Deacon Blue Announce Huge 40th Anniversary Shows at Belfast’s O2 and Dublin’s 3Arena
By Deacon Blue
40th Anniversary of Raintown
The O2, Belfast 6th Oct 2027 Get Tickets
3Arena, Dublin, 07 October 2027 Get Tickets
Three+ Presale – Wednesday, 16 September at 10am
General sale – Friday, 18 September at 10am
Deacon Blue are set to celebrate 40 years of their landmark debut album Raintown with two very special anniversary shows in Ireland, playing The O2 Belfast on Wednesday, 6 October 2027, before heading to Dublin’s 3Arena on Thursday, 7 October. Released in 1987, the album introduced the Scottish band to the world and features fan favourites including ‘Dignity’, ‘When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring)?’ and ‘Chocolate Girl’. Four decades on, Deacon Blue will bring Raintown and their celebrated catalogue to both cities for two landmark anniversary shows.
Ricky Ross said, “When we made our first record none of us imagined there would be an audience still wanting to hear it played live forty years on. To recreate the songs and the atmosphere of that debut album will be a great joy for us. Although each night will feature Raintown as the first part of the concert, the second act will include songs from all our albums and we aim to make each night a unique experience. We are thrilled you are all still there to be part of another adventure and we are excited about coming to a city near you in 2027”.
Deacon Blue have created a legacy of potent and uplifting songs and their creative trajectory continues undimmed to this day, their last album The Great Western Road gave them yet another album hit, reaching No.3 in the UK chart. Their roots however grow from Raintown, that first album in 1987, which is celebrated on this huge fortieth anniversary tour next year. These songs were taken to the fans’ hearts, and remain there: Dignity, When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring). Chocolate Girl, Loaded, and more. Raintown itself is now a Platinum album, as are the two that followed it.
Deacon Blue have now sold over seven million records, and had twelve UK Top 40 singles and two Number One albums, When The World Knows Your Name, and the compilation album Our Town.
Raintown – The 40th Anniversary
UK & Ireland Tour’, October 2027
WED 6 OCT Belfast O2 Arena
THU 7 OCT Dublin 3 Arena
SAT 9 OCT Liverpool M&S Bank Arena
SUN 10 Oct Leeds First Direct Arena
TUE 12 Oct Hull Connexin Live
WED 13 Oct Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
THU 14 Oct Newcastle Utilita Arena
SAT 16 Oct Cardiff Utilita Arena
SUN 17 Oct Brighton Centre
TUE 19 Oct Bournemouth International Centre
WED 20 Oct Birmingham Utilita Arena
FRI 22 Oct Manchester co-op LIVE
Mon 25 Oct London Eventim Apollo
Wed 27 Oct Aberdeen P&J Live
FRI 29 Oct Glasgow OVO Hydro
With hundreds of sold out shows and a cycle of albums running right up to the recent success of The Great Western Road, this is a band with an almost unrivalled catalogue, but also an undimmed creative spark. Whilst Deacon Blue will never tire of playing those hits that mean so much to so many, and are proud to be marking the anniversary of Raintownnext year, their eye is always on the horizon for what is next.