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		<title>Cast Announce 2026 UK Headline Tour</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just after supporting Oasis, Cast have announced their very own UK headline tour, taking place this autumn. The Liverpool-hailing band will set off on their Yeah Yeah Yeah Tour in October. Support for the tour will come from Trampolene on the first half, and then Pastel on the last half.  In their Instagram post announcing the tour the [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just after supporting Oasis, Cast have announced their very own UK headline tour, taking place this autumn. The Liverpool-hailing band will set off on their <i>Yeah Yeah Yeah </i>Tour in October. Support for the tour will come from Trampolene on the first half, and then Pastel on the last half.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Dauj6qFNPSx/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==">In their Instagram post announcing the tour</a> the band said they will be playing at “some of [their] favourite venues across the country.”</p>
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<p>The tour will see Britpop icons play a host of intimate venues. Beginning at the Leeds University Stylus (1,000 capacity) and hitting the Edinburgh Queens Hall (900 capacity) as well as London’s Electric Ballroom (1,500 capacity) along the way, the <i>Yeah Yeah Yeah </i>Tour will provide fans with a unique opportunity to see Cast up close and personal, after last year’s massive <i>Live ’25 </i>appearance.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>Before the reunion tour, Cast supported Oasis at many shows across their career, including the legendary Knebworth ’96 shows. <a href="https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/oasis/john-power-recalls-how-liam-gallagher-called-cast-open-for-oasis/">Frontman John Power described<b> </b></a>getting the call from Liam Gallagher and his partner Debbie Gwyther about supporting <em>Live &#8217;25</em>, saying the two were “buoyant” when they asked, “Do you wanna open for Oasis?” Power said, “Are you kidding me?”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>The forthcoming tour is in support of <i>&#8216;Yeah Yeah Yeah&#8217;, </i>the band’s 8<sup>th</sup> studio album. It came out in January and peaked at Number 8 on the UK Official Album Chart. This was the band’s first album in the Top Ten since 1999.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DUbQM0jF4sa/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==">Of the achievement the band said, </a>“it’s such an incredible feeling and a fantastic achievement for the band so massive thanks to you all for your incredible support and for all buying the record. We’ve truly felt the positivity from every single one of you.”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>The album came from a great deal of freedom, <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/as-they-continue-tour-with-oasis-cast-announce-new-album-yeah-yeah-yeah-with-angsty-single-poison-vine-3878234">Power told <i>NME </i>last year: </a>“there was a window of opportunity – Youth was free, the studio was free, and the band were free – and I thought, let providence prevail.” He said, “It was more than just trying to capture a vibe – it was about trying to record something majestic.” Listen to the lead single, &#8216;Poison Vine Feat. P.P. Arnold&#8217; below.</p>
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<p>Before their October run, Cast is spending their summer at a string of festivals. Their next appearance is 17 July at London’s Alexandra Park. From there, they will headline Humberfest in North Lincolnshire, appear at Nottingham’s Splendour Festival, the Together Again Festival and many more across the UK. A full list of Cast’s Summer 2026 dates can be found <a href="https://castband.co.uk/tour/">here.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></a></p>
<p>Tickets for the <i>Yeah Yeah Yeah </i>Tour go on pre-sale from 10am Wednesday 15 July. General sale commences at 10am on Friday 17 July. Fans can signup for pre-sale access <a href="https://emails.gigsandtours.com/p/7K73-KCY/thank-you-for-signing-up?utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnmW-tgd-__LqGF_o3KG1er_ADqinkUcEOzrxY6_lw0ldG9kbYAqFjFqY6wKI_aem_okr44ztvETnw6ku3_FGr9g">here.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></a></p>
<p><b>Cast </b><b><i>Yeah Yeah Yeah </i></b><b>Tour 2026 Dates<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p>
<p>1/10 &#8211; Stylus &#8211; Leeds University, Leeds, UK<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>2/10 &#8211; The Queens Hall &#8211; Edinburgh, UK<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>3/10 &#8211; New Century Hall &#8211; Manchester, UK<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>22/10 &#8211; Newcastle University &#8211; Newcastle, UK<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>23/10 &#8211; Electric Ballroom &#8211; London, UK<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>24/10 &#8211; The Dome at Grand Central Hall &#8211; Liverpool, UK<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
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		<title>Line-Up For Inaugural Creation Day Festival Announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 17:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Echo and the Bunnymen, Glasvegas, Ash and Editors are among the big names due to appear at the inaugural Creation Day Festival next summer. The two day festival, which will be held in Wolverhampton&#8217;s West Park, will celebrate the legacy of Creation Records and its founder Alan McGee, the curator of the event. The line-up [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Echo and the Bunnymen, Glasvegas, Ash and Editors are among the big names due to appear at the inaugural Creation Day Festival next summer. The two day festival, which will be held in Wolverhampton&#8217;s West Park, will celebrate the legacy of Creation Records and its founder Alan McGee, the curator of the event. The line-up for the festival serves as a &#8216;who&#8217;s who&#8217; of acts McGee has worked with over the last four decades.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/CreationDayFest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CreationDayFest</a> line-up announced! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GigTickets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GigTickets</a> on sale Friday 23 October at 10am. <a href="https://t.co/nvEUXuo6CN">https://t.co/nvEUXuo6CN</a> <a href="https://t.co/ULyCDzWvUe">pic.twitter.com/ULyCDzWvUe</a></p>
<p>— Get To The front (@gettothefront) <a href="https://twitter.com/gettothefront/status/1317033823020945408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Happy Mondays and Echo and the Bunnymen head up the bill on the first day of the festival (Saturday 29th May); which will also feature sets from Echobelly, Merseyside rockers Cast and Kirkcaldy four-piece Shambolics. Day Two (Sunday 30th May) is headed up by Editors, who scored noughties hits with <em>Munich</em> and <em>Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors; </em>Friendly Fires; Ash and Glasvegas.</p>
<p>Glasvegas&#8217; set will coincide with the release of their upcoming fourth studio album <em>Godspeed. </em>The Scottish outfit, who burst onto the scene in 2008 with their Phil Spector-influenced debut album <em>Glasvegas</em>, dropped their latest single <em>Keep Me A Space</em> in August. The rousing track returns the band to the melodic &#8216;wall of sound&#8217; feel which powered their excellent early singles <em>Geraldine</em> and <i>Daddy&#8217;s Gone.</i></p>
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<p>Other acts featuring on Day Two of the festival include indie rockers Sleeper, who reformed in 2017 after a nineteen year hiatus; Leeds veterans The Wedding Present; and Anglo-Italian alt-rock four-piece Cat FX, who have been hailed by <a href="https://www.clashmusic.com/news/listen-cat-sfx-reunite"><em>Clash</em></a> Magazine as a &#8220;<em>rebel force&#8230; continually championing the underdog</em>&#8220;.</p>
<p>The Creation Day Festival <a href="https://creationdayfestival.com/welcome-to-creation-day/">website</a> promises a two-day event that &#8220;&#8230;<em>testifies to a trailblazing history and a vibrant future&#8230;the ultimate celebration of all things Creation, as orchestrated by the man, the myth and the legend behind it all.</em>&#8221; The man in question, Alan McGee &#8211; who famously helped launch the careers of Super Furry Animals, Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, Teenage Fanclub and Oasis during his tenure at Creation Records &#8211; has recently spoken of his disenchantment with the modern music scene.</p>
<p>In an interview with <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/alan-mcgee-interview-creation-23-anniversary-2719099"><em>NME</em></a>, he said &#8220;<em>You’ve got to accept that the music industry and media don’t want young, punky indie rock n’ roll bands. They just don’t. That makes it easier for me, as the quality I’m signing up is incredible. I don’t know if it will ever change, because the culture is just so different now. There are other people doing great stuff&#8230; I don’t know if there’s a happy ending for the industry if it stops putting out records by hungry indie punk rock ‘n’ roll bands. But I’m not trying to change anything, I’m just doing it because I like doing it.</em>&#8221;</p>
<p>McGee &#8211; who has stated that he wants the Creation Day Festival to become an annual event &#8211; will hope that his new summer showcase can demonstrate that the British indie scene still has plenty left in the tank. Tickets for the Creation Day Festival are available online from 23rd October at <a href="www.ticketmaster.co.uk/creation-day">www.ticketmaster.co.uk/creation-day</a></p>
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