British rock band You Me At Six recently shocked fans with the news of their disbandment. The quintet took to social media on Wednesday January 31st to drop the bomb that they will be hitting the road one last time with a world tour scheduled for later this year. The tour will roll over into 2025, which poetically coincides with the band’s 20th anniversary. Front man Josh Franceschi stated in a press release that the milestone of 2 decades “has always been [their] finish line”.
2005-2025
This is the end.Thank you for being the heartbeat of this band.
Final live shows taking place 2024/2025.Sign up at https://t.co/TKQnwP6bLchttps://t.co/lhDcsDxBC2
— You Me At Six (@youmeatsix) January 31, 2024
After releasing a suitably emo video statement filmed in a graveyard, You Me At Six announced that the time has come for them to bid farewell to the band. However, after keeping this a secret for some time, Franceschi told BBC “I’m grateful that we’re in a position where we can celebrate, in real time, with our fans.”
Throughout their career, the “Stay With Me” singers have released 8 studio albums, 2 of which (2014’s Cavalier Youth and 2021’s SUCKAPUNCH) reaching number 1 status, toured extensively and received glowing recognition through a variety of awards. These accomplishments have not gone amiss with the band members, as frontman Franceschi told NME “The thing that mattered the most is longevity, getting closer and closer to that 20 year mark. We don’t need this band for self-indulgent reasons. We’re all really satisfied with what we’ve done, let’s just tie a nice little ribbon or bow around it. You don’t want to be the last ones hanging around at the party. We want to be a band that bowed out, not one that was kicked out.”
When asked about plans for their upcoming farewell tour, the 33-year-old stated “We’ve worked out that our final gig is going to be 20 years to the day since our first ever band practice, which is wild. It wasn’t even deliberate.” However, fans will have to be patient for any more information regarding the tour, as dates are set to be announce in “a couple of months”.
Whilst dates for You Me At Six’s final tour are still unknown, you can ensure you receive information regarding the upcoming shows by signing up here. However, the Surrey based five-piece have some upcoming performances this month, as well as their appearance’s at this year’s Slam Dunk Festival to serve as their penultimate shows. For more information and tickets, click here.
Tour dates:
09/02/2024 – KK’s Steel Mill – Wolverhampton
10/02 – UEA – Norwich
11/02 – O2 Academy – Bristol
13/02 – O2 Academy – Oxford
14/02 – Town Hall – Middlesbrough
15/02 – P&J Live – Aberdeen
17/02 – Liverpool University – Liverpool
18/02 – Guildhall – Portsmouth
25/05 – Slam Dunk Festival South – Hatfield
26/05 – Slam Dunk Festival North – Temple Newsam
