Hurts have announced shows in London and Berlin, celebrating the 15th anniversary of debut album ‘Happiness’.The alt-pop duo, formed by Theo Hutchcraft and Adam Anderson, will be heading to the O2 Academy in Brixton first, for a show on May 22, before playing a show at Berlin’s Tempodrom two nights later (24).Both new dates come in celebration of the upcoming 15th anniversary of their breakthrough album ‘Happiness’, which was released in 2009 and launched the band to the top of the charts across Europe.“The year 2025 marks the 15th anniversary of our debut album ‘Happiness’.
It’s hard to believe these songs are 15 years old. The period of writing and releasing the record feels like a strange dream.
Close but impossibly out of reach,” the band wrote on Instagram, announcing news of the two shows.A post shared by Theo Hutchcraft (@theohurts)“It was a kind of immaculate conception.
12 songs written pretty much in order, one after another. Like they were desperate to get out of us. Each of those songs has lived a million lifetimes since then.
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