{"id":2017042,"date":"2026-06-29T11:02:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T08:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2017042"},"modified":"2026-06-29T11:02:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T08:02:34","slug":"the-coral-announce-2026-uk-and-ireland-tour-with-dave-mccabe-the-mary-wallopers-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2017042","title":{"rendered":"The Coral announce 2026 UK and Ireland tour with Dave McCabe, The Mary Wallopers and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/the-coral@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">The Coral announce 2026 UK and Ireland tour with Dave McCabe, The Mary Wallopers and more<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Their first new tour dates in nearly three years come following the surprise release of new album \u2018388\u2019 earlier this year<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Liberty Dunworth<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-29T12:02:34+01:00\">29th June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/the-coral@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"The Coral, 2026\" title=\"the-coral@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">The Coral, 2026. CREDIT: Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Coral have announced their first UK and Ireland tour in nearly three years, with support coming from Dave McCabe, The Mary Wallopers and more. Find ticket information and a full list of new dates below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: The Coral on going \u201cback to basics\u201d with surprise new album \u2018388\u2019: \u201cWe\u2019ve rediscovered an attitude of \u2018Fuck \u2019em\u2019\u201d<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The new tour dates are announced today (Monday June 29) and come in celebration of the indie icons surprise releasing new album \u2018388\u2019 last month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 11-track LP was inspired by their formative years, recorded to an original 1970\u2019s Tascam 388 tape recorder, and captured frontman James Skelly and co. in their rawest form \u2013 keeping the analogue sound from the studio and subtle mistakes made along the way.<\/p>\n<p>It was released with a no-fuss approach, stocked unannounced at independent record shops shelves in just one standard black vinyl format.<\/p>\n<p>Now, to celebrate the new album, The Coral are embarking on their first headline UK tour in almost three years.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaKR3ZxoHm7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Dates kick off in Sheffield on October 2, and continue with stops in Newcastle, Leeds, London, Brighton, Manchester and Birmingham throughout the month. Dates wrap up with shows at Dublin\u2019s 3Arena and Glasgow\u2019s OVO Hydro on December 10 and 18 respectively.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Support comes from The Zutons\u2018 Dave McCabe, Mozart Estate and The Mary Wallopers, and tickets go on sale on Friday (July 3) at 9:30am local time. Visit here for tickets.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Coral\u2019s \u2018388\u2019 UK tour dates are:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>2 \u2013 Sheffield, Foundry*<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>9\u2013 Newcastle, Boiler Shop**<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>10 \u2013 Leeds, Project House**<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>16 \u2013 London, KOKO**<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>17 \u2013 Brighton, Centre***<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>23 \u2013 Manchester, Albert Hall**<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>24 \u2013 Birmingham, O2 Institute 2**<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DECEMBER<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>10 \u2013 Dublin, 3Arena***<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>18 \u2013 Glasgow, Ovo Hydro***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>* supported by Dave McCabe<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>** supported by Mozart Estate<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>*** with The Mary Wallopers<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Coral have been regularly playing at festivals since they dropped their last album \u2018Sea Of Mirrors\u2019 in 2024, but these are their first headline tour dates since December that year.<\/p>\n<p>As well as announcing the new live shows, James Skelly and co. have also released a new music video for the optimistic single \u2018Leave It In The Past\u2019, which is directed by James Slater and finds them in Birkenhead Market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIan [Skelly, drummer] and I used to live above a pub in Charing Cross, Birkenhead and wander round the market at weekends,\u201d said the frontman about the choice of location.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a magical place to us. The atmosphere of the place, and the characters you still find there, reflect the ethos of \u2018388\u2019. It\u2019s simultaneously of today and another time entirely.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after \u2018388\u2019 arrived in record stores without prior warning, the five-piece spoke to <em>NME<\/em> about why they wanted to surprise fans with a new full-length effort.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReleasing an album this way keeps us interested and keeps the fans interested too,\u201d said the singer. \u201cThe idea was to release it how records used to be released: people can just have it for a couple of weeks, and it isn\u2019t explained to anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keyboardist Nick Power added: \u201cHalf the idea was that people would see it and think that, because we hadn\u2019t announced anything, that \u2018388\u2019 might be a bootleg. We wanted people to wonder: \u2018What is this?