Hurts are celebrating 15 years of their debut album ‘Happiness’ with a pair of one-off anniversary shows.
The duo – starring Theo Hutchcraft and Adam Anderson – will play the O2 Academy in Brixton on May 22, 2025, before heading to Berlin’s Tempodrom two nights later (May 24).
“The year 2025 marks the 15th anniversary of our debut album ‘Happiness’. It’s hard to believe these songs are 15 years old. The period of writing and releasing the record feels like a strange dream. Close but impossibly out of reach,” the band wrote on Instagram.
“It was a kind of immaculate conception. 12 songs written pretty much in order, one after another. Like they were desperate to get out of us. Each of those songs has lived a million lifetimes since then. They’ve travelled to every corner of the world, and taken us along for the ride,” they added. “To celebrate, we’re excited to announce two exclusive shows where ‘Happiness’ will be performed in its entirety, alongside a selection of our other favourites from the last 15 years.
“We can’t wait to be with you all again and see what happiness has become. These will be nights to treasure. Thank you for everything you’ve given us for the last 15 years.”
Following its release, ‘Happiness’ earned the title of the fastest-selling debut band of 2010 in the UK and topped the charts across Europe.
Tickets go on sale Friday, October 25 at 10am local time and are available here. The full list of dates is below.
MAY 2025
22 – O2 Academy Brixton, London
24 – Tempodrom, Berlin
