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Bloc Party and Interpol announce exclusive co-headline tour and a pair of Manchester gigs

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Danny Jones - 31st October 2025

In an increasingly rare kind of announcement, Bloc Party and Interpol have announced a co-headline tour across the UK and Europe, and Manchester is lucky enough to be getting two dates.

How the pair of shows may differ from night to night remains to be seen, but it feels like it’s been a good long while since we last heard about two acts doubling on gigs in this kind of way.

Officially confirmed on Halloween, both Bloc Party and Interpol revealed the plans for the collaborative shows on each of their social media channels, leaving most fans delighted and plenty crying out for dates in their own cities.

It might be only a small thing, but we really enjoyed how they announced the joint performances with two different twists on the same tour poster.

bloc part x interpol tour dates UK — It might be more of just a colour variation than two different bits of artwork, but little stuff like this is always cool. (Credit: Supplied)

interpol x bloc party shows — It might be more of just a colour variation than two different bits of artwork, but little stuff like this is always cool. (Credit: Supplied)

As two groups that soundtracked a very distinct period and era for alternative and indie rock, some would argue that you couldn’t find a more suitable fit of contemporaries.

Having both carved out their own corner of the music industry 2000s, Bloc Party‘s breakout debut, Silent Alarm, and Interpol’s seminal sophomore album, Antics, were two of the most seminal and definitive records in the scene at the time.

With that in mind, getting the pair not only back on the road to play the hits and more but doing it together at some of the most exciting venues in the country and on the continent is quite the coup.

Props to whoever came up with the idea, seriously.

Speaking of that landmark second LP from Interpol, the New York-formed indie and post-punk revivalists last played Manchester back in November as part of the release’s 20th anniversary at the O2 Apollo.

As for their counterparts, Kele Okereke’s four-piece most recent Manc visit was to Castlefield Bowl for this year’s Sounds of the City series, so we’re glad to be getting them back again next year.

bloc party aviva studios manchester gigs — Credit: **Mr. Rossi/Andreas Lawen, Fontandi** (via Wikimedia Commons)

interpol manchester shows — Credit: **Mr. Rossi/Andreas Lawen, Fontandi** (via Wikimedia Commons)

You can see the two artists’ European and domestic tour dates – including the only other two Northern listings here in Britain – down below.

Bloc Party x Interpol 2026 co-headline tour dates

November

Tue 10 – Copenhagen, Royal Arena
Wed 11 – Berlin, Uber Arena
Thu 12 – Hamburg, Barclays Arena
Sat 14 – Dusseldorf, PSD Bank Dome
Mon 16 – Paris, Le Zenith
Tue 17 – Amsterdam, AFAS Live
Wed 18 – Brussels, Forest National
Fri 20 – Birmingham, Utilita Arena
Sat 21 – Cardiff, Utilita Arena
Mon 23 – Manchester, Aviva Studios
Tue 24 – Manchester, Aviva Studios
Thu 26 – Brighton, Brighton Centre
Fri 27 – Brighton, Brighton Centre
Sat 28 – Sheffield, Utilita Arena
Mon 30 – Dublin, 3Arena

December

Wed 2 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro
Fri 4 – London, Olympia
Sat 5 – London, Olympia

General admission tickets go live at 9am on Friday, 7 November, but fans can get early access by signing up to the bands’ mailing lists.

The pre-sale window will be open from the same time next Wednesday (5 Nov), and you can get ready to grab your tickets right HERE.

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