Del Amitri founding members Justin Currie and Iain Harvie are hitting the road for an intimate, unscripted evening of storytelling, with a Berkshire date confirmed for spring 2027.
Titled Del Amitri – 45 Years Of Modest Failure: An Evening of Conversation with Justin Currie and Iain Harvie, the tour offers fans a behind-the-scenes look at the creative partnership behind classic hits such as Roll to Me, Always the Last To Know, and Nothing Ever Happens.
The tour opens on 18 March 2027 at Kidderminster Town Hall and wraps up on 20 June at Bude’s North Coast Arts, taking in six dates across their native Scotland – and they will be coming to Berkshire en route.
The duo will visit the local area on Thursday, 1 April 2027, when they take the stage at the Arlington Arts Centre, near Newbury.
Stepping away from their amplifiers, the pair will reflect on more than four decades of songwriting, worldwide tours, and studio life.
Audiences can expect candid, funny, and poignant reflections on their journey from Glasgow beginnings to global chart success, as well as the hurdles faced along the way.
The second half of each evening will be dedicated to a live audience question-and-answer session, where the duo promise that no topic is off-limits.
The format builds directly on Justin’s recent solo work away from the microphone. Last year, the frontman toured literary venues and festivals to discuss his candid memoir, The Tremolo Diaries: Life on the Road and Other Diseases. Trading noisy concert halls for seated conversations with readers gave him a taste for unscripted dialogue with supporters, laying the groundwork for this new joint tour with Iain.
Speaking about the upcoming tour, singer Justin said: “Having ventured into book tour world last year I was amazed by how enjoyable and heartwarming an evening of conversation with Del Amitri’s audience could be.
“After years of rubbish stage patter, it felt like a release to be able to open up a little and have time to engage directly with people, if not breaking the fourth wall, then certainly installing a service hatch.
“We look forward to seeing where the questions and conversations take us each night, no subject matter out of bounds except for what the name means.”
Formed in Glasgow in 1983, Del Amitri scored 15 UK Top 40 singles and released a succession of Top 10 albums including Waking Hours, Change Everything, and Twisted.
Following reunion runs in 2014 and 2018, Justin and Iain released the band’s first studio record in nearly two decades, 2021’s Fatal Mistakes, reaching the UK Top 5.
When is Del Amitri coming to Newbury, and how can I get tickets?
Del Amitri’s Justin Currie and Iain Harvie bring their spoken-word tour to Arlington Arts Centre, Mary Hare, Snelsmore Common, Newbury, RG14 3BQ, on Thursday, 1 April 2027, starting at 8pm.
Standard tickets cost £36 (£35 in person or for Gold Members), premium seats with a goody bag are £50 (£49 in person), and meet-and-greet packages featuring front-row seats, a photo opportunity, an autograph, and a goody bag cost £76 (£75 in person).
Bookings can be made online at https://arlington-arts.com/events/del-amitri/ or by telephone on 01635 244 246.
Carer and accessible seating reservations can also be arranged by phone or by emailing boxoffice@arlingtonarts.co.uk.
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