Rock group formed in Blackwood, Wales in the late 1980s: James Dean Bradfield (lead guitar, vocals), Nicky Wire (sometimes goes by his real surname Jones - bass), Sean Moore (drums), Richey Edwards (rhythm guitar). The last named of these has been missing presumed dead since 1995 and the remaining members have continued as a trio. Though they are a rock group with a heavy guitar sound, they have also been the subject of many remixes by electronic artists.
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September 10, 2025
Borough Theatre
Abergavenny, Wales, United Kingdom1. Suicide Alley
JDB acoustic, with Little Baby Nothing snippet.2. Motorcycle Emptiness
JDB acoustic, with Behave Yourself Baby intro.3. Sleepflower
JDB solo electric.4. Archives of Pain
JDB solo electric.5. A Design for Life
JDB acoustic.6. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
JDB acoustic.7. Epicentre
JDB acoustic, live debut.8. Hiding in Plain Sight
9. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
September 5, 2025
EartH
Hackney, England, United KingdomJames Dean Bradfield and Nicky Wire in conversation with Keith Cameron
1. Motown Junk
First verse and chorus only2. Spectators of Suicide
3. Behave Yourself Baby / Motorcycle Emptiness
Verse only4. Sleepflower
Partial; Riff only5. Donkeys
6. Faster
Partial; First verse only7. Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayit'sworldwouldfallapart
Shortened8. A Design for Life
9. Prologue to History
10. Between the Clock and the Bed
First time live since 201411. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Nicky and James alternating lead vocals; each singing the parts they wroteSeptember 4, 2025
Corn Exchange
Brighton, England, United KingdomAll songs unless stated are James Dean Bradfield solo with acoustic guitar
1. Motown Junk
2. Behave Yourself Baby/ Go Buzz Baby Go/ Motorcycle Emptiness
Snippets of songs that became Motorcycle Emptiness3. Donkeys
4. Faster
First part of verse; vocals and electric guitar5. Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayit'sworldwouldfallapart
6. A Design for Life
First two verses and first chorus only7. Prologue to History
Three verses and two choruses8. Cardiff Afterlife
First time since 20059. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
James and NickyAugust 23, 2025
Foynhagen
Tønsberg, Vestfold, Norway1. Critical Thinking
2. Motorcycle Emptiness
3. Enola/Alone
4. You Stole the Sun From My Heart
5. Decline & Fall
6. La tristesse durera (Scream to a Sigh)
7. Australia
8. Hiding in Plain Sight
Intro: Solo Nicky snippet of Golden Platitudes9. Union City Blue(Blondie cover)
10. Ocean Spray
11. Autumnsong
12. A Design for Life
13. Tsunami
James solo14. The Everlasting
James solo then full band at the end15. From Despair to Where
16. Walk Me to the Bridge
17. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
18. She Is Suffering
Only original trio on stage19. You Love Us
20. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
August 22, 2025
Stora Scenen, Gröna Lund
Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden1. Critical Thinking
2. Motorcycle Emptiness
3. Enola/Alone
4. You Stole the Sun From My Heart
5. Decline & Fall
6. La tristesse durera (Scream to a Sigh)
7. Australia
8. Hiding in Plain Sight
9. Union City Blue(Blondie cover)
10. Ocean Spray
11. Autumnsong
12. A Design for Life
13. Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head(Burt Bacharach cover)
James solo14. Tsunami
James solo15. The Everlasting
James solo into full band16. From Despair to Where
17. Walk Me to the Bridge
18. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Dedicated to Nina Persson19. She Is Suffering
Dedicated to Richey20. You Love Us
21. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
August 20, 2025
Allas Pool
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland1. Critical Thinking (remix)
2. Motorcycle Emptiness
3. Enola/Alone
4. You Stole the Sun From My Heart
5. Decline & Fall
6. La tristesse durera (Scream to a Sigh)
7. Australia
8. Hiding in Plain Sight
9. Union City Blue(Blondie cover)
10. Ocean Spray
11. Autumnsong
12. A Design for Life
13. Tsunami
James solo14. The Everlasting
James solo into full band15. From Despair to Where
16. Walk Me to the Bridge
17. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
18. She Is Suffering
Only James, Nicky & Sean, for Richie19. You Love Us
20. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
August 2, 2025
Audley End House
Saffron Walden, England, United Kingdom1. Motorcycle Emptiness
2. Enola/Alone
3. You Stole the Sun From My Heart
4. Decline & Fall
5. La tristesse durera (Scream to a Sigh)
6. Australia
7. Hiding in Plain Sight
