{"id":204051,"date":"2025-11-28T02:18:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T02:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/204051\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T02:18:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T02:18:13","slug":"saint-etienne-announce-final-uk-and-ireland-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/204051\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Etienne announce final UK and Ireland tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/saint-etienne\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Saint Etienne<\/a> have announced their final UK and Ireland tour, \u2018The Long Goodbye\u2019. Find all the details below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/features\/music-interviews\/does-rock-n-roll-kill-braincells-saint-etienne-3036051\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Does Rock \u2018N\u2019 Roll Kill Braincells?! \u2013 Saint Etienne<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The London trio, who formed in 1990, are set to bid farewell to fans on these shores with a series of live shows next autumn. They\u2019ll be showcasing their last-ever studio album, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/saint-etienne-announce-final-album-international-with-euphoric-single-glad-3864541\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018International\u2019<\/a>, released earlier this year, among other favourites.<\/p>\n<p>Kicking off in Manchester on September 15, Saint Etienne\u2019s \u2018The Long Goodbye\u2019 trek will also include gigs in Bristol, Sheffield, Glasgow, Dublin, Gateshead, Brighton and Cambridge throughout the month.<\/p>\n<p>The band are scheduled to play a final homecoming show at the Roundhouse in Camden Town, London, on Friday September 18.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited \u2013 but slightly teary \u2013 to bring you news of our final UK\/Irish tour which takes place next September,\u201d Saint Etienne wrote on social media today (November 27).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease don\u2019t be sad, we want these shows to be fun parties. Live sets where we\u2019ll select the \u2018best of the best\u2019 from our 35-year, 13-album catalogue.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DRjXOsSDBKZ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tickets go on general sale at 10am GMT next Friday (December 5) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fsaint-etienne-tickets%2Fartist%2F847151\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">you\u2019ll be able to buy yours here<\/a>. Alternatively, fans can access an O2 Priority pre-sale at the same time on Wednesday (3), or a venue\/<a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fsaint-etienne-tickets%2Fartist%2F847151\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ticketmaster<\/a> pre-sale on Thursday (4). You can also sign up for a fan pre-sale <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/l.instagram.com\/?u=http%3A%2F%2Feepurl.com%2Fc_Cmmn%3Futm_source%3Dig%26utm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_content%3Dlink_in_bio%26fbclid%3DPAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnlIAC_mf-NrbrkiNOcoMXCznTkUZe3YBUcGOD8OIk9Eonyh0RcmJx-YWKEFU_aem_NDeahAOhBc3i6EnJqO4NHg&amp;e=AT1ir0mRbTeTAE3lGNAL6IaQszDlAKibvoQVty_o3ii-iP9iGzTL203xZOse9f30muMtLJVPcSikuhadnvGKdXLaSyIkxb10_NqAO1qdlw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Saint Etienne have hinted that there\u2019ll be more farewell live dates in other territories, too, writing: \u201cWill there be tours in Europe, America, Japan or Australia? It\u2019s too early to say right now\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to \u2018The Long Goodbye\u2019 gigs, Saint Etienne are due to open for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/belle-and-sebastian\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Belle &amp; Sebastian<\/a> at Dreamland Margate, and Halifax\u2019s The Piece Hall next summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saint Etienne\u2019s UK and Ireland \u2018The Long Goodbye\u2019 tour dates are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEPTEMBER<\/strong><br \/><strong>15 \u2013 New Century Hall, Manchester<\/strong><br \/><strong>16 \u2013 Beacon Theatre, Bristol<\/strong><br \/><strong>18 \u2013 Roundhouse, London<\/strong><br \/><strong>19 \u2013 Electric, Sheffield<\/strong><br \/><strong>20 \u2013 SWG3, Glasgow<\/strong><br \/><strong>22 \u2013 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin<\/strong><br \/><strong>24 \u2013 Glasshouse, Gateshead<\/strong><br \/><strong>25 \u2013 Brighton Dome, Brighton<\/strong><br \/><strong>26 \u2013 Corn Exchange, Cambridge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2018International\u2019 boasts collaborations with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/confidence-man\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Confidence Man<\/a>\u2019s Janet Planet, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-chemical-brothers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Chemical Brothers<\/a>\u2018 Tom Rowlands, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/erol-alkan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Erol Alkan<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/vince-clarke\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vince Clarke<\/a>, Nick Heyward, and Paul Hartnoll of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/orbital\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Orbital<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When announcing their final record, a press release said Saint Etienne \u201cremain the best of friends after 35 years recording together \u2013 but they don\u2019t feel like they want to go on forever and wanted to go out with a bang\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Over the summer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/saint-etienne-respond-to-winona-ryders-fandom-and-saying-they-rescued-her-3887397\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Saint Etienne responded to a Winona Ryder interview in which the actor said the band \u201crescued\u201d her during a difficult period in her life<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Saint Etienne have announced their final UK and Ireland tour, \u2018The Long Goodbye\u2019. 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