
Rock/Pop
The Bluetones Tickets
Concerts in Ireland
- 8 October 2026Thursday 19:30BelfastEmpire Music HallThe Bluetones
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- 9 October 2026Friday 20:00DublinWhelansThe Bluetones
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International Concerts
- 27 June 2026Until 27/06/2026Leamington Spa, United KingdomTemperanceEVERYWHERE AT ONCE: The Bluetones AcousticOn partner site
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- 1 October 2026Until 01/10/2026Derby, United KingdomThe FlowerpotThe BluetonesOn partner site
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- 14 October 2026Until 14/10/2026Leeds, United KingdomBrudenell Social ClubThe BluetonesOn partner site
- 15 October 2026Until 15/10/2026Leeds, United KingdomBrudenell Social ClubThe BluetonesOn partner site
- 22 October 2026Until 22/10/2026Wolverhampton, United KingdomKK's Steel MillThe Bluetones - ‘Expecting To Fly’ 30th Anniversary TourOn partner site
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- 24 October 2026Saturday 18:30Oxford, United KingdomO2 Academy OxfordThe Bluetones - 'Expecting To Fly' 30th Anniversary Tour
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- 30 October 2026Friday 18:30Manchester, United KingdomO2 Ritz ManchesterThe Bluetones 30th Anniversary of 'Expecting to Fly'
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- 31 October 2026Saturday 19:00London, United KingdomO2 Shepherds Bush EmpireThe Bluetones 30th Anniversary of 'Expecting to Fly'
About
The Bluetones formed in 1993 and released their debut album Expecting To Fly in 1996 which entered the UK album charts at No. 1. The singles ‘Bluetonic’, Slight Return’ and ‘Cut Some Rug’ all crashed into the Top 20 and the band went on to tour all over the world. More hits followed including ‘Solomon Bites The Worm’, ‘If’ and ‘Autophilia (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Car)’ and this set will see the band perform Expecting to Fly in full and a greatest hits set. The band, consisting of the original line up of Mark Morriss (vocals), Adam Devlin (guitar), Scott Morriss (bass) and Eds Chesters (drums) have earned a reputation as an engaging and dynamic live outfit.
Mark Morris explained why they are doing this tour “Playing an album in its entirety is a pleasurable way of experiencing the natural cadences of the record as it was intended, unlike a normal set where the light and shade changes every night… These events are always such a celebration, a real joy to play. Nobody takes anything too seriously and the emphasis is always on playful hedonism for a day.”
Setlists
Set 1:
- 1.Keep the Home Fires Burning
- 2.Carnt Be Trusted
- 3.Drive Thru
- 4.Bluetonic
- 5.Autophilia or 'How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Car'
- 6.Madeline
- 7.Never Going Nowhere
- 8.A Parting Gesture
Set 2:
- 9.Marblehead Johnson
- 10.In the Cut
- 11.The Fountainhead
- 12.Carry Me Home
- 13.Slight Return
- 14.Cut Some Rug
- 15.Down at the Reservoir
Encore
- 16.If...
Set 1:
- 1.Keep the Home Fires Burning
- 2.Bluetonic
- 3.Drive Thru
- 4.Carnt Be Trusted
- 5.Never Going Nowhere
- 6.Autophilia or 'How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Car'
- 7.A New Athens
Set 2:
- 8.Marblehead Johnson
- 9.In the Cut
- 10.The Fountainhead
- 11.Carry Me Home
- 12.Slight Return
- 13.Cut Some Rug
- 14.Down at the Reservoir
Encore
- 15.Can't Get You Out of My Head (Kylie Minogue cover)
- 16.If...
- -You're the Best (Joe Esposito cover)
- 1.Bluetonic
- 2.A New Athens
- 3.Solomon Bites the Worm
- 4.Keep the Home Fires Burning
- 5.Carnt Be Trusted
- 6.Slight Return
- 7.Marblehead Johnson
- 8.Drive Thru
- 9.Cheap Hotel
- 10.In the Cut
- 11.The Aristocrats
- 12.Lux Interior
- 13.Cut Some Rug
- 14.Madeline
- 15.London Weekend Television
- 16.My Way (Paul Anka cover) (Improvised lyrics)
- 17.If...
Set 1
- 1.Keep the Home Fires Burning
- 2.Bluetonic
- 3.Drive Thru
- 4.Carnt Be Trusted
- 5.Autophilia or 'How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Car'
- 6.Madeline
- 7.Never Going Nowhere
- 8.A Parting Gesture
Set 2
- 9.Marblehead Johnson
- 10.In the Cut
- 11.The Fountainhead
- 12.Slight Return
- 13.Cut Some Rug
- 14.Down at the Reservoir
- 15.Cut Some Rug
- 16.Firefly
Encore
- 17.If...
Set 1
- 1.Keep the Home Fires Burning
- 2.Bluetonic
- 3.Drive Thru
- 4.Carnt Be Trusted
- 5.Autophilia or 'How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Car'
- 6.Madeline
- 7.Never Going Nowhere
- 8.A Parting Gesture
Set 2
- 9.Last Christmas (Wham! cover) (Snippet)
- 10.Marblehead Johnson
- 11.In the Cut
- 12.The Fountainhead
- 13.Down at the Reservoir
- 14.Walking in the Air (Howard Blake cover)
- 15.Slight Return
- 16.Cut Some Rug
- 17.If...
Encore
- 18.Mistletoe and Wine (Keith Strachan cover) (Snippet)
- 19.Firefly