Mark Sheehan (Lead guitarist) speaking of the new single states, the single “Delivers all the ingredients everyone knows and loves”. The single comes alongside the announcement of the group’s sixth album Tales From The Script: Greatest Hits set for release on October 1st.

The group also released details of their Greatest Hits UK and European Tour to accompany their Greatest Hits album. The tour kicks off with intimate European concerts in February leading to UK arena performances from May 2022.

The tour will include the group performing at the O2 Arena in London and Dublin’s 3 Arena for two homecoming concerts. The singer Ella Henderson will be joining the group for their UK and Ireland tour dates.

The Script was formed in 2007, with band lineup Danny O’Donaghue (Lead vocalist and keyboardist), Mark Sheehan (Lead guitarist) and Glen Power (Drummer). The group’s debut album The Script was released on August 8th 2008.

The album reached number 1 in the UK Official Album Charts and chart success continued with singles “For The First Time”, “Hall of Fame”, “Nothing”, “The Man Who Can’t Be Moved”, “Breakeven” and “Superheroes”.

The group have achieved five UK number 1 albums, six billion streams and over two million ticket sales. Frontman O’Donaghue in speaking about the Covid 19 Pandemic, expressed that if not for the Pandemic the band may have split. O’Donaghue further said, “This might have been a greatest hits with a full stop”

The tour will be the group’s first in two years, O’Donaghue in his excitement to be performing after such a long time stated “I know I’m gonna lose it on stage, night after night.” Power added, “We’re taking all the best songs and playing them all together in one place”.

O’Donaghue expressed that the group are excited to be going back on the road again. The group look set to be busy with their new single release, new album and Greatest Hits Tour.

The group will be performing two dates before their tour at the Isle of Wight Festival next month.

See the free streaming service for The Script’s new album Tales From The Script: Greatest Hits here and see the tracklist below

Breakeven
The Man Who Can’t Be Moved
For The First Time
Nothing
Hall of Fame
If You Could See Me Now
Superheroes
Six Degrees of Separation
Rain
Arms Open
The Last Time
Run Through Walls
Before the Worst
We Cry
Science & Faith
No Good In Goodbye
Never Seen Anything “Quite Like You”
I Want It All

See The Script’s Tour Dates below. Tickets are available here

16/09/21 Isle of Wight Festival- Newport
19/09 Isle of Wight Festival- Newport

15/05/22 SSE Arena- Belfast,
19/05 M&S Bank Arena- Liverpool,
20/05 First Direct Arena- Leeds
21/05 AO Arena- Manchester
23/05 Motorpoint Arena- Cardiff
24/05 Motorpoint Arena- Nottingham
26/05 P&J Live- Aberdeen
27/05 The SSE Hydro- Glasgow
28/05 Utilita Arena- Newcastle
30/05 Brighton, Centre- Brighton
31/05 International Centre- Bournemouth
02/06 Arena- Sheffield
03/06 Utilita Arena- Birmingham
04/06 The O2- London
14/06 3Arena- Ireland, Dublin
15/06 3Arena- Ireland, Dublin

UK & Ireland! Pre-order our #TalesFromTheScript Greatest Hits album before 3pm on Tue Aug 31st to gain access to the exclusive tour pre-sale at 9:30am on Wed Sep 1st. https://t.co/DKQj6lzwp4. General sale 9:30am Fri Sep 3rd.

Europe! General sale opens 9:30am on Fri Sep 3rd. pic.twitter.com/ATd5pGeNL6

— the script (@thescript) August 27, 2021

The Irish singer announced his departure from the BBC musical talent show on Twitter today, stating;

‘I had two wonderful seasons on The Voice and as everybody knows I gave it my heart and soul and couldn’t be more proud of the show and what we have achieved. My focus will be on The Script moving forward as we are about to embark on the most important part of our career as a band’

O’Donoghue coached this years victor Andrea Begley to success, and was also the mentor for last years runner-up Bo Bruce, whose debut album, ‘Before I Sleep’ made the UK Album Chart top 10 in May – outselling the winner, Leanne Mitchell, whose self-titled debut achieved first-week sales of just under 900 copies. He is the second judge to quit the show, after Jessie J announced her departure earlier this month.

It is unknown whether the remaining judges, Sir Tom Jones and will.i.am will return for Season 3, as will.i.am stated previously that he would only return if the judging panel remained the same.
O Donoghue’s band, pop-rock outfit The Script recently finished the global tour for their third album, ‘#3’, and will be appearing at V Festival this August.