Madchester legends Northside have announced their return with a 2025 UK tour – marking their first gigs in a decade.
The band took to their official Instagram account to share the news of their tour run with their fans. The string of shows will Kick off on March 21 at Bodega in Nottingham. From there, the four-piece will make stops in London, Leeds, Skegness, Darwen, Glasgow and Manchester. The tour will wrap up on May 3 at the Marble Factory in Bristol.
Ticket information and where to purchase them will be announced on the Northside Instagram tomorrow (October 31) at 10am. At the time of writing, a ticket pre-sale for their Glasgow show is available here.
Northside’s 2025 UK tour dates are:
MARCH 2025
21 – Nottingham, UK, Bodega
22 – London, UK, The Grace
28 – Leeds, UK, Headrow House
29 – Skegness, UK, Shiiine On
APRIL 2025
4 – Darwen, UK, Library Theatre
5 – Glasgow, UK, King Tuts
12 – Manchester, UK, Deaf Institute
MAY 2025
3 – Bristol, UK, Marble Factory
“We’re absolutely buzzin’ to announce our ‘Let’s Take Another Trip’ Tour for 2025,” the band wrote on Instagram. “We can’t wait to get out there and play live again! Gonna be magic! See you all next year!”
Formed in 1989, Northside only released one album, 1991’s ‘Chicken Rhythms’ via Factory Records and cemented them as a fixture in the turn-of-the-’90s Madchester scene. Their song ‘Shall We Take a Trip’ was banned by the BBC due to its various drug references but despite its lack of airplay, it managed to break into the Top 50 on the UK charts.
‘Chicken Rhythms’ peaked at Number 19 on the UK Charts in June 1991. The band split up the following year after Factory Records declared bankruptcy. Northside did record a second album but never released it.
Throughout the years, the band have reunited for shows occasionally but their final performance together was at a hometown gig in Manchester back in 2015.
