Madness have announced a 2025 ‘Hits Parade’ UK tour with special guests Squeeze – you can find all the details below.
The veteran ska band will be wheeling out classics like ‘Baggy Trousers’, ‘House of Fun’ and ‘Must Be Love’ on their thirteen-date trek, which is set to kick off at Sheffield Utilita Arena on December 4.
Making stops in Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle, Cardiff, Birmingham and more, they’ll wrap up the tour with a special hometown show at London’s The O2 on December 20. Tickets go on general sale at 9:30am this Friday (March 28) and you can find yours here.
Speaking ahead of the new tour, the band said: “We are going to be parading through your town soon…bearing glittering hits of all shapes and sizes, everyone welcome.”
Madness’ ‘Hits Parade’ 2025 tour dates are:
December:
4 – Sheffield, Utilita Arena
5 – Manchester, AO Arena
6 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro
7 – Aberdeen, P&J Live
9 – Newcastle, Utilita Arena
10 – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena
12 – Leeds, First Direct Arena
13 – Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena
14 – Brighton Centre
16 – Bournemouth, International Centre
18 – Cardiff, Utilita Arena
19 – Birmingham, Utilita Arena
20 – London, The O2
News of the ‘Hits Parade’ tour follows the band confirming a run of three huge outdoor shows to take place in the UK this summer, at Bedfordshire’s Tofte Manor, Dreamland in Margate and Colchester’s Castle Park. Find remaining tickets for those shows here.
The ‘One Step Beyond’ artists were also added to this year’s edition of the Eden Sessions, a series of musical shows at the visitor attraction and botanical gardens near St. Austell that have been running since 2002.
Madness released their most recent studio album ‘Theatre Of The Absurd Presents C’Est La Vie’ in 2023, the 13th full-length record of their career. It arrived seven years after the release of their last record – 2016’s ‘Can’t Touch Us Now’.
The band teased ‘Theatre Of The Absurd Presents C’Est La Vie’ with singles ‘Baby Burglar’ and ‘C’Est La Vie’, as well as an intimate show at the Koko venue in London.
In other news, last year they launched their very own ‘Hour Of Need’ award for fans who wished to nominate “an unsung hero in your life”, allowing fans to thank people for having been there for them or others during challenging times.
Meanwhile, their much loved track ‘Baggy Trousers‘ recently featured in Danny Dyer‘s comedy drama Marching Powder.
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