Madness and Squeeze to play massive shows on UK arena tour: Dates, venues, ticket details revealed

24 March 2025, 12:55

Madness bring The Hit Parade to some of the biggest venues in the UK.

Madness have announced an absolutely massive UK tour this winter.

The 2 Tone legends kick off their jaunt at the Utilita Arena in Sheffield and and finish things off with a homecoming show at The O2 in London.

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What's more, the band will be supported on all arena shows by very special guests Squeeze.

Tickets for the concerts go on sale this Friday, March 28 at 9.30am, though fans can get access to a pre-sale from Wednesday, March 26 if they sign up now.

Prior to their arena dates with Squeeze, Madness will also be holding court at their own House of Fun Weekender on Friday, November 28.

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The full Madness Hit Parade 2025 tour dates are as follows:

• Friday, November 28 - House of Fun Weekender
• Thursday, December 4 - Sheffield Utilita Arena
• Friday, December 5 - Manchester AO Arena
• Saturday, December 6 - Glasgow OVO Hydro
• Sunday, December 7 - Aberdeen P&J Live
• Tuesday, December 9 - Newcastle Utilita Arena
• Wednesday, December 10 - Liverpool M&S Bank Arena
• Friday, December 12 - Leeds First Direct Arena
• Saturday, December 13 - Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
• Sunday, December 14 - Brighton Centre
• Tuesday, December 16 - Bournemouth International Centre
• Thursday, December 18 - Cardiff Utilita Arena
• Friday, December 19 - Birmingham Utilita Arena
• Saturday, December 20 - London The O2

Madness's last studio album was 2023's Theatre of the Absurd Presents C'est la Vie.

Their first release in seven years, the album incredibly became the band's first ever UK number one.

Ahead of their tour this winter, Madness will release the career-spanning covers compilation Take Cover on April 12 for Record Store Day.