Preceded by short snippet of Echo & The Bunnymen's 'Bring On The Dancing Horses'8. Union City Blue(Blondie cover)
Live debut; dedicated to Clem Burke9. Autumnsong
10. A Design for Life
11. This Is Yesterday
James solo12. The Everlasting
James solo into full band13. From Despair to Where
14. Walk Me to the Bridge
15. Ocean Spray
16. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
17. She Is Suffering
18. You Love Us
19. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
July 26, 2025
Emo Village
Emo Court, Leinster, Ireland1. Motorcycle Emptiness
2. Enola/Alone
3. You Stole the Sun From My Heart
4. Decline & Fall
5. La tristesse durera (Scream to a Sigh)
6. Australia
7. Hiding in Plain Sight
8. Ocean Spray
9. Autumnsong
10. A Design for Life
11. The Everlasting
12. From Despair to Where
13. International Blue
14. Walk Me to the Bridge
15. She Is Suffering
Dedicated to The Beautiful Boy. Who is always with them.16. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
17. You Love Us
18. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
July 12, 2025
Bevegemse Vijvers
Zottegem, East Flanders, Belgium1. Motorcycle Emptiness
2. Enola/Alone
3. You Stole the Sun From My Heart
4. Decline & Fall
5. La tristesse durera (Scream to a Sigh)
6. Australia
7. International Blue
8. Hiding in Plain Sight
9. Autumnsong
10. A Design for Life
11. The Everlasting
12. From Despair to Where
13. Walk Me to the Bridge
14. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
15. You Love Us
16. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
July 11, 2025
Festivalterrein Weert-Noord
Weert, Limburg, NetherlandsSetlist incomplete
1. Motorcycle Emptiness
2. Decline & Fall
3. La tristesse durera (Scream to a Sigh)
4. Australia
5. You Stole the Sun From My Heart
6. A Design for Life
7. The Everlasting
8. People Ruin Paintings
9. You Love Us
10. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
June 21, 2025
Recinto Mendizabala
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain1. Critical Thinking
2. Motorcycle Emptiness
3. Enola/Alone
4. Decline & Fall
5. La tristesse durera (Scream to a Sigh)
6. Australia
7. Let Robeson Sing
8. You Stole the Sun From My Heart
Re started after aborted intro9. Hiding in Plain Sight
Acoustic (with introduction "Bring on the Dancing Horses" by Echo & The Bunnymen)10. Autumnsong
11. A Design for Life
12. Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head(Burt Bacharach cover)
13. Ocean Spray
Acoustic solo14. The Everlasting
James solo into full band15. People Ruin Paintings
16. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
17. From Despair to Where
18. International Blue
19. You Love Us
20. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
June 14, 2025
Artukaisten kenttä
Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland1. Motorcycle Emptiness
2. Enola/Alone
3. Decline & Fall
4. La tristesse durera (Scream to a Sigh)
5. Australia
6. You Stole the Sun From My Heart
7. She Is Suffering
8. Bring On the Dancing Horses(Echo & the Bunnymen cover)
Partial9. Hiding in Plain Sight
10. Autumnsong
11. A Design for Life
12. The Everlasting
James solo at start, band joined at guitar solo13. People Ruin Paintings
14. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
15. From Despair to Where
16. International Blue
17. You Love Us
18. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
May 25, 2025
Catton Hall and Gardens
Walton-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom1. Decline & Fall
2. Motorcycle Emptiness
3. Enola/Alone
4. La tristesse durera (Scream to a Sigh)
5. Australia
6. You Stole the Sun From My Heart
7. Let Robeson Sing
8. Walk Me to the Bridge
9. Hiding in Plain Sight
With Bring on the Dancing Horses intro10. Autumnsong
11. A Design for Life
12. Ready for Drowning
Acoustic13. The Everlasting
Acoustic into full band14. People Ruin Paintings
15. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
16. From Despair to Where
17. International Blue
18. You Love Us
19. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
May 24, 2025
Temple Newsam
Leeds, England, United Kingdom1. Decline & Fall
2. Motorcycle Emptiness
3. Enola/Alone
4. La tristesse durera (Scream to a Sigh)
5. Australia
6. You Stole the Sun From My Heart
7. Let Robeson Sing
8. Hiding in Plain Sight
9. Autumnsong
10. A Design for Life
11. The Everlasting
12. People Ruin Paintings
13. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
14. International Blue
15. You Love Us
16. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
May 10, 2025
Swansea Building Society Arena
Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom'Small Black Flowers That Grow In The Sky' was on the setlist, but after a vote from the audience, James played 'This Is Yesterday' instead.
1. Decline & Fall
2. Enola/Alone
3. La tristesse durera (Scream to a Sigh)
4. Australia
5. You Stole the Sun From My Heart
6. She Is Suffering
7. Peeled Apples
8. Motorcycle Emptiness
9. From Despair to Where
10. Hiding in Plain Sight
(With “Bring on the Dancing Horses” snippet)11. Autumnsong
12. A Design for Life
13. Ready for Drowning
Acoustic (James sung in Welsh and English14. This Is Yesterday
Acoustic15. The Everlasting
Acoustic16. Dear Stephen
17. Sleepflower
18. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
19. International Blue
20. Critical Thinking
21. You Love Us
22. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
May 9, 2025
Swansea Building Society Arena
Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom1. Decline & Fall
2. Enola/Alone
3. La tristesse durera (Scream to a Sigh)
4. Brushstrokes of Reunion
5. You Stole the Sun From My Heart
6. She Is Suffering
Performed as a Three Piece7. Peeled Apples
Performed as a Three Piece8. Motorcycle Emptiness
9. Let Robeson Sing
10. Hiding in Plain Sight
With “Bring on the Dancing Horses” snippet11. Autumnsong
12. A Design for Life
13. This Sullen Welsh Heart
Acoustic14. From Despair to Where
Acoustic - first verse only15. Small Black Flowers That Grow in the Sky
Acoustic16. The Everlasting
Started as acoustic, then the band joined17. Dear Stephen
18. Sleepflower
19. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
20. International Blue
21. People Ruin Paintings
22. Motown Junk
23. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
May 3, 2025
O2 Apollo Manchester
Manchester, England, United Kingdom1. Critical Thinking
2. Decline & Fall
3. Enola/Alone
4. La tristesse durera (Scream to a Sigh)
5. Australia
6. Hiding in Plain Sight
With “Bring on the Dancing Horses” snippet7. You Stole the Sun From My Heart
8. She Is Suffering
Performed as a 3-piece9. Peeled Apples
Performed as a 3-piece10. Motorcycle Emptiness
11. Critical Thinking
12. Autumnsong
13. A Design for Life
dedicated to the late Mike Peters14. This Sullen Welsh Heart
James solo acoustic15. This Is Yesterday
Tour debut/James solo acoustic16. The Everlasting
James solo for first and second verses then band joins17. Dear Stephen
18. Sleepflower
19. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
preceded by band introductions20. International Blue
21. People Ruin Paintings
Restarted due to guitar issue22. You Love Us
Tour debut23. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
May 2, 2025
O2 Apollo Manchester
Manchester, England, United Kingdom1. Critical Thinking
2. Decline & Fall
3. Enola/Alone
4. La tristesse durera (Scream to a Sigh)
5. Brushstrokes of Reunion
6. You Stole the Sun From My Heart
7. She Is Suffering
James, Nick, Sean only8. Peeled Apples
James, Nick, Sean only9. Motorcycle Emptiness
10. Let Robeson Sing
11. Critical Thinking
12. Autumnsong
13. A Design for Life
14. P.C.P.
Tour debut, 1st time ever James solo acoustic, according to JDB himself15. Small Black Flowers That Grow in the Sky
James solo acoustic16. The Everlasting
James solo start, rest of the band joining him after 2nd chorus17. Dear Stephen
18. Sleepflower
19. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
20. International Blue
preceded by band introductions21. People Ruin Paintings
22. Motown Junk
23. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
April 26, 2025
Beacon Hall, Bristol Beacon
Bristol, England, United Kingdom1. Critical Thinking (remix)
2. Decline & Fall
3. Enola/Alone
4. La tristesse durera (Scream to a Sigh)
5. Australia
6. Critical Thinking
7. You Stole the Sun From My Heart
8. She Is Suffering
Performed as a three piece9. Peeled Apples
Performed as a three piece10. Motorcycle Emptiness
11. Ocean Rain(Echo & the Bunnymen cover)
Nicky on vocals - preceded by the inevitable anecdote about seeing The Bunnymen at the venue.12. Hiding in Plain Sight
13. Autumnsong
14. A Design for Life
15. From Despair to Where
Acoustic - first two verses+first chorus only16. Ready for Drowning
Acoustic - first verse/second chorus in Welsh17. Small Black Flowers That Grow in the Sky
Acoustic18. The Everlasting
James solo, joined by full band towards the end19. Dear Stephen
20. Sleepflower
21. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
22. International Blue
23. People Ruin Paintings
24. Motown Junