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Manic Street Preachers and Suede tour reaches The O2 in London
The UK co-headline tour of Manic Street Preachers and Suede played The O2 in London on Friday November 6, with the next dates set for Birmingham and Nottingham.
The UK co-headline tour of Manic Street Preachers and Suede rolled into The O2 in London on Friday November 6. The two bands first toured together in 1994, later played joint North American shows in 2022, and did a UK trek in 2024.
The Manic Street Preachers opened their London set with 'Motorcycle Emptiness', the first of four songs from 'Generation Terrorists'. Bassist Nicky Wire introduced the early single 'Little Baby Nothing' as one of Richey Edwards's best lyrics. The band marked the recent release of their 'The Holy Bible' live album by performing 'Die In The Summertime' as a trio. Frontman James Dean Bradfield gave Nicky Wire lead vocals on 'Hiding In Plain Sight' from the latest album 'Critical Thinking'. Nicky Wire said that 'This is our 16th album'.
Suede opened with new album highlights 'Disintegrate' and 'Antidepressants'. The band surprised fans with the tour debut of the fan-favourite B-side 'Killing Of A Flashboy'. Suede aired the punk-driven new song 'Tribe' during the concert. Brett Anderson said that the record Suede is making now is the third in the trilogy.
The Manic Street Preachers' next UK co-headline date after London is at Utilita Arena, Birmingham on 7 November. The following date is at Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham on 11 November. The band continue to tease an upcoming announcement to mark the 35th anniversary of their debut album.
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