To celebrate 25 years of ‘Asleep In The Back’, elbow will return to Manchester’s Ritz this November for three very special hometown shows on 20th, 21st & 22nd November 2026.
The band will perform ‘Asleep In The Back’ in its entirety, alongside selected B-sides and rarities.
Guy Garvey: “It’s fascinating for us to revisit the atmosphere we created, and the Ritz feels like the perfect setting to capture that atmosphere. A time machine night for us and for the fans. See you there.”
Shifting my weight now from foot to foot
What did she see in this man
I’m not superstitious but if I can get
This ball in the basket
Then he’ll wake up dead
Your sweet reassurances don’t change the fact
That he’s better looking than me
Yet he’d look ideal ‘neath the wheels of a car
Oh Mexican standoff I wish I was hard