A popular band from Scotland will perform in Bournemouth next year as part of a 40th anniversary tour.
Pop-rock band Deacon Blue will perform at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) on Tuesday, October 19, 2027, as part of a new 15-date UK and Ireland tour marking four decades since the release of their debut album, Raintown.
The tour will see the band perform the 1987 album in full, alongside a selection of hits from their wider catalogue.
Ricky Ross, frontman of Deacon Blue, said: "When we made our first record none of us imagined there would be an audience still wanting to hear it played live forty years on.
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"To recreate the songs and the atmosphere of that debut album will be a great joy for us.
"Although each night will feature Raintown as the first part of the concert, the second act will include songs from all our albums and we aim to make each night a unique experience."
Raintown includes some of the band’s best-loved songs, including Dignity, Chocolate Girl, and Loaded.
The album has since gone platinum, as have the two that followed it.
Deacon Blue have sold more than seven million records and achieved 12 UK top 40 singles, along with two number one albums: When The World Knows Your Name, and the compilation album Our Town.
Their most recent album, The Great Western Road, reached Number Three in the UK chart.
Tickets for the Bournemouth show and the full tour go on sale at 10am on September 18.
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