Keane - 3Arena Dublin - 13 May

Keane Celebrate 20th Anniversary Debut Album

‘Hopes and Fears’ Remastered
Out May 10th, 2024

2024 World Tour Includes 3Arena Date On 13 May
Tickets On Sale Friday, 15th September HERE

 

Keane release a special remastered version of ‘Hopes and Fears’, undoubtedly one of the best debut albums ever, on May 10th 2024 exactly 20 years after its initial release.

 

On the same day, the band play London’s 02 Arena as part of a world tour that kicks off April 1st in Mexico City before reaching Europe and the UK. Their US tour in September includes prestigious dates at LA’s Greek Theatre, Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium and New York City’s Radio City Music Hall.

 

‘Hopes and Fears’ was a landmark album for Keane and has set all kinds of records in the process. It’s one of the best selling albums in UK chart history having sold over 2.5 million in the UK in its first year, and a million in the USA propelled by their absolutely classic song ‘Somewhere Only We Know’. ‘Hopes and Fears’ is 9x platinum in the UK, a remarkable achievement. The album has sold over 10 million copies worldwide.

 

Keane emerged alongside a new vanguard of bands that would change the shape of music: Snow Patrol, Scissor sisters, the Killers and Coldplay. They were the first to create a sound solely revolving around keyboards which enhanced the emotional pull of their songs. ‘Everybody’s Changing’ from ‘Hopes and Fears’ became a fan favourite and a top five hit.

 

In 2004 Keane were the biggest selling British artist in the UK. The following year they won two BRIT Awards: Best British Album for ‘Hopes and Fears’ and British Breakthrough act award as voted for by Radio 1 listeners.

 

‘Somewhere Only We Know’ has enjoyed a recent revival on Tik Tok going viral in Indonesia which lit the spark for a global renaissance of the track which is currently

clocking up two million Spotify streams a day, and in the past 12 months has become Island Records’ biggest selling single. In total it has been streamed over a billion times.

 

Next year’s tour will celebrate Keane’s acclaimed body of work from their imperious debut ‘Hopes and Fears’ through to their 2019 studio album ‘Cause and Effect’

 

Lead singer Tom Chaplin says; “I remember standing by that amazing old mixing desk at Heliocentric Studios where we made Hopes and Fears, listening to an early mix of Somewhere Only We Know. I had this feeling that we’d come up with something that had an extra bit of magic. Making music is so often a process full of doubt…but on this occasion there was something undeniable about what we’d created. Clearly a lot of people felt the same when the album came out!”

Founding band member and songwriter Tim Rice-Oxley said: “When I think about these songs, I still picture us playing them in little rooms in pubs around the UK. I remember how exciting it was watching the crowds start to grow. Those songs opened the door to another dimension for us; everything that has happened in our lives since then was born out of that moment. It’s an incredible privilege for us that people are still listening after all this time.”

Keane play the following UK & Irish dates: Support comes from The Sherlocks & The Lathums. Tickets on general sale September 15th HERE.

 

May

Fri 3rd              LEEDS, First Direct Arena
Sat 4th            BIRMINGHAM, Utilita Arena

Sun 5th           MANCHESTER, Co-Op Live

Tue 7th           BOURNEMOUTH, BIC

Wed 8th         CARDIFF, Utilita Arena

Fri 10th            LONDON, The O2

Mon 13th        DUBLIN 3Arena

WORLD TOUR DATES

 

April

Mon 1st          MEXICO CITY, Sports Palace

Wed 3rd         GUADALAJARA, Auditorio Telmex

Fri 19th            AMSTERDAM, AFAS Live

Sun 21st          KOLN, E-Werk

Wed 24th       BRUSSELS, The Cirque Royal

Fri 26th            PARIS, L’Olympia

 

September

Wed 4th         BERKELEY, CA, The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley

Thu 5th            LOS ANGELES, CA, The Greek Theatre

Fri 6th              SAN DIEGO, CA, Humphreys Concerts By The Bay

Sun 8th           SALT LAKE CITY, UT, Venue TBC

Mon 9th          DENVER, CO, Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre

Wed 11th       DALLAS, TX, The Majestic Theater

Thu 12th          AUSTIN, TX, ACL Live At The Moody Theatre

Sat 14th          ATLANTA, GA, The Eastern

Sun 15th         NASHVILLE, TN, Ryman Auditorium

Tue 17th         MINNEAPOLIS, MN, Palace Theater

Wed 18th       CHICAGO, IL, The Chicago Theatre

Fri 20th            TORONTO, ON, The Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Sat 21st           PHILADELPHIA, PA, The Met

Mon 23rd       BOSTON, MA, MGM Music Hall At Fenway

Tue 24th         NEW YORK, NY, Radio City Music Hall

Thu 26th          WASHINGTON, DC, The Anthem

‘Hopes and Fears’ Tracklisting

1. Somewhere Only We Know
2. Bend And Break
3. We Might As Well Be Strangers
4. Everybody's Changing
5. Your Eyes Open
6. She Has No Time
7. Can't Stop Now
8. Sunshine
9. This Is The Last Time
10. On A Day Like Today
11. Untitled 1
12. Bedshaped