Squeeze announce 50th anniversary 2024 UK tour with Badly Drawn Boy

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Squeeze have announced plans for a 50th anniversary UK tour next year.The band will be hitting the road for 27 shows with special guest Badly Drawn Boy, which will kick off at Sheffield City Hall on October 4.Further dates will include shows in Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Cardiff and Brighton before they wrap up their tour at London’s Royal Albert Hall on November 11.

You can see the full list of tour dates below.Tickets for the shows will go on sale at 10am GMT next Friday (December 1) and can be purchased here.We're excited to announce that Squeeze will celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2024 with an extensive UK tour!

Tickets go on sale Friday, 1 December, but sign up now to get access to the pre-sale on Wednesday, 29 November at 10:00am GMT at https://t.co/FG2gAsqZHf pic.twitter.com/Rs2Z1gqDhp— Squeeze (@Squeezeofficial) November 24, 2023The band – who will play a host of hits ‘Up The Junction’, ‘Cool For Cats’, ‘Another Nail In My Heart’, ‘Hourglass’ and ‘Tempted’ and “Rare Gems” from their back catalogue – have also confirmed that they will be supporting The Trussell Trust charity, which provides emergency food and support to people who cannot afford essentials, while campaigning for change to end the need for food banks in the UK.Fans are invited on the tour to bring along food donations to the shows, where there will be collection points across the venue each night.