After a lengthy 11-year hiatus, aside from their 6-song set as they were being inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of fame in 2019, Roxy Music are set to return to the stage for a North American and UK tour beginning this September. Starting at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, the tour will see 10 gigs in North America, all with support from the fabulous St. Vincent (which is a fantastic matchup if you ask me), followed by 3 gigs in the UK in mid-October. So far there has been no announcement for the support of the UK leg, but more details will probably come through soon.
Tickets for the UK dates will go on sale this Thursday (March 31st) at 9am, you can find more information here. The tour will take Roxy Music through the UK with dates in Glasgow, Manchester and London, all in support of the 50th anniversary of their self-titled debut. As well as the tour, the band are also starting a vinyl re-issue series of all 8 studio albums in their discography. More information on when the reissues will be released will crop up in due time, until then you can take a look at the deal for Roxy Music and For Your Pleasure here; both of which will be landing on April 1st.
While I’m sure this is pretty much what everyone expected, the elephant in the room is that there is probably not going to be a Brian Eno amongst the line-up for the tour – despite this being in support of one of the 2 albums he actually worked on. I don’t have any actual evidence for that… but come on. That being said though, the year will mark the first time that Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera and Paul Thompson have been together on stage since the ‘For Your Pleasure’ tour in 2011.
Since their formation in 1972, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Roxy Music have left an indelible mark on the worlds of music, fashion and art, merging the three with a singular and astonishing vision that brought them immediate, global success. Today they are regarded as one of the most influential bands of all time, whose work has inspired generations of musicians. Intense, emotive, and clever, with iconic graphics, Roxy Music’s eight studio albums birthed the art-rock movement, blurring the lines between genres and infusing a new kind of glamour into rock music for the first time.
Roxy Music’s UK Tour Dates:
10/10/22 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow
12/10 – AO Arena – Manchester
14/10 – O2 Arena – London
Photo credit: Brian Cooke
