{"id":628185,"date":"2026-10-12T10:24:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T10:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/628185\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T10:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T10:24:07","slug":"the-wombats-announce-a-guide-to-love-loss-desperation-20th-anniversary-uk-and-european-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/628185\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wombats announce ‘A Guide To Love, Loss & Desperation’ 20th anniversary UK and European tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Wombats<\/a> have announced a new UK and European tour, celebrating the 20th anniversary of their breakthrough debut album \u2018A Guide To Love, Loss & Desperation\u2019.<\/p>\n

The tour will kick off next spring with an opening night in Paris on April 1, followed by further stops in Cologne, Berlin, Munich, Amsterdam and Antwerp over the following week. From there, four UK shows are lined-up, taking place in Manchester, Glasgow, London and Liverpool through the rest of the month.<\/p>\n

At each show, frontman Matthew \u2018Murph\u2019 Murphy and co. will perform their iconic debut album from start to finish during the first half to celebrate 20 years since its release. For the second half, they will break out some more of their biggest hits and fan favourites from across the rest of their discography.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we realised our debut album was turning 20 in 2027 we decided it was only fair to throw a bit of a party to celebrate,\u201d said drummer Dan Haggis. \u201c\u2018A Guide To Love, Loss and Desperation\u2019 was a culmination of the first four years of life in The Wombats, it catapulted us from driving around the UK in my granny\u2019s car and sleeping on promoters floors, all the way to touring the world.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOur first album is packed full of memories \u2013 playing the Albert Hall, touring in Japan, the US, Australia (where we got to meet an actual Wombat), playing Glastonbury and so many chaotic, wonderful moments,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to play the whole album from start to finish and if this album meant something to you, we invite you to join us at a show for a little trip in the Sonic Delorean. That first album gave us the possibility and platform to go on and make loads more music (with more on the way!) so we\u2019ll be playing a selection of tunes from all our other albums too, it\u2019s going to be a special night to remember. Hope to see you at a show.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joining them as support will be The Snuts<\/a>, Cherryholt, Abbie McCarthy and Filip Clements, and tickets go on sale this Friday (October 16) at 9am BST. Pre-sale options open from Wednesday (October 14) and you can visit here for tickets and more information<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Wombats \u2018A Guide To Love, Loss & Desperation\u2019 20th anniversary tour dates are:<\/p>\n

APRIL 2027
1 \u2013 Paris, Le Trianon
3 \u2013 Cologne, Palladium
4 \u2013 Berlin, Columbiahalle
5 \u2013 Munich, Zenith
7 \u2013 Amsterdam, Gashouder
8 \u2013 Antwerp, Trix
10 \u2013 Manchester, O2 Victoria Warehouse
13 \u2013 Glasgow, O2 Academy Glasgow
16 \u2013 London, O2 Academy Brixton
18 \u2013 Liverpool, Arts Club<\/p>\n

The Wombats dropped \u2018A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation\u2019 back in 2007 and it featured fan favourites including \u2018Let\u2019s Dance to Joy Division\u2019, \u2018Kill the Director\u2019 and \u2018Moving to New York\u2019. It immediately put them on the map as one of the UK\u2019s most exciting new indie bands and the debut record went on to sell over 400,000 copies in the UK alone.<\/p>\n

It was followed by 2011 sophomore record \u2018This Modern Glitch\u2019, as well as 2015\u2019s \u2018Glitterbug<\/a>\u2019, 2018\u2019s \u2018Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life\u2019<\/a>, and 2022\u2019s \u2018Fix Yourself, Not the World\u2019.<\/a><\/p>\n

Their most recent album was \u2018Oh! The Ocean<\/a>\u2019, which arrived in February 2025 and saw them reach Number Four in the UK Official Albums Chart.<\/p>\n

Shortly after the release of that record, the frontman spoke to NME for our \u2018Does Rock \u2018N\u2019 Roll Kill Braincells?!\u2019 series<\/a> and opened up about the time Mick Jagger<\/a> posted a video of himself dancing to their song \u2018Techno Fan\u2019 in 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019d had heart surgery and that post was his first calling to the world that he\u2019d gotten better and over it, and it culminated in us supporting The Rolling Stones<\/a> at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey that year, which is one of the biggest shows we\u2019ve ever done,\u201d the singer recalled. \u201cMick invited us backstage to hang out with him, and Keith Richards<\/a> stroked my daughter\u2019s hair, like he was blessing her! It was a very cool day.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked if there were any more unexpected artists they noticed who are fans of their music, Murphy shared: \u201cThe oddest one is Addison Rae.<\/a> It was completely her doing that \u2018Greek Tragedy\u2019 kicked off again. She posted a TikTok dance of her miming to its opening verse and chorus. I\u2019d never heard of her \u2013 nor had I heard the remix that she\u2019d used, so that was the weirdest celebrity moment considering I didn\u2019t even realise she was a celebrity, nor what TikTok was capable of.\u201d<\/p>\n