English rock group Keane will hit the road next year to celebrate their debut album’s 20th anniversary. Beginning on May 3, the chart-topping band will perform headlining dates across Europe and North America through the end of September.
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The trek marks Keane’s most extensive tour in many years and their first U.S. endeavor since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the band to cancel a stretch of dates supporting their 2019 album Cause and Effect. The extensive set of performances will spotlight tracks from the band’s breakout debut record, Hopes and Fears, and songs from throughout their two-decade-long career.
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Keane will also release a remastered version of Hopes and Fears on May 10, 2024, exactly 20 years after its initial release.
“I remember standing by that amazing old mixing desk at Heliocentric Studios where we made Hopes and Fears, listening to an early mix of ‘Somewhere Only We Know,'” lead vocalist Tom Chaplin says in a statement. “I had this feeling that we’d come up with something that had an extra bit of magic. Making music is so often a process full of doubt…but on this occasion, there was something undeniable about what we’d created. Clearly, a lot of people felt the same when the album came out!”
“When I think about these songs, I still picture us playing them in little rooms in pubs around the U.K.,” pianist Tim Rice-Oxley adds. “I remember how exciting it was watching the crowds start to grow. Those songs opened the door to another dimension for us; everything that has happened in our lives since then was born out of that moment. It’s an incredible privilege for us that people are still listening after all this time.”
A pre-sale for all newly announced 2024 tour dates will begin September 13 at 10 a.m. local time. Fans can access a general on-sale for all performances starting September 15 at 10 a.m. local time.
A complete list of Hopes and Fears’ 20th anniversary tour dates can be found below. Additional information and ticketing details can be found at Keane’s official website.
2024 Tour Dates:
May 3 – Leeds @ First Direct Arena
May 4 – Birmingham @ Utilita Arena
May 5 – Manchester @ Co-Op Live
May 7 – Bournemouth @ International Centre
May 10 – London @ The O2
May 13 – Dublin @ 3Arena
April 1 – Mexico City @ Sports Palace
April 3 – Guadalajara @ Auditorio Telmex
April 19 – Amsterdam @ AFAS Live
April 21 – Cologne @ E-Werk
April 24 – Brussels @ Cirque Royal
April 26 – Paris @ L’Olympia
September 4 – Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley
September 5 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
September 6 – San Diego, CA @ Humphreys Concerts By The Bay
September 8 – Salt Lake City, UT @ TBA
September 9 – Denver, CO @ Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre
September 11 – Dallas, TX @ The Majestic Theatre
September 12 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live At The Moody Theatre
September 14 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern
September 15 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
September 17 – Minneapolis, MN @ Palace Theatre
September 18 – Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre
September 20 – Toronto, ON @ The Queen Elizabeth Theatre
September 21 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met
September 23 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall At Fenway
September 24 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
September 26 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem
Photo by Alex Lake, Courtesy of Island Records
