West Yorkshire band Embrace have announced an anniversary tour for the UK in November. The tour will be celebrating the release of the album The Good Will Out 25 years ago and the band plans to play the record in full.
.@embrace will play their 1998 album in full at the gigs
https://t.co/3fIpdFiWoO— NME (@NME) July 25, 2023
Released in 1998, the debut album was a notable success for the band, reaching number 1 in the UK singles charts and number 2 in the Scottish album charts. Initially regarded as a landmark effort within the Britpop sub-genre, the record garnered rave reviews with many critics comparing it favourably to contemporary bands like Oasis and The Verve. The special tour will kick off in Sheffield on 2 November and continue throughout the month, visiting all major cities in the UK.
Commenting on the tour and 25th anniversary, frontman Danny McNamara said, “I can’t believe it’s been 25 years since we released our debut album, but what’s even more amazing is that it still resonates with so many people after all this time. The Piece Hall show [in Halifax on 1 July] was one of the best gigs we’ve ever played, and one of the best nights of my life. It’s going to be amazing to take this show out on the road for the first time, we can’t wait.”
NEW // @embrace will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their debut album, ‘The Good Will Out’, with a UK tour in November! Tickets go on general sale at 9am on Friday: https://t.co/Yi8WHsXnDa pic.twitter.com/h9W0XppmCk — Stereoboard (@stereoboard) July 24, 2023
Spawning three singles, “All You Good Good People,” “Come Back To What You Know” and “My Weakness Is None Of Your Business”-all of which entered into the top 10 UK charts-The Good Will Out was named as one of NME’s top albums of the year for 1998. Drawing upon a wide range of influences, including PJ Harvey, Michelle Gayle and The Beatles, the album was marketed as a Brit pop effort akin to Oasis-a comparison the band on the one hand acknowledges helped with raising their profile but also sought to downplay any sonic similarities.
Formed in Huddersfield in 1993 by brothers Danny and Richard McNamara, Embrace began making a name for themselves within the live scene in West Yorkshire-selling their demo recordings in cassette form at shows. After sending demos to various labels, the band eventually signed to Virgin imprint Hut Records in 1996, where the band eagerly set to work on the album that would become The Good Will Out.
The band have since continued to be a steady presence in the scene releasing eight studio albums to date. 2022’s How To Be A Person Like Other People came out via the band’s own record label Mobetta. Tickets for the 25th anniversary tour of The Good Will Out are available from Friday, 28 July and can be purchased here.
Embrace The Good Will Out Tour:
02/11/2023 – O2 Academy – Sheffield
03/11 – Engine Rooms – Southampton
04/11 – Tramshed – Cardiff
06/11 – Chalk – Brighton
09/11 – O2 Academy – Leeds
10/11 – Roadmender – Northampton
11/11 – O2 Academy – Bristol
12/11 – O2 Academy – Oxford
14/11 – O2 Academy – Glasgow
15/11 – Boiler Shop – Newcastle
16/11 – O2 Institute – Birmingham
17/11 – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire – London
18/11 – Academy – Manchester
