John Grant has announced a 2025 UK and Ireland tour, making stops in Dublin, Cambridge, Coventry, Edinburgh, Newcastle and more.
The indie musician is currently on tour in Australia, and is due to go on tour in the US in April. Following the success of his latest album ‘The Art Of The Lie’, Grant has announced more UK and Ireland tour dates.
“Exceedingly excited to announce more band shows this October,” he wrote in a social media post.
John Grant will play the following UK and Ireland tour dates:
OCTOBER
4 – Dublin – National Stadium
6 – Manchester – New Century Hall*
7 – Bradford – St George’s Hall
9 – Brighton – Brighton Dome
10 – London – Troxy
12 – Cambridge – Junction
13 – Coventry – Warwick Arts Centre
14 – Portsmouth – Portsmouth Guildhall
16 – Newcastle – The Boiler Shop
17 – Edinburgh – The Queen’s Hall
Tickets go on sale on Friday, March 14; you can find them here.
Last year, Grant shared his newest album, ‘The Art Of The Lie’, and took it on tour. ‘The Art Of The Lie’ started coming together in 2022, when he met producer Ivor Guest (Grace Jones, Beyoncé) at Meltdown Festival. Describing the album’s sound, Grant has compared it to Vangelis’ score for Blade Runner, or “the Carpenters if John Carpenter was also a member”.
“The clothing that it’s dressed up in makes it more palatable,” he added. “It helps
the bitter pill go down. Music and humour are how I’ve always dealt with the dark side of life. Come to think of it, it’s how I deal with the good side too.”
In a four-star review of his 202 album ‘Boy From Michigan’, NME wrote: “In terms of subject matter, ‘Boy From Michigan’ is among the heaviest albums of Grant’s career – a discography that’s hardly lacking in weight – yet it’s never remotely stifling. At every corner there’s a witty aside, a gleefully weird vocal effect, a gorgeous descriptive phrase or a moment of biting tenderness.”