OMD will hit the road early next year for a UK and European tour in support of their upcoming album ‘Bauhaus Staircase‘.
The duo – starring Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys – will launch the shows on January 22 at the Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway before making their way across cities including Stockholm, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Warsaw, Prague, Belfast, Paris, Dublin and more.
In March, they’ll return to the UK with a first stop at Manchester’s O2 Apollo, heading on to Liverpool, Leeds, Glasgow, Nottingham, Wolverhampton, Bristol, Oxford and Brighton, before wrapping in Eastbourne on March 27.
Amid the run, they’ll play a one-off date at The O2, London – supported by Howard Jones – on March 24.
“We are so excited to be able to tour again with a brand new album to showcase,” says McCluskey. “It’s been six years since we learned new songs for live performances.
“The songs from ‘Bauhaus Staircase’ will fit beautifully into our setlist – we just have to choose which five to play, as we have to treat people to the hits as well!”
Tickets go on general sale on Friday, September 22 at 10am local time. The full list of dates is below.
JANUARY 2024
22 – Rockerfeller, Oslo
24 – München Brewery, Stockholm
25 – Tradgar’n, Gothenburg
27 – Grey Hall, Copenhagen
29 – Sparkassen Arena, Jena
30 – Jahrhunderthalle (2P), Frankfurt
FEBRUARY 2024
1 – Mitsubishi Electric Halle, Dusseldorf
2 – Sporthalle, Hamburg
3 – Stadhalle, Chemnitz
6 – B90, Gdansk
7 – Stodola, Warsaw
8 – ICE, Krakow
10 – SaSaZu, Prague
11 – Haus Auensee, Leipzig
12 – Tempodrom, Berlin
14 – AFAS, Amsterdam
15 – Cirque Royal, Brussels
16 – La Cigale, Paris
27 – Ulster Hall, Belfast
28 – 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin
MARCH 2024
1 – O2 Apollo, Manchester
3 – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
5 – First Direct Arena, Leeds
6 – Usher Hall, Edinburgh
8 – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
9 – O2 City Hall, Newcastle
10 – City Hall, Sheffield
12 – De Montfort Hall, Leicester
13 – Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
15 – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
16 – Swansea Arena, Swansea
17 – Cliffs Pavillion, Southend-On-Sea
19 – Beacon, Bristol
20 – New Theatre, Oxford
22 – Guildhall, Portsmouth
23 – Regent, Ipswich
24 – The O2, London
26 – Dome, Brighton
27 – Winter Gardens, Eastbourne
Out October 27, ‘Bauhaus Staircase’ arrives as the band’s most explicitly political record and the crowning achievement of their desire to be both Stockhausen and ABBA – born from the impetus to kickstart new explorations during the pandemic.
As Andy admits: “I rediscovered the creative power of total boredom.”
“I’m very happy with what we’ve done on this record,” he adds of the 12-track record. “I’m comfortable if this is OMD’s last statement.”
