Placebo to play career-spanning sets at new European arena tour

14 March 2016, 09:16 | Written by Laurence Day

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Placebo have announced a huge world tour to mark their 20th anniversary as band, with the first phase taking place in Europe.

Leg one of the tour begins in Denmark in October, culminating in a Wembley Arena show on 15 December. 2017 dates TBA.

Speaking about the shows, frontman Brian Molko says:

“Let's just say there will be songs in the set that I've sworn never to play again. I think it's time that we purposefully acknowledged what a lot of Placebo fans really want to hear. They've been very patient with us since we rarely play our most commercially successful material. A 20 year anniversary tour seems like the right time to do so. That's our intention. This tour is very much for the fans and a chance for us to revisit a lot of our early material. So, if you want to see us play songs like 'Pure Morning’ and 'Nancy Boy’ which we haven't played in almost ten years and may not play again, then you'd better come along to these shows! We'll have some surprises in there too."

Placebo are currently celebrating their decades-long achievements with steps into the world of streaming, a slew of back catalogue reissues, and more.

Tickets will be on sale from 9am 16 March in a fan pre-sale; tickets will be on general sale at 9am on 18 March.

Tickets and full tour details can be found on Placebo's website.

October

13 - DENMARK, AARHUS TRAIN
14 - DENMARK, COPENHAGEN VEGA MAIN HALL
16 - NORWAY, OSLO SENTRUM SCENE
18 - SWEDEN, STOCKHOLM CIRKUS
20 - FINLAND, HELSINKI HARTWALL ARENA
22 - LATVIA, RIGA ARENA
24 - RUSSIA, ST.PETERSBURG NEW ARENA
26 - RUSSIA, MOSCOW OLIMPIYSKIY
29 - POLAND, WARSAW TORWAR
31 - GERMANY, HAMBURG BARCLAYCARD ARENA

November

2 - GERMANY, COLOGNE LANXESS ARENA
4 - GERMANY, MUNICH OLYMPIAHALLE
5 - GERMANY, LEIPZIG ARENA
7 - GERMANY, BERLIN MERCEDES-BENZ ARENA
8 - CZECH REP., PRAGUE FORUM KARLIN
10 - CROATIA, ZAGREB CIBONA HALL
11 - HUNGARY, BUDAPEST SPORTARENA
13 - AUSTRIA, VIENNA STADTHALLE
15 - ITALY, MILAN MEDIOLANUM FORUM
16 - SWITZERLAND, ZURICH HALLENSTADION
18 - FRANCE, LILLE ZENITH
19 - BELGIUM, ANTWERP SPORTPALEIS
21 - HOLLAND, AMSTERDAM ZIGGO DOME
23 - GERMANY, FRANKFURT FESTHALLE
24 - GERMANY, STUTTGART SCHLEYERHALLE
26 - FRANCE, AMNEVILLE GALAXIE
28 - FRANCE, NANTES ZENITH METROPOLE
29 - FRANCE, PARIS ACCORHOTELS ARENA

December

2 - UK, GLASGOW SSE HYDRO
3 - UK, LEEDS FIRST DIRECT ARENA
5 - UK, MANCHESTER ARENA
6 - UK, NOTTINGHAM MOTORPOINT ARENA
8 - UK, BIRMINGHAM BARCLAYCARD ARENA
10 - IRELAND, DUBLIN 3ARENA
12 - UK, NEWPORT CENTRE
14 - UK, BRIGHTON CENTRE
15 - UK, LONDON SSE WEMBLEY ARENA