Deacon Blue will return to the road in summer 2023 for their ‘Greatest Hits UK & Ireland Tour’.

Due to launch in September, the group are digging out all their old 45s – the Top 10s, the favourites, and the sing-a-long rarities – for a concert like no other. 

The first half will be an intimate acoustic show, and then they’ll go electric for a raucous trip across their hits.

“We’ve decided to play a Greatest Hits show with a difference,” says Ricky Ross. “Yes, we intend to play all (or nearly all) the old 45s, but we also want the first half of the evening to be an intimate acoustic performance, the band gathered round the piano with acoustic guitars and whatever Dougie decides to hit. 

“We’ll play some album tracks and reinterpret a few favourites from the back catalogue. We’ll take a short break then come back and make a lot of noise. We hope you can be part of that noise.”

Tickets for the tour go on general sale November 18 at 9 am GMT.

The full list of tour dates is as follows:

SEPTEMBER 2023

15 – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
17 – Utilita Arena, Newcastle
18 – City Hall, Sheffield
20 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
21 – Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
23 – Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
24 – Pavilions, Plymouth
25 – Guildhall, Portsmouth
27 – Royal Albert Hall, London
28 – BIC, Bournemouth
30 – Brighton Centre, Brighton

OCTOBER 2023

02 – Olympia, Dublin
03 – Olympia, Dublin
04 – SSE Arena, Belfast
06 – AO Arena, Manchester
07 – Bonus Arena, Hull
08 – Arena, Leeds
10 – Usher Hall, Edinburgh
11 – Usher Hall, Edinburgh
13 – P&J Live, Aberdeen
14 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow