Elbow Return

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Elbow Return - UK Arena Tour March 2011
Ladies and Gentlemen, it's the news you've all been waiting for... Elbow will be making their return to live action this coming March with a string of very special arena dates.

Their first shows since September 2009, Elbow have spent the last year working on the follow up to ‘The Seldom Seen Kid’ due out in early 2011.

Tickets for the shows go on sale to Elbow fans on Tuesday 28th September at 9am sharp. An email with the pre-sale link will be sent to fans on the Elbow mailing list - to sign up go to www.elbow.co.uk/mailinglist.

Here's the full list of dates:

March
Tue 15th - Glasgow, SECC
Wed 16th - Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena
Thu 17th - Nottingham, Trent FM Arena
Sat 19th - Sheffield, Arena
Sun 20th - Liverpool, Echo Arena
Tue 22nd - Birmingham, National Indoor Arena
Wed 23rd - Cardiff, International Arena
Fri 25th - Manchester, MEN Arena
Mon 28th - London, O2 Arena

Tickets will be on sale to the general public from 9am on Friday 1st October.

More details on the new album will follow shortly.

AARGH!!!!!! At Last!!!!! I was on the phone to a client when this popped up - It was all I could do to prevent myself from shrieking.

Excellent news!

yay! About time I popped my Elbow cherry... London meet-up anyone? *looks pointedly at Sarah and Al even though they're nowhere near London*

FML FML FML Oh nohz!!! I am supposed to be coming over to the UK in July, gonna miss all this, can't afford 2 trips over in 1 year!!!! Waaaaaaaaaaaah!!!

Don't panic yet Chrissie - they're bound to be doing festivals.

I've just realised - the 02 - blooming heck they have gone up in the world!

ticky wrote:

Don't panic yet Chrissie - they're bound to be doing festivals.

I've just realised - the 02 - blooming heck they have gone up in the world!

yeah, now they don't need to play at the Asda anymore!

Lee Spoons wrote:

yay! About time I popped my Elbow cherry... London meet-up anyone? *looks pointedly at Sarah and Al even though they're nowhere near London*

I'm in!

O2 - not my favourite arena. Still, what the hell. Already excited like a 12 year old.

Woo Hoo! Fantastic. Will be going to Cardiff.

Me too - and I think Manchester and Liverpool. Definitely NOT the 02 though - can't bear the place.

I was just have a conversation with the missus the other day saying that we were unlikely to see Elbow outside of an arena now. She scoffed!

But seriously, without wishing to deprive the band their well earned success do you think they will continue to play more intimate venues such as the roundhouse / Porchester hall gigs or even (not quite so intimate) places such as Brixton Academy / Manchester Apollo?

Must confess, was hoping for a M'cr Apollo - but hey, am going to the MEN and Liverpool or Sheffield, presale success withstanding !

Maybe a sneaky coupla warm up shows Elboys ?

Let the days countdown now......

Wow! Am soo excited, despite the enormous capacity at each venue. Nottingham seems to be the least in my area. Now the fight to get tickets!!! Wooo-hoo!!

felstead wrote:

I was just have a conversation with the missus the other day saying that we were unlikely to see Elbow outside of an arena now. She scoffed!

But seriously, without wishing to deprive the band their well earned success do you think they will continue to play more intimate venues such as the roundhouse / Porchester hall gigs or even (not quite so intimate) places such as Brixton Academy / Manchester Apollo?

The arena probably is the way forward for them. It means they can satisy the growing demand for tickets. Failing that they'd have to play three times the number of shows at the smaller venues.

I've only seen them at Wembley and MEN and they didn't seem out-of-place at all. In fact, they were able to create intimacy even in those big concrete sheds. Am not quite sure about the O2 in London .. but am willing to bet they'll be fab there too.

hello!!

im back with a name change. Goodbye Bettyblue and hello Lillybef...saves all the confusion for all those who are folling me on Twitter

Wow! So the ELbow boys are back, and they have been sorely missed these past 12months or so.
Hoping to get tickets for Liverpool and Manchester and maybe see some familar faces

I don't think they'll be consistently appearing in arenas after this mini-tour return. It seems more like a huge 'We're back and we know that the lot of you missed us' statement. Unless, of course, they've created songs more suitable for an arena rock band. Seems more like their intent is to go back to smaller gigs if they're planning to put theatre into their performance? Just a guess...

But this means that the release date of the album is looming about. Predictions on the album release date? I'm guessing an April release date unless they're planning on releasing the album before the tour...

At this point, I'd settle for a 10 second clip of any of their new songs.

Great to see notice in my inbox this morning.... and an earlybird link for tickets next Tuesday, which i'm sure all of you have if your on the mailing list.

Have decided i'm gonna try and go to the Glasgow show as i've never been able to see them live. Hopefully we can sort out child care for our lad.

It was only yesterday that I realised that 12 months had elapsed - nay, flown by - since the MEN "farewell" gig (I almost posted something to that effect) and here we are, one day later, a mere 6 months away from some fresh dates. Something to look forward to, to see us through the winter. Hopefully there will be an increasing drip-feed of new material between now and March.

And something fresh and Elbowy to discuss at last!

Today has been a good day

I've now decided it's a Sheffield stay over and the MEN - after mithering/stalking my mates all afternoon.

They say absence makes the heart grow fonder.............this 38 year old lad agrees. My initial disappointment at the venue choices has now subsided into Christmas Eve behaviour of a 9 year old.

Hello everyone, just thought I'd drop by to share the excitement!!

Also hoping for some more intimate warm-up gigs, but Manchester and Sheffield definitely pencilled in....

OMG I am way too old to be this excited! Must write another elbow on my exercise book tomorrow lol. Bit skint and have 2 young kids so will only able to do 2 shows.
Plan to take day off when tix go on sale, how very 6th form! So happy for us all, yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I couldn't get signal in Croatia and had to wait to come home today to read all this fab news!!
So so sssooooo happeee!!
I'm not sure I could go to the O2, it's great they can play such a large capacity venue....but that place is horrific.

Damn and damn and poo - I'm starting work at 5am next Tuesday so won't be able to get tix. This is going to take a lot of organising via friends and family members.

So great to hear from old forum members again! Hi Hilary, Evil Pixie and everyone else!

Mmmm....
I wonder... is a trip to the UK on the cards...???