\u2019 Not saying anything about it since it\u2019s been out has been the hardest aspect.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Indie<\/li>\n<li>Live Music News<\/li>\n<li>The Coral<\/li>\n<li>The Mary Wallopers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\">\n<p><span 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td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Coral have announced their first UK and Ireland tour in nearly three years, with support coming from Dave McCabe, The Mary Wallopers and more. Find ticket information and a full list of new dates below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: The Coral on going \u201cback to basics\u201d with surprise new album \u2018388\u2019: \u201cWe\u2019ve rediscovered an attitude of \u2018Fuck \u2019em\u2019\u201d<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The new tour dates are announced today (Monday June 29) and come in celebration of the indie icons surprise releasing new album \u2018388\u2019 last month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 11-track LP was inspired by their formative years, recorded to an original 1970\u2019s Tascam 388 tape recorder, and captured frontman James Skelly and co. in their rawest form \u2013 keeping the analogue sound from the studio and subtle mistakes made along the way.<\/p>\n<p>It was released with a no-fuss approach, stocked unannounced at independent record shops shelves in just one standard black vinyl format.<\/p>\n<p>Now, to celebrate the new album, The Coral are embarking on their first headline UK tour in almost three years.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaKR3ZxoHm7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Dates kick off in Sheffield on October 2, and continue with stops in Newcastle, Leeds, London, Brighton, Manchester and Birmingham throughout the month. Dates wrap up with shows at Dublin\u2019s 3Arena and Glasgow\u2019s OVO Hydro on December 10 and 18 respectively.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Support comes from The Zutons\u2018 Dave McCabe, Mozart Estate and The Mary Wallopers, and tickets go on sale on Friday (July 3) at 9:30am local time. Visit here for tickets.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Coral\u2019s \u2018388\u2019 UK tour dates are:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>2 \u2013 Sheffield, Foundry*<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>9\u2013 Newcastle, Boiler Shop**<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>10 \u2013 Leeds, Project House**<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>16 \u2013 London, KOKO**<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>17 \u2013 Brighton, Centre***<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>23 \u2013 Manchester, Albert Hall**<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>24 \u2013 Birmingham, O2 Institute 2**<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DECEMBER<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>10 \u2013 Dublin, 3Arena***<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>18 \u2013 Glasgow, Ovo Hydro***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>* supported by Dave McCabe<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>** supported by Mozart Estate<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>*** with The Mary Wallopers<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Coral have been regularly playing at festivals since they dropped their last album \u2018Sea Of Mirrors\u2019 in 2024, but these are their first headline tour dates since December that year.<\/p>\n<p>As well as announcing the new live shows, James Skelly and co. have also released a new music video for the optimistic single \u2018Leave It In The Past\u2019, which is directed by James Slater and finds them in Birkenhead Market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIan [Skelly, drummer] and I used to live above a pub in Charing Cross, Birkenhead and wander round the market at weekends,\u201d said the frontman about the choice of location.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a magical place to us. The atmosphere of the place, and the characters you still find there, reflect the ethos of \u2018388\u2019. It\u2019s simultaneously of today and another time entirely.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after \u2018388\u2019 arrived in record stores without prior warning, the five-piece spoke to <em>NME<\/em> about why they wanted to surprise fans with a new full-length effort.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReleasing an album this way keeps us interested and keeps the fans interested too,\u201d said the singer. \u201cThe idea was to release it how records used to be released: people can just have it for a couple of weeks, and it isn\u2019t explained to anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keyboardist Nick Power added: \u201cHalf the idea was that people would see it and think that, because we hadn\u2019t announced anything, that \u2018388\u2019 might be a bootleg. We wanted people to wonder: \u2018What is this?\u2019 Not saying anything about it since it\u2019s been out has been the hardest aspect.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-coral-announce-2026-uk-ireland-tour-mary-wallopers-and-more-buy-tickets-3953910&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/the-coral@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News The Coral announce 2026 UK and Ireland tour with Dave McCabe, The Mary Wallopers and more Their first new tour dates in nearly three years come following the surprise release of new album \u2018388\u2019 earlier this year By Liberty Dunworth 29th June 2026 The Coral, 2026. 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