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Manic Street Preachers
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Manic Street Preachers tour dates 2026
Manic Street Preachers has 13 upcoming shows between Friday, October 30, 2026 and Sunday, November 22, 2026, across 3 countries: United Kingdom, United States, Mexico. The next one is on Friday, October 30, 2026, in Leeds, United Kingdom (first direct bank arena).
- Leeds, United Kingdom · first direct bank arenawith Suede Tickets
- Manchester, United Kingdom · Co-op Livewith Suede Tickets
- Cardiff, United Kingdom · Utilita Arena Cardiff Tickets
- Cardiff, United Kingdom · Utilita Arena Cardiff Tickets
- London, United Kingdom · The O2with Suede Tickets
- Birmingham, United Kingdom · Utilita Arena Birminghamwith Suede Tickets
- Nottingham, United Kingdom · Motorpoint Arenawith Suede Tickets
- Bournemouth, United Kingdom · Bournemouth International Centrewith Suede Tickets
- Huntington Beach, United States · Huntington State BeachDarker Waves 2026 · with The Smashing Pumpkins, Morrissey, Bad Religion, The Damned, Silversun Pickups, Spacehog, PRAYERS Tickets
- San Francisco, United States · The Regency Ballroom Tickets
- Los Angeles, United States · The Wiltern Tickets
- San Diego, United States · The Observatory North Park Tickets
- Ciudad De México, Mexico · Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguezwith Tricky, The Strokes, Lola Young, Purity Ring, Loyle Carner, Santigold, Bad Suns, The xx… Tickets
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Tour dates by city: Leeds · Manchester · Cardiff · London · Birmingham · Nottingham · Bournemouth · Huntington Beach · San Francisco · Los Angeles · San Diego · Ciudad De México
More concerts: United Kingdom · United States · Mexico
Tour dates elsewhere: Bandsintown · Songkick
About
Manic Street Preachers (also informally referred to as the Manics) are a Welsh rock band formed in Blackwood, Caerphilly, in 1986. Since 1995, the band has been a three-piece of Nicky Wire (bass) and cousins James Dean Bradfield (vocals/guitar) and Sean Moore (drums). They form a key part of the 1990s Welsh Cool Cymru cultural movement. The band's early releases were in a punk vein, eventually broadening to a wider alternative rock sound. Their early combination of androgynous glam imagery and lyrics about "culture, alienation, boredom and despair" gained them a loyal following.
As a four-piece with Richey Edwards (guitar), the band's first charting single was "Motown Junk" in 1991, followed by their first two albums, Generation Terrorists in 1992 and Gold Against the Soul in 1993. 1994's The Holy Bible was the last album with Edwards, who disappeared in February 1995 and was legally presumed deceased in 2008. After a six-month hiatus, and with the blessing of Edwards' family, the remaining members chose to continue, achieving commercial success with the first post-Edwards album, 1996's Everything Must Go, which reached No. 2 in the UK Albums Chart. The follow-up album, 1998's This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours, reached No. 1.
The Manics have headlined festivals including Glastonbury, T in the Park, V Festival and Reading, winning eleven NME Awards, eight Q Awards and four BRIT Awards. They were nominated for the Mercury Prize in 1996 and 1999, and have had one nomination for the MTV Europe Music Awards. The band have sold more than ten million albums worldwide. All of their studio albums have made the UK Top 20, with This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours and The Ultra Vivid Lament (2021) both reaching No. 1. From 1991 to 2010, they had 34 consecutive Top 40 singles in the UK, including Top 10 hits with "Theme from M.A.S.H (Suicide Is Painless)" (1992), "A Design for Life", "Everything Must Go", "Kevin Carter", "Australia" (all 1996), their first No. 1 single "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" (1998), "You Stole the Sun from My Heart" (1999), their second No. 1 single "The Masses Against the Classes" (2000), "So Why So Sad", "Found That Soul" (both 2001), "There by the Grace of God" (2002), "The Love of Richard Nixon" (2004), "Empty Souls" (2005), "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" and "Autumnsong" (both 2007).
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Also in Français
Manic Street Preachers est un groupe de rock alternatif britannique originaire de Blackwood, au Pays de Galles. Il est l'un des plus importants au Royaume-Uni de la fin des années 1990. Leurs plus gros succès sont les singles no 1 dans leur pays d'origine If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next (en) (1998) et The Masses Against the Classes (en) (2000).
