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Crowded House announce UK tour

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Crowded House have announced details of a UK and Irish tour.

The band kick off their tour on November 26 at Dublin ’s National Stadium . It will be band’s first UK shows for over decade.

The band are set to release their new album ’Time On Earth’ on July 2. Their last studio album was 1993’s ‘Together Alone’ .

They will play:

Dublin National Stadium (November 26)

Belfast Waterfront Hall (27)

Manchester MEN Arena (29)

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Glasgow SECC (30)

Nottingham Arena (December 1)

Birmingham NEC (3)

Cardiff International Arena (4)

Bournemouth International Centre (6)

Brighton Centre (7)

London Wembley Arena (9)

Tickets are set to go on sale on June 29 at 9 am.

To check ticket availability and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS , now.

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The music of Crowded House has resounded through eras and generations since the band launched out of Melbourne, Australia back in 1985. Beyond selling over 15 million records worldwide and earning 13 ARIA Awards, a MTV VMA, and a BRIT Award, they have generated billions of streams, consistently sold out tours on multiple continents, notched four #1 albums in Australia, and captivated audiences for nearly four decades. Originally founded by Neil Finn [vocals, guitar, keys, songwriting], Nick Seymour [bass, keys], and the late Paul Hester [drums, vocals], the group’s self-titled debut, Crowded House, went platinum uplifted by iconic smashes “Something So Strong” and “Don’t Dream It’s Over.” Speaking to the impact of the latter, it has been covered by everyone from Miley Cyrus and Ariana Grande in a viral performance to The Head & The Heart, among others. It’s no wonder Consequence of Sound christened it “one of the most memorable tunes of the eighties.”

2005 saw them return in the wake of Paul’s passing. They served up Time on Earth [2007] and Intriguer [2010]. The ARIA Hall of Fame inducted Crowded House in 2016 as the guys returned to Sydney Opera House for three unforgettable nights before going dormant again. 2018 saw Neil join Fleetwood Mac as a full-time member, canvasing the globe on a massive world tour. Two years later, he and Nick led another era of Crowded House joined by Mitchell Froom on keys and Neil’s sons Liam and Elroy Finn. They issued their first full-length offering in eleven years, the unanimously acclaimed Dreamers Are Waiting in 2021. Met with widespread acclaim, Forbes hailed it as “vintage Crowded House,” and The Guardian rated it “4-out-of-5 stars” and raved, “It doesn’t just retain the intimacy that made them so cherished, but makes it their signature sound.” Meanwhile, it took home “Best Adult Contemporary Album” at the ARIA Awards. The band ignited a rapturous world tour in support of Dreamers Are Waiting.

As always, Crowded House continue to forge ahead with another chapter of their legacy anchored by more touring and new music.

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Neil Finn’s band returns to the scene of their 1996 farewell show, with two hours of hits and jamming in front of 6,000 enraptured fans

T he decision as to when to call time on a band must be a truly wretched one. Delay it and a once beloved outfit risks becoming a cash-grabbing karaoke machine, enlivened only by merch sales and the umpteenth greatest hits compilation. Equally, a band’s promise can be cut short all too soon by an acrimonious falling out or something more tragic.

On Thursday Crowded House returned to the place where they called time. Exactly 20 years ago, on 24 November 1996 under a full moon, the band played their final Farewell to the World show to 100,000 adoring fans on the forecourt of Sydney’s Opera House. This time, 6,000 equally adoring fans took their places on a much more safely cordoned off forecourt to see the band return to that stage for the first of four sold-out shows entitled Crowded House: Encore.

They haven’t exactly disappeared since 1996. The band reformed in 2006, released two top-selling albums Time on Earth (2007) and Intriguer (2010), and played together on smaller occasions.

Still, tonight has special significance as it also marks 30 years since Neil Finn, Nick Seymour and the late Paul Hester came together to form a band named after their cramped living quarters. And it comes just one night after the band was inducted into the Arias Hall of Fame .

So, as the Sydney night falls on the forecourt and arcs of blue light sweep across the stage, a clutch of hooded figures stagger on, only to throw off the cloaks and reveal a purple-suited Finn and Seymour along with multi-instrumentalist Mark Hart and drummer Matthew Sherrod.

After taking their positions in front of a swirling multi-coloured backdrop, they open with the same song they started with in 1996: the rousing Mean to Me. But the set list soon departs from the 1996 version, moving quickly to Something So Strong, Don’t Stop Now, and a stellar version of Fall at Your Feet.

Finn dedicates Italian Plastic to Hester, who died in 2005, describing it as a song which, like his friend, is filled with joy.

Next up is Private Universe, Finn’s ode to lovers, which is steamy, intimate and compelling despite the throng and a few feedback problems.

The crowd relishes every second. It’s made up mostly of those of a certain age with a certain amount of disposable income. Finn quips that it’s nice to see everyone, even those who have travelled over the waters, including the nearby leafy North Shore suburbs.

Finn also embraces the crowd’s ever present backing track, frequently throwing to them to fill in chorus lines and chants, even gently chiding when they collectively miss a cue.

In fact, he encourages the crowd to sing as loudly as possible. Usually, there’s a noise limit imposed on Sydney Opera House during the week, and although Crowded House is the first band to receive an exemption, Finn is keen to wake up the neighbourhood fuddy duddys. He also doesn’t miss the opportunity to call out Sydney’s lockout laws.

Interspersed with the hits, there are stretches of unabashed jamming between the four musicians as they bend, stretch and flex their talents. This is where the band escapes what could be the pitfalls of jukebox poppiness and instead demonstrate their astonishing musical craftsmanship.

Midway through, the four are joined by one-time band member Tim Finn who plays It’s Only Natural and Chocolate Cake alongside his brother. The younger Finn credits Tim with inspiring him to play music from an early age and their camaraderie and fraternal banter is undented by years of playing side by side in various line-ups.

After a bemusing riff about Australian children’s TV character Humphrey B Bear, Finn surprises the crowd with Don’t Dream It’s Over, the song that closed out the 1996 concert. This time, though, it’s clear there’s still much more to come, and it’s followed by their 1993 hit Distant Sun.

They round out the first section with the madcap helter-skelter fun of Locked Out before running off for a break. It’s not long until they run back on again, bursting into Weather with You. There’s a special delight when all else falls away for a short, almost a cappella chorus: just Neil Finn, an acoustic guitar and those lines.

Next up is the deliciously giddy Sister Madly, as Hart gets to “show off” – as Finn puts it – his dexterity on the keyboard.

Fittingly, the band closes the two-hour show with Better Be Home Soon, sweeping everyone along on a wave of swelling emotion. Earlier Finn thanked the crowd for attending, saying: “What a glorious night to be alive on the planet.” And it’s clear that this is what tonight – and their return – is all about. These are musicians at the top of their game; playful, joyful and thrilled to be back doing what they love best. It seems it wasn’t their time to go after all.

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Crowded House are back for the first European tour in a decade.

The band have announced a six-date UK tour for June and July 2020.

Tickets for all their dates are on sale now and can be purchased here .

Joining founding members Neil Finn and Nick Seymour on the tour are Mitchell Froom, Liam Finn and Elroy Finn. Reuniting earlier this year, the band have also confirmed they've spent time in the recording studio, with new music coming soon.

Crowded House 2020 UK tour dates:

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Their first lineup lasted from 1985 to 1995, with four hit albums including Crowded House (1986), Temple of Low Men (1988), Woodface (1991) and Together Alone (1993).

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