Bombay Bicycle Club have announced some intimate UK shows in August, scheduled just before they play All Points East 2025. The first stop will see the Crouch End rockers perform at the Barbican venue in York on August 22. On the following night (August 23), they will travel to Liverpool to take to the stage at Mountford Hall.
Both of these shows will take place just before their slot at All Points East 2025, which features a stacked lineup full of favourites for indie fans, including The Macabees as headliners. It will be The Macabees first live show since disbanding in 2017.
Also on the bill for All Points East 2025 are The Cribs, Dry Cleaning, Nilüfer Yanya, The Murder Capital, Divorce and Prima Queen.
Ticket sales for the new Bombay Bicycle Club tour dates have opened up for sale – you can visit here to purchase.
The band’s latest album was 2023’s ‘My Big Day’. The album provided an eclectic sound, with influences from soul, rock, indie and electronic music all shining through in the production. The record also played host to some notable features, including Chaka Khan, Damon Albarn, Jay Som, Nilüfer Yanya and Holly Humberstone.
The album was well received among critics. In their review, Clash Magazine wrote: “The band’s sixth album – and first in three years – ‘My Big Day’ has a wonderfully organic feel. The songwriting is easy-going, the risks taken effortlessly; more than 15 years into their time together, Bombay Bicycle Club are still taking chances, and still reaping the rewards.”
In an interview with NME, guitarist Jamie MacColl spoke of how the band wanted to innovate and explore new sounds, rather than treading familiar waters within their music.
“I think nostalgia is the enemy of creativity and progress, to be honest. I think with the way streaming works, so much of the music ecosystem now services nostalgia so I think you have to constantly fight against that,” he said.
The band have been around since the mid-2000’s, dropping their debut album ‘I Had The Blues But Shook Them Loose‘ in 2006. Since then, they’ve released several critically acclaimed albums, experimenting with different sounds such as folk, electronica, world music and more.
Bombay Bicycle Club stayed active through 2024, with the indie quartet touring the UK and Europe and performing at Glastonbury 2024. During their sunny set, they were joined onstage by Blur/Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn. They also played their biggest headlining show ever, a hometown performance at London’s Alexandra Palace on July 12.
Later in November, the group gave a zoetrope vinyl reissue of their fourth album, ‘So Long, See You Tomorrow’, the band’s first ever No.1 record.
Bombay Bicycle Club UK Tour Dates 2025:
AUGUST
22 – Barbican, York
23 – Mountford Hall, Liverpool
24 – Victoria Park, London (All Points East w/ The Maccabees)