Ils sont connus pour les frasques de leurs débuts, pour la disparition et le suicide présumé du guitariste Richey Edwards (ou Richey James, comme il préférait qu'on l'appelle) en février 1995, ainsi que pour leur série d'albums fortement iconoclastes et leurs concerts énergiques. Politiquement, ce sont des socialistes convaincus, une position influencée par leur éducation dans un milieu ouvrier (ils ont grandi pendant la grève des mineurs britanniques de 1984-1985), et mise en évidence par leurs textes et actions souvent très politisés ; ils ont dédié une de leurs récompenses au syndicaliste Arthur Scargill, leader de l'Union Nationale des Mineurs et plus tard du Socialist Labour Party.
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Past shows
- Glasgow · OVO Hydrowith Suede
- Dublin · 3Olympia Theatre
- Dublin · 3Olympia Theatre
Discography
Albums
- 1992 Generation Terrorists
- 1993 Gold Against the Soul
- 1994 The Holy Bible
- 1996 Everything Must Go
- 1998 This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
- 2001 Know Your Enemy
- 2004 Lifeblood
- 2007 Send Away the Tigers
- 2009 Journal for Plague Lovers
- 2010 Postcards From a Young Man
- 2013 Rewind the Film
- 2014 Futurology
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- 2018 Resistance Is Futile
- 2021 The Ultra Vivid Lament
- 2025 Critical Thinking
EPs
- 1990 New Art Riot EP
- 1992 Stars and Stripes
- 1994 Life Becoming a Landslide E.P.
- 1995 Faster
- 1998 Rythm'N Bar Sampler
- 2003 Forever Delayed EP
- 2005 God Save the Manics
- 2011 Postcards From a Young Man EP
- 2013 Anthem for a Lost Cause
- 2014 Walk Me to the Bridge
- 2014 Futurology
Singles
- 1988 Suicide Alley
- 1991 Motown Junk
- 1991 You Love Us
- 1991 Feminine Is Beautiful
- 1991 Stay Beautiful
- 1991 Love’s Sweet Exile / Repeat
- 1992 Slash ’n’ Burn
- 1992 Motorcycle Emptiness
- 1992 Theme From M.A.S.H. (Suicide Is Painless)
- 1992 Little Baby Nothing
- 1993 From Despair to Where
- 1993 La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh)
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- 1993 Roses in the Hospital
- 1994 Faster / P.C.P.
- 1994 Revol
- 1994 She Is Suffering
- 1996 Everything Must Go / Black Garden
- 1996 A Design for Life
- 1996 Everything Must Go
- 1996 Kevin Carter
- 1996 Further Away
- 1996 Australia
- 1998 If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
- 1998 The Everlasting
- 1998 Nobody Loved You
- 1999 You Stole the Sun From My Heart
- 1999 Tsunami
- 2000 The Masses Against the Classes
- 2001 Found That Soul
- 2001 So Why So Sad
- 2001 Ocean Spray
- 2001 Let Robeson Sing
- 2002 There by the Grace of God
- 2004 The Love of Richard Nixon
- 2005 Empty Souls
- 2007 Underdogs
- 2007 Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
- 2007 Autumnsong
- 2007 Indian Summer
- 2007 Ghost of Christmas
- 2008 Umbrella
- 2010 (It’s Not War) Just the End of Love
- 2010 Some Kind of Nothingness
- 2011 Postcards From a Young Man
- 2011 This Is the Day
- 2011 Love’s Sweet Exile
- 2013 Rewind the Film
- 2013 Show Me the Wonder
- 2014 Europa geht durch mich
- 2016 Together Stronger (C’mon Wales)
- 2017 International Blue
- 2018 International Blue (The Bluer Skies Version)
- 2018 Distant Colours
- 2018 Dylan & Caitlin
Questions about Manic Street Preachers’s tour
When is Manic Street Preachers’s next show?
Manic Street Preachers’s next show is on Friday, October 30, 2026, in Leeds, United Kingdom (first direct bank arena).
How many shows does Manic Street Preachers have in 2026?
Manic Street Preachers has 13 shows listed in 2026, in 12 cities.
Where is Manic Street Preachers touring in 2026?
Manic Street Preachers is scheduled to play in Leeds (United Kingdom), Manchester (United Kingdom), Cardiff (United Kingdom), London (United Kingdom), Birmingham (United Kingdom), Nottingham (United Kingdom), Bournemouth (United Kingdom), Huntington Beach (United States) and 4 other cities.
When does Manic Street Preachers play in Leeds?
Manic Street Preachers plays in Leeds on Friday, October 30, 2026 at first direct bank arena.
When does Manic Street Preachers play in Manchester?
Manic Street Preachers plays in Manchester on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at Co-op Live.
When does Manic Street Preachers play in Cardiff?
Manic Street Preachers has 2 shows in Cardiff: Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at Utilita Arena Cardiff; Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at Utilita Arena Cardiff.
Where can I buy tickets for Manic Street Preachers?
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Where can I listen to Manic Street Preachers?
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How do I keep up with new Manic Street Preachers dates?
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