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.”
elbow will play a very special live show with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra at Mediacity Salford Quays at 3pm, 21st December, to be broadcast live on BBC 6 Music.
Audience tickets are available now from the BBC Audiences website. The ticket ballot closes at 4pm Thursday 7th December and tickets will be distributed at random.
The performance will be available to watch on the Red Button 21st-26th December and on BBC iPlayer.