Tickets on sale for Madness' 13-date 'C'est La Vie' UK arena tour

Taking place this November and December

Madness
Author: Scott ColothanPublished 28th Apr 2023
Last updated 28th Apr 2023

Tickets for Madness' new headline UK arena tour are now on sale. Opening on 30th November in Aberdeen, the 13-date tour hits major cities including Glasgow, Newcastle, Liverpool, Manchester, London and culminates in Birmingham on 16th December.

The 'C’est La Vie' tour will see Madness perform anthems from their distinguished back catalogue together with tracks from their new album. Joining them at all dates are 1990s serial hitmakers The Lightning Seeds.

Madness said: "Wot-a-tour this promises to be! We can’t wait to be back out on the road, doing what we love best. Roll on November."

Tickets to Madness' UK tour are on sale from Aloud.com

Madness' UK tour dates:

See the full list of dates for Madness' 'C'est La Vie 2023' tour below.

November 2023

Aberdeen P&J Live – Thu 30th

December 2023

Glasgow OVO Hydro – Fri 1st

Newcastle Utilita Arena – Sat 2nd

Cardiff International Arena – Mon 4th

Nottingham Motorpoint Arena – Tue 5th

Liverpool M&S Bank Arena – Thu 7th

Leeds First Direct Arena – Fri 8th

Manchester AO Arena – Sat 9th

Brighton Centre – Mon 11th

Bournemouth International Centre- Tue 12th

Sheffield Utilita Arena – Thu 14th

London The O2 – Fri 15th

Birmingham Utilita Arena – Sat 16th

Tickets to Madness' UK tour are on sale from Aloud.com

Who is supporting Madness on tour?

The Lightning Seeds will be supporting Madness on all of their dates.

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