The Fratellis Bring ‘Costello Music’ Back to Life for 20th Anniversary Tour

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Adam Graver

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May 23, 2025

Two decades, one legendary debut, and now… a victory lap for the ages.

It’s been almost 20 years since Costello Music crashed onto the airwaves and straight into indie rock folklore. This February, The Fratellis are taking it back to where it all began—with a full UK tour celebrating the album that gave us some of the most iconic singalongs of the 2000s.

From the stomping swagger of “Henrietta” to the bittersweet bounce of “Whistle for the Choir,” and of course, the eternal chant of “Chelsea Dagger,” Costello Music was a blitz of guitar hooks and rabble-rousing charm. Now, it’s your chance to scream it all out live.

Tour Dates – February 2026

The Fratellis hit the road next winter, kicking things off at Nottingham’s Rock City and storming through iconic venues from Cardiff’s Great Hall to London’s Hammersmith Apollo, before closing the curtain at Newcastle’s NX.

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5th – Nottingham, Rock City
6th – Cardiff, Great Hall
7th – London, Eventim Apollo
9th – Norwich, UEA
10th – Lincoln, Engine Shed
12th – Liverpool, Olympia
13th – Manchester, Albert Hall
14th – Wolverhampton, Civic Hall
16th – Portsmouth, Guildhall
17th – Southend, Cliffs Pavilion
19th – Leeds, O2 Academy
20th – Newcastle, NX

🎟️ Pre-sale: Tuesday 27th May at 9am
🎟️ General sale: Thursday 29th May at 9am

From Indie Upstarts to Cult Icons

Back in autumn 2006, The Fratellis exploded out of Glasgow with a debut that was loud, lairy, and impossible to ignore. Costello Music wasn’t just a hit—it was a statement. Since then, the trio have refused to rest on nostalgia, dropping six studio albums and constantly evolving their sound. Their most recent LP, Drunk Under a Full Moon (2021), showed a band still bursting with ideas—melding cinematic strings with their signature stomp.

But this tour? This one’s for the day-one fans. For the ones who lost their voices in student bars. For the ones who still scream every word of “Chelsea Dagger” like it’s 2006. And for anyone who wants to see one of the UK’s most enduring indie bands doing what they do best—playing the roof off.

🎧 FFO: Razorlight, The Pigeon Detectives, Arctic Monkeys (first album vibes)

🥁 In short:

Don’t call it a comeback.
This is a celebration. A throwback. A riot.
The Fratellis are turning 20—Costello-style.