Pale Waves announce 2025 ‘Still Smitten’ UK and Ireland tour of places “often overlooked”

Pale Waves have announced their 2025 ‘Still Smitten’ UK and Ireland tour to places “often overlooked”.

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The Manchester band have unveiled the dates for their ‘Smitten‘ album, which dropped last year.

They’ll travel to cities that “often get overlooked”, kicking off in Sunderland on October 13. Stoke, Wrexham, and Norwich will also see stops from the band, alongside bigger cities like Manchester, Oxford and Brighton. They’ll then round off their tour with a final show at Cork at Cyprus Avenue.

In a press statement, the band have said that “these aren’t your typical tour stops, but that’s exactly why we chose them. We wanted to bring the show to places that deserve more love, those underrated spots that are full of character and loyal fans we’ve been dying to play for.

“This tour isn’t about the biggest venues,” they added, “it’s about the biggest feelings.”

General sale starts today (June 26) – get your tickets here and see below for tour dates:

Pale Waves’ ‘Still Smitten’ UK and Ireland tour is: 

OCTOBER
13 – Sunderland – The Old Fire Station
14 – Stoke-On-Trent – The Sugarmill
16 – Manchester – O2 Ritz
17 – Cardiff – The Tramshed
18 – Wrexham – The Rocking Chair
20 – Brighton – CHALK
21 – Southampton – Engine Rooms
22 – Norwich – The Waterfront
23 – Bournemouth – The Old Fire Station
25 – Oxford – O2 Academy
28 – Dublin – The Academy
29 – Belfast – Limelight
30 – Cork – Cyprus Avenue

When ‘Smitten’ first dropped, NME reviewed the album and gave it four stars, writing that “‘Smitten’ is a loved-up record that’ll have you falling for Pale Waves all over again”.

“The fiery ‘Miss America’ is as urgent and defiant as anything on their last album, the dreamy ‘Thinking About You’ echoes The Cranberries, and ‘Seeing Stars’ is a burst of polished ’80s pop perfection,” it added. “But instead of echoing their greatest hits, Pale Waves constantly offer something new with a refreshing swagger.”

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