Madness are heading back out on a tour of the UK with their Hits Parade tour, including a stop right here in Leeds.
The beloved British band, famed for hits like Baggy Trousers, House of Fun, and One Step Beyond, are heading to the First Direct Arena this winter.
Madness will be kicking the tour off in Sheffield on 4 December, before heading across a 13-date-strong arena tour.
They’ll be joined by Squeeze on all dates, who were huge throughout the 1990s, and again since reuniting in 2007.
The tour has been announced to celebrate their biggest hits of their career, which spans almost five decades.
In 2023, Madness achiever their first-ever UK number one studio album, with Theatre of the Absurd Presents C’est La Vie – though before that, they already had an impressive 10 top 10 albums.
Madness also have multiple awards, including an Ivor Novello, and performed as part of Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee celebrations.
The show promises to be ‘live, loud, and full of heart’.
Speaking on the new tour, Madness said: “We are going to be parading through your town soon… bearing glittering hits of all shapes and sizes, everyone welcome.”
These newly-announced tour dates follow a headline USA tour earlier this year, plus an upcoming summer packed with festival appearances.
Madness will be releasing a compilation of unique covers, available as an exclusive red translucent vinyl, in celebration of Record Store Day 2025.
Madness will be at the First Direct Arena on Friday 12 December – tickets will go on sale at 9.30am on Friday 28 March HERE.
Madness Hits Parade tour dates in full
- Thursday 4 December – Sheffield Utilita Arena
- Friday 5 December – Manchester AO Arena
- Saturday 6 December – Glasgow OVO Hydro
- Sunday 7 December – Aberdeen P&J Live
- Tuesday 9 December – Newcastle Utilita Arena
- Wednesday 10 December – Liverpool M&S Bank Arena
- Friday 12 December – Leeds First Direct Arena
- Saturday 13 December – Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
- Sunday 14 December – Brighton Centre
- Tuesday 16 December – Bournemouth International Centre
- Thursday 18 December – Cardiff Utilita Arena
- Friday 19 December – Birmingham Utilita Arena
- Saturday 20 December – London The O2
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