The Lightning Seeds: Last News

Paul Heaton has added extra dates to his forthcoming UK tour, and confirmed that Lightning Seeds will be joining him as special guests for one of them.The performances will all take place later this year, and come in support of The Housemartins and Beautiful South legend’s new album ‘The Mighty Several’.Set for release on October 11 – and available for pre-order here – the project has been produced by Ian Broudie and follows his 2022 LP ‘N.K-pop‘ with Jacqui Abbott.Originally, the tour dates were set to kick off in Bridlington on November 29, and make stops in Leeds, Liverpool, Nottingham, Newcastle and more, before concluding with two back-to-back shows at London’s Eventim Apollo on December 10 and 11.Now, the tour has been extended as Heaton has added three extra shows to the schedule. These include a stop at the P&J Live venue in Aberdeen on Friday, December 13, and a new gig at the Civic Halls in Wolverhampton.

Lightning Seeds have extended their ‘Greatest Hits Tour’ into 2025 with a new 11-date run of UK shows in October.The tour followed the release of their ‘best of’ compilation ‘Tomorrow’s Here Today: 35 Years Of Lightning Seeds’, which was released last year. The initial 22 dates of the UK tour sold out, and now they have announced an additional 11 nights “due to overwhelming demand”.The new shows will kick off in Ipswich’s Corn Exchange on October 2 and will take in Bath, Northampton, York, Leicester, Holmfirth, Middlesbrough, Lincoln, Keele and Bournemouth, before rounding off the tour in Chesterfield on October 25.Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday (March 28) and you can find yours here.We’re pleased to announce that we will be extending our ‘Tomorrow’s Here Today: 35 Years Greatest Hits Tour’ with new dates this October.

Celebrity Gogglebox.The duo, who are most famous for The Lightning Seeds‘ football anthem ‘Three Lions’, will be making an appearance on the Channel 4 show this Friday (October 25) for the Stand Up To Cancer charity.Skinner told The Sun: “It is an amazing cause and Dave and me, back on a sofa, seems a better deal than cycling up K2, carrying a fridge to Istanbul or any of that sweaty stuff people do for charity.”Baddiel added: “I’m a big fan of Gogglebox, Stand Up To Cancer, and Frank Skinner, so this wasn’t a difficult yes.

Richard Ashcroft has announced a huge outdoor show at Blenheim Palace – find all the details below.The former Verve frontman is due to headline the 10,000-capacity UNESCO World Heritage Site in Woodstock, Oxfordshire on Thursday June 19, 2025 as part of the Nocturne Live concert series.Support on the night will come from Lightning Seeds and The Zutons.Tickets go on general sale at 9am BST this Friday (October 25) – you’ll be able to buy yours here. Alternatively, those signed up to the Nocturne Live mailing list can access a pre-sale at the same time tomorrow (Tuesday October 22).The forthcoming Nocturne Live series will run over five nights, spanning Wednesday June 18 to Sunday June 22.

Paul Heaton has announced a huge show in Sheffield with Lightning Seeds and Shed Seven – find all the details below.The singer-songwriter and former Housemartins frontman will headline the city’s Bramall Lane stadium – home to his beloved Sheffield United FC – on Sunday May 25, 2025, marking one of his biggest solo headline gigs to date.Heaton is set to perform on stage alongside his live band and special guest singer Rianne Downey. Support will come from Lightning Seeds and Shed Seven.Per a press release, the upcoming concert has “huge personal significance” to Heaton – who has supported Sheffield United since he was a boy, and also lived in the Steel City during his childhood.A post shared by Paul Heaton (@paulheatonofficial)Tickets go on general sale at 9:30am BST this Friday (October 11), priced at £39.50 (plus booking fees) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

The Lightning Seeds‘ ‘Three Lions’, Neil Diamond classic ‘Sweet Caroline’ and Fat Les’ ‘Vindaloo’.The news follows England’s glorious victory last night (July 10), which saw Ollie Watkins score a last-minute goal to push the Three Lions into the final against Spain on Sunday (July 14).Now, William Hill have said those three songs are collectively estimated with 3/1 odds to top the charts, adding: “Three Lions has been a UK No.1 single in three separate years, spanning across three decades, so you cannot write off another return to the top for The Lightning Seeds.“England are in a final of a major tournament on foreign soil for the first time in history and the tunes will be blaring out this weekend,” they continued.

The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie has spoken to NME about the band’s forthcoming greatest gits compilation ‘, their celebrated comeback and his work on the first Zutons album in 16 years.The 20-track compilation ‘Tomorrow’s Here Today: 35 Years Of The Lightning Seeds’ will be released on October 4, 2024, as a non-chronological collection of the band’s finest moments – taking in huge ‘90s hits such as ‘Pure’, ‘The Life Of Riley’, ‘Sense’, ‘Lucky You’ and ‘Marvellous’, more recent tracks including ‘Emily Smiles’ and choice singles and album tracks such as ‘All I Want’ and ‘The Nearly Man’ from 1990s debut album ‘Cloudcuckooland’ and ‘My Best Day’ from 1993’s ‘Jollification’.The release will be accompanied by a UK headline tour in November and December 2024, following on from this year’s support tour with Madness which kicks off on December 1.Meanwhile, Broudie has recently produced the long-awaited new Zutons’ album and released his first book, also called Tomorrow’s Here Today, which explores in anecdotal form his history on Liverpool’s ‘80s underground scene alongside Echo & The Bunnymen and The Teardrop Explodes, as well as the loss of his brother Robert to suicide in 2006.“It’s become my favourite time,” Broudie told NME of The Lightning Seeds’ return with last year’s seventh album ‘See You In The Stars’, now with his son Riley as manager and Lightning Seeds guitarist. “I love my band, I love playing live, which I never used to like, and I feel like we’re really good.

Music Venue Trust and The National Lottery have joined forces to host a one-off free gig at the Eurovision Village in Liverpool, which is set to take place later this month.Scheduled for next Wednesday (May 10), the show is the latest instalment to the ongoing ‘United By Music Tour’ which features over 20 gigs at 20 music venues across the city.This marks the third time that the two organisations have joined forces, and follows a previously-announced series of shows taking place in Liverpool between May 8 and May 12, which all sold out within four minutes.Designed to both celebrate the city’s iconic music scene and support grassroots venues throughout the UK, the acts performing at Wednesday’s show include The Lightning Seeds, Girls Don’t Sync, Michael Aldag, and Miles Kane.The event will be hosted at the Eurovision Village at Liverpool’s Pier Head. However, the tickets will not be sold in advance, so those wanting to attend are advised to head down quickly on the day, as all 15,000 spaces will be given out for free on a first-come-first-served basis.

Madness have announced a new UK arena tour taking place this winter, where they will be joined by special guests The Lightning Seeds.Announced today (April 21), the upcoming tour will kick off in Aberdeen at the end of November and hit arenas across the UK, before closing with a performance in Birmingham.It will feature appearances in cities including Glasgow, Nottingham, Manchester and Liverpool, as well as a penultimate slot at London’s O2 arena on December 15. Madness will also be joined by special guests, The Lightning Seeds — you can find all scheduled dates below.“WOT-a-tour this promises to be,” the band said, discussing the newly-announced ‘C’est La Vie’ dates.

The Lightning Seeds‘ Ian Broudie have confirmed that a new version of their anthem ‘Three Lions‘ will be released for the 2022 World Cup.The song – officially titled ‘Three Lions (Football’s Coming Home)’ – was originally released in 1996 ahead of England hosting the Euro ’96 tournament.

The Lightning Seeds could be “put to bed” after the England Women’s team’s Euro 2022 victory.The comedian said in a new interview that the song, which had become part of the fabric of English football culture after decades without an international tournament win, could be less of a staple in cheering on players in future fixtures.“The women have reset the clock,” Baddiel told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme (via The Guardian) after the win, which erased 56 years of England failing to secure a trophy.‘Three Lions (Football’s Coming Home)’ was released in May 1996 to mark that year’s UEFA European Championship (aka the Euros), which England was hosting.The lyric “30 years of hurt” in the chorus was a reflection on the fact that England hadn’t won a trophy since triumphing against West Germany in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.When asked if it was now time to retire the song as well as decades of gloomy expectations, Baddiel said: “I’m very happy to think the song would, in a way, be put to bed.” He added, however, that fans may feel differently the next time England loses.“It was beautiful to hear it sung out of Wembley [on Sunday] as we finally clinched a final, I really did think that would never happen,” Baddiel added. “It’s so amazing to actually think, ‘Oh, we’ve won, this doesn’t happen, it’s actually happened.’”The England Women’s football team gatecrashed their coach Sarina Wiegman’s press conference after the match on Sunday (July 31), singing the anthem as they danced about and climbed on top of tables.

The Lightning Seeds have announced their first album in 13 years, ‘See You In The Stars’. Check out new single ‘Sunshine’ below along with our interview with frontman Ian Broudie.Due for release on October 14, the album coincides with a new 14-date tour for the Autumn.Although Lightning Seeds’ 1996 football anthem ‘Three Lions’ with comedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner has revisited the Top 40 singles chart four times in the last 13 years – reaching Number One in 2018 – ‘Sunshine’ is the first new Lightning Seeds song since their sixth album ‘Four Winds’ was released in 2009.The band have stayed busy by regularly touring and playing festivals, which is a change of direction as Broudie – who effectively is Lightning Seeds – didn’t tour at all until his alias’ third album ‘Jollification’ in 1994.

The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie has said ‘Three Lions’ only earned £6,000 when it topped the charts during the 2018 World Cup.Speaking to The Mirror, Gomez frontman Tom Gray recalled a conversation he had with Broudie back in 2019.“I was playing at a festival in 2019 with the Lightning Seeds,” Gray told The Mirror.“And I said ‘Hey, you know that song of yours. How much money did you make from it during the world cup?’… He said about six grand.

The Lightning Seeds are set to play a last-minute London gig tomorrow lunchtime ahead of the final of Euro 2020.England will play Italy in the final of the tournament at Wembley Stadium in London tomorrow night (July 11) at 8:00pm, marking the first time the men’s team have made a major tournament final since winning the World Cup in 1966.The band will take to the stage for a 30-minute set at the 229 venue at 1pm BST tomorrow, with the show coming in aid of The National Lottery’s Revive Live grassroots music campaign.

The Lightning Seeds‘ Ian Broudie will reunite to perform ‘Three Lions’ on TV tonight, ahead of England’s first major final in 55 years.As iNews reports, the trio will join forces on The Last Leg‘s Euros special, which is set to air on Channel 4 tonight (July 9).It comes after Broudie previously told the publication that he would “find an occasion” to perform the song before the game – but said a pre-match rendition at Wembley Stadium was looking increasingly unlikely.Baddiel, Skinner and Broudie will join comedians Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker live in the studio for a 90-minute extended episode of The Last Leg, which will air at 10pm.Broudie also recently reflected on 25 years of ‘Three Lions’ and revealed the secret behind

The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie has reflected on 25 years of ‘Three Lions’ in a new interview ahead of England’s Euro 2020 semi-final with Denmark tonight (July 7).The May 1996 song, which Broudie co-wrote with comedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner, has enjoyed its latest resurgence in popularity over the last month as England fans continue to bask in their side’s strong form in the tournament.‘Three Lions’ has re-entered the UK charts as a result – it currently sits at number six in the latest Official Singles Chart Update – and Broudie, speaking to Sky News, has now spoken out about the enduring popularity of the song.“People walk past my window late at night singing it, it just makes me smile,” Broudie said.“There’s a certain poetic

The Lightning Seeds‘ ‘Three Lions‘ song for a ‘take the knee’ spoof has gained traction online.The Iain Duncan Smiths’ song places right-wing personalities Laurence Fox, Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson at the centre of the 1996 hit song, imagining what the three figures have to say about footballers taking the knee against racism in sport.Some of the lyrics in the song, which comes with a video showing the personalities’ heads stuck on to existing bodies, read: “Everyone seems to know the score / We’re calling for a race war“, and: “You can stick your Karl Marx / […] Don’t take the knee“.Watch the parody below:Fox is an actor who last month failed in his bid to become Mayor of London with 1.8 per cent of the vote share.Farage is a former

The Lightning Seeds was released 25 years ago today (May 20) as the official England team song for the Euros ’96.Remaining a classic a quarter-century on, the song reached Number One in the UK and topped the singles charts on three more occasions in the following 22 years, according to the Official Charts Company.It’s now been announced that a special 7″ version of ‘Three Lions’ will be released on June 4, featuring the original 1996 track on the A-Side and the 1998 World Cup version as the B-Side.You can pre-order the vinyl here for £9.99 – see a preview image in the post below.Can you believe it’s been 25 years since Baddiel, Skinner and The Lightning Seeds released ‘Three Lions’? To celebrate this iconic footballing anthem, we are