Ocean Colour Scene Add More Dates To December 2023 UK/Ireland Tour

by Glenn Sargeant | Oct 15, 2023

Ocean Colour Scene have added two extra dates to their 2023 tour of the UK and Ireland:

The band will now also play dates at the Villa Marina on the Isle of Man on 5th December, and at Newcastle’s O2 City Hall on 20th December, the final night of what is set to be a sell-out 17-date tour for the indie-rock legends.

Fans can expect to see Ocean Colour Scene frontman Simon Fowler, guitarist Steve Cradock and drummer Oscar Harrison performing their biggest hits and anthems, including The Riverboat Song, The Circle, Traveller’s Tune, Hundred Mile High City and The Day We Caught The Train across the tour.

Formed in Birmingham in 1989, OCS spent six years fine-tuning their sound before lighting up the Britpop party with three Top 5 albums; 1996’s ‘Moseley Shoals’, 1997’s ‘Marchin’ Already’ and 1999’s ‘One From The Modern’. The band has also achieved seventeen Top 40 singles, including a staggering run of nine successive Top 20 singles and a mantelpiece full of awards.

As with all the best groups, behind the swagger and style were great songs, with words and melodies that found their way into the public’s hearts.

Honing their craft in the spirit of the soul, folk and blues greats who inspired them, Ocean Colour Scene’s celebrated live shows have cemented the relationship between the band and their fiercely loyal fanbase, with each concert serving as a communal outpouring of hope and joy, boasting the most life-affirming singalongs you’re likely to hear anywhere.

Speaking about the upcoming shows, Simon Fowler said, “After starting with a short run of dates in the summer, it’s going to be great ending the year on the road with Ocean Colour Scene, playing all the hits and more for some proper pre-Christmas partying with our fans who are the best in the land.”

Guitarist Steve Cradock said, “This feels like the first proper tour Ocean Colour Scene have done in years. Last year we managed six dates because of the World Cup, and the year before Covid was still scaring people, so we are going to make it something special. Roll up, roll up for the magical OCS Tour!”

The full list of Ocean Colour Scene tour dates is as follows:

3rd Dec Bournemouth O2 Academy

4th Dec Bristol Beacon

5th Dec Isle of Man Villa Marina

7th Dec Belfast The Telegraph Building

8th Dec Dublin 3Olympia Theatre

9th Dec Dublin 3Olympia Theatre

11th Dec Liverpool University Mountford Hall

12th Dec Sheffield O2 Academy

14th Dec Norwich UEA

15th Dec Wolverhampton The Halls

16th Dec London Eventim Apollo