Manic Street Preachers and Suede bringing huge joint headline tour to Nottingham
Two of the UK’s most pioneering and celebrated bands, Manic Street Preachers and Suede, are going on a co-headline tour of some of the UK’s biggest arenas for autumn 2026
And it includes a date at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena on November 11.
One of the most influential and iconic rock bands to emerge from Wales, Manic Street Preachers have been a truly unique musical force since the release of their 1992 debut, Generation Terrorists.
A string of top 10 UK albums have followed in the years since, including The Holy Bible, Everything Must Go, Know Your Enemy and the chart-toppers This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours in 1998 and – 13 years later, 2021’s The Ultra Vivid Lament, while early classics like You Love Us and Motorcycle Emptiness, sit alongside the major chart hits like If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next and A Design for Life.
Combining classic rock riffs with compelling lyrics, the Manics have been recognised as Godlike Geniuses by NME, Maverick Artists by Mojo, Best Band at the BRIT Awards, and Inspirations at the Ivor Novello Awards.
Since their earliest live shows, the Manics have nurtured a devoted global following and Record Collector summed up their enduring relevance recently by saying ‘all these years later, they’re needed more than ever’.
Suede are platinum-selling, Mercury Prize-winning, NME Godlike Genius-certified giants of British independent music who came to early fame with songs like Animal Nitrate and Trash and UK chart-topping albums Suede, Coming Up and Head Music.
Since the release of 2022’s critically acclaimed ninth album, Autofiction, their highest-charting record in more than 20 years which debuted at number two in the UK Album Chart, the band have performed to the largest audiences of their career at shows in more than 14 different countries. Last year saw Suede release their 10th studio album, Antidepressants, which received widespread acclaim and recognition in critics’ end of year lists, named by The Guardian, MOJO, Uncut Magazine, Record Collector, The Sun and more as an essential album of 2025.
Described by frontman Brett Anderson as their post-punk record, the album follows the punk-influenced style of Autofiction and channels the fire and vitality of the band’s celebrated live performances. Tickets for this joint-headline tour are available now at https://bio.to/MSPSuede26