Keane will release a special remastered version of their classic debut album, ‘Hopes and Fears’ (2004), in celebration of its 20th anniversary.
Due May 10, 2024 – exactly 20 years after its initial release – the remastered re-release features the UK Top 10 hit singles Somewhere Only We Know, Everybody’s Changing and Bedshaped, with the original LP selling over 10 million copies worldwide.
Lead singer Tom Chaplin says; “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. 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!”
Founding band member and songwriter Tim Rice-Oxley adds: “When I think about these songs, I still picture us playing them in little rooms in pubs around the UK. 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.”
Coinciding with the release, the band will embark on a World Tour, launching April 1 in Mexico City before reaching Europe and the UK. Their US tour in September includes dates at LA’s Greek Theatre, Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium and New York City’s Radio City Music Hall.
Support comes from The Sherlocks & The Lathums.
Tickets go on general sale September 15. The full list of dates is below.
APRIL 2024
1 – Sports Palace, Mexico City
3 – Auditorio Telmex – Guadalajara
19 – AFAS Live, Amsterdam
21 – E-Werk, Koln
24 – The Cirque Royal, Brussels
26 – L’Olympia, Paris
MAY 2024
3 – First Direct Arena, Leeds
4 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
5 – Co-Op Live, Manchester
7 – BIC, Bournemouth
8 – Utilita Arena, Cardiff
10 – The O2, London
13 – 3Arena, Dublin
SEPTEMBER 2024
4 – The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
5 – The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
6 – Humphreys Concerts By The Bay, San Diego, CA
8 – Salt Lake City, UT
9 – Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre, Denver, CO
11 – The Majestic Theater, Dallas, TX
12 – ACL Live At The Moody Theatre, Austin, TX
14 – The Eastern, Atlanta, GA
15 – Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN
17 – Palace Theater, Minneapolis, MN
18 – The Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL
20 – The Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto, ON
21 – The Met, Philadelphia, PA
23 – MGM Music Hall At Fenway, Boston, MA
24 – Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY
26 – The Anthem, Washington, DC
