Britpop icons Echobelly today have announced an anniversary UK tour taking place in October / November 2025. The tour will mark 30 years since the release of their top 5 album ‘ON’. The 14 date run, which includes a date in Brighton at the Chalk venue, will see the band perform the album in its entirety plus selected greatest hits.
Speaking about the upcoming tour, Echobelly frontwoman, Sonya Madan says:
“We’re really excited about the chance to play ‘ON’ in its entirety. A celebration of its 30 years of existence! It’s a special journey for us and a chance to celebrate it with all who come to see us on this tour”.
The band’s guitarist, Glenn Johansson also adds:
“It’ll be a personal re-discovery of a very special time in our musical career. Everything was in front of us and we were thrilled to experience the excitement and be part of that era. ‘ON’ is considered as one of the top seminal Britpop albums and we’re really excited to bring it back out to audiences”
Tickets for the tour go on pre-sale 9am Wednesday 5th March followed by general sale 9am Thursday 6th March 2025. All regional shows – £27.50 in advance + booking fees and the London show – £28.50 in advance + booking fees and will be available via: www.echobelly.com.
The tour dates are as follows:
OCTOBER
2nd Manchester – New Century Hall
3rd Leeds – Project House
4th Sheffield – Leadmill
9th Bath – Komedia
10th Coventry – HMV Empire
11th Oxford – O2 Academy
12th Southampton – Engine Rooms
16th London – Electric Ballroom
17th Brighton – Chalk
18th Swansea – Sin City
NOVEMBER
5th Newcastle – The Cluny
6th Glasgow – Oran Mor
7th Stoke – Sugarmill
8th Nottingham – The Level
Having a career spanning nearly 30 years and having released seven albums, plans are currently in the pipeline to release their 8th studio album recorded at London’s RAK studios with producer Danton Supple (Who has worked with such musical icons as Coldplay, Morrissey, Dave Gahan and Patti Smith).
Echobelly kicked off their career in 1993 with their first EP ‘Bellyache’. The favourable response including gushing press reviews and sold out gigs ensured the securing of a recording contract with Sony via their subsidiary, Rhythm King. Their first single from their debut album ‘E.G.O’, was ‘Insomniac’ and the album reached number 8 in the UK Album charts
By the time they released their 2nd album ‘ON’ in 1995, they were rising up the ranks of the British music scene, with regular press, TV / radio and two world tours under their belt. The album celebrated the endless possibilities of the human spirit. In ‘Great Things’, Madan sang “I want to do great things/I don’t want to compromise/I want to know what love is/I want to know everything.” The album’s optimistic sound and feel provided an intriguing contrast with its witty and acerbic lyrics, many songs are now considered as classics of their era and are still regularly played on radio around the world.
Unfortunately “On” was a big disappointment compared with their first album (which is full of classic tunes) – which is why their commercial progress stopped in 1995.