The Stranglers “Back on the Tracks” UK Tour March 2019 Music News by Editor - September 18, 2018March 7, 20190 The Stranglers’ Back on the Tracks 19-date UK Tour kicks off in Belfast on 28th February culminating in what is bound to be another rousing finale in Manchester on Saturday 30th March. During a hectic year of touring the Southern Hemisphere, Europe and the UK, The Stranglers have also been busy writing and rehearsing new material so audiences can expect to experience some of these new cuts, alongside classic favourites and lesser performed numbers drawn from their eloquent and extensive catalogue spanning over forty years. First formed in 1974, the band’s no bullsh*t attitude was embraced by the punk movement of the late’70s, with their first three albums (Rattus Norvegicus, No More Heroes and Black And White) being released within an astonishing 13 months of each other, scoring hit singles such as Peaches, No More Heroes and Walk On By. Further success was to follow with Always The Sun, Strange Little Girl and the mercurial Golden Brown, amongst many others, earning the group 24 Top 40 singles and 18 Top 40 albums Masters of their own highly original sound, that combines a brilliant melodic touch with dark aggression and effortless cool, The Stranglers are now recognised as one of the most credible and influential bands to have emerged from the punk era. With record-breaking, sell-out shows and festival appearances in the UK and throughout the world, demand to see and hear the band is at an all-time high, testament surely to their considerable musical talent and enduring quality of their songs. Special Guests on the 2019 dates are Britain’s finest rhythm and blues band, Dr Feelgood. BACK ON THE TRACKS TOUR – 2019 FEBRUARY Thursday 28 Belfast Ulster Hall MARCH Friday 01 Dublin Olympia Tuesday 05 Scunthorpe Baths Hall Thursday 07 Aberdeen Beach Ballroom Friday 08 Dunfermline Alhambra Saturday 09 Glasgow O2 Academy Monday 11 Nottingham Rock City Tuesday 12 Reading Hexagon Thursday 14 Newcastle O2 Academy Friday 15 Leeds O2 Academy Saturday 16 Birmingham O2 Academy Tuesday 19 Guildford G Live Thursday 21 Southend Cliffs Pavilion Friday 22 London O2 Academy Brixton Saturday 23 Cambridge Corn Exchange Monday 25 Bournemouth O2 Academy Tuesday 26 Brighton Dome Thursday 28 Bristol O2 Academy Saturday 30 Manchester O2 Apollo