Maxïmo Park have announced a UK tour to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of their debut album ‘A Certain Trigger‘. The tour will begin next February, at the O2 Academy in Glasgow, and will be supported by English indie rock band Art Brut.
Indie rock band Maxïmo Park, from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, were part of the 2000’s British post-punk revival, alongside bands such as Arctic Monkeys, The Libertines and Franz Ferdinand. The band released their debut album ‘A Certain Trigger‘ in 2005, and 20 years later they have announced a tour to celebrate their seminal album, ending their tour with a homecoming show in the O2 City Hall in Newcastle.
‘A Certain Trigger‘ includes singles such as ‘Apply Some Pressure’ and ‘Going Missing’ and was released to critical acclaim. The album was nominated for the 2005 Mercury Prize and reached #20 on the UK Albums Chart. It sold over 500,000 copies worldwide and was certified Gold by the BPI. On the 20th anniversary tour, the band will play the album in it’s entirety as well as some of their greatest hits from throughout the years.
They announced their tour on Instagram, displayed below:
Speaking to Rolling Stone, Paul Smith, frontman of Maxïmo Park said ““Not many bands make it to a twentieth year together so we’re having a big celebration, with a special 20th anniversary tour and by giving a fresh perspective to A Certain Trigger. Our first album remains dear to so many people, and compiling archive material for the reissue has been like entering a time machine – thrilling, but also a bit scary!”.
The band have been teasing the announcement of this tour for the past 3 days, with the following post being uploaded to Instagram on Monday. This caused speculation and excitement amongst fans who have been eagerly awaiting this announcement, following their hugely successful 10th anniversary tour of the same album in 2015.
Tickets for the band’s UK tour are available on their official website.
Maxïmo Park Tour Dates:
6th Feb – O2 Academy, Glasgow
7th Feb – O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
8th Feb – O2 Academy, Liverpool
10th Feb – O2 Academy, Bournemouth
11th Feb – O2 Academy, Bristol
13th Feb – O2 Academy, Birmingham
14th Feb – O2 Brixton Academy, London
15th Feb – O2 Academy, Oxford
17th Feb – Corn Exchange, Cambridge
18th Feb – Rock City, Nottingham
20th Feb – O2 Academy, Leeds
21st Feb – O2 City Hall, Newcastle
Maxïmo Park have also created a 20 year anniversary edition of the album signed by the band, which will be released on October 31 2025. The reissue is available in 3 formats, a double CD and a double vinyl, including original demos of ‘Apply Some Pressure’ and more, as well as a triple vinyl, with the third vinyl containing remixes of songs from the album. It is a valuable item for Maxïmo Park’s faithful fans. It is available for pre-order here.
