{"id":740772,"date":"2026-08-17T11:52:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T11:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/740772\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T11:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T11:52:11","slug":"blossoms-announce-belfast-show-as-part-of-biggest-headline-tour-to-date-the-irish-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/740772\/","title":{"rendered":"Blossoms announce Belfast show as part of biggest headline tour to date \u2013 The Irish News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Indie rock band Blossoms will bring their biggest headline tour to date to Belfast later this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Stockport five-piece will play the Ulster Hall on Monday November 23, followed by a show at Dublin\u2019s 3Olympia Theatre on Tuesday November 24.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The newly announced dates come ahead of arena shows in Cardiff, Birmingham, Glasgow and Manchester, as well as a sold-out concert at London\u2019s Alexandra Palace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The tour follows the release of Blossoms\u2019 sixth studio album, Songs From The Wedding Cake, which arrives on October 2.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/entertainment\/long-standing-co-down-art-gallery-changes-hands-after-more-than-20-years-LBTVDPLK4BA45A5R2ZA2RIT2BE\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Long-standing Co Down art gallery changes hands after more than 20 years\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786967529_991_IR2K3PN3QJADNDQ3HLXCLJG4CI.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/entertainment\/dame-harriet-walter-among-stars-in-new-series-of-who-do-you-think-you-are-VCQZJHTVNBLKHEUZE34X5FRZRI\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Dame Harriet Walter among stars in new series of Who Do You Think You Are?\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/JFG56ITHZ5LLBE6CM57XKEV2FU.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The album\u2019s title comes from a local nickname for Stockport\u2019s Victorian town hall, where frontman Tom Ogden got married.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Recorded live to tape, the record draws on 1980s-influenced funk, disco grooves and upbeat indie pop.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Indie rock band Blossoms will play Belfast on November 23.\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/EA4IRWFW5NHWVPAJXH4R6QEYYU.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"800\"\/>Indie rock band Blossoms will play Belfast on November 23. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The band recently released the album\u2019s new single, Meet Me In Love, alongside a music video starring presenter Maya Jama and It\u2019s A Sin actor Callum Scott Howells.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Songs From The Wedding Cake follows the group\u2019s 2024 number one album Gary, which saw them team up with Irish singer-songwriter CMAT, who co-wrote two songs on the record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Formed in 2013, Blossoms are also known for songs including Your Girlfriend, Honey Sweet and their breakthrough hit Charlemagne.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The latter has amassed more than 140.6 million streams on Spotify, making it the band\u2019s most popular track on the platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Fans who pre-order the new album through the official Blossoms store can access a pre-sale for the Belfast and Dublin shows from 10am on Wednesday August 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">An MCD pre-sale will also begin at 10am on Wednesday through MyMCD. Fans can log in or register at <a href=\"https:\/\/mcd.ie\/mymcd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">mcd.ie\/mymcd<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Tickets will go on general sale at 10am on Friday August 21 via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.ie\/blossoms-tickets\/artist\/2097211\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.ie\/blossoms-tickets\/artist\/2097211\">ticketmaster.ie<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Indie rock band Blossoms will bring their biggest headline tour to date to Belfast later this year. 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