert Hall – Wed 13th

Wolverhampton Civic Hall – Fri 15th

Swansea Arena – Sat 16th

Southend-On-Sea Cliffs Pavilion – Sun 17th

Bristol Beacon – Tue 19th

Oxford New Theatre – Wed 20th

Portsmouth Guildhall – Fri 22nd

Ipswich Regent – Sat 23rd

London The O2 – Sun 24th

Brighton Dome – Tue 26th

Eastbourne Winter Gardens – Wed 27th

How to buy tickets to see OMD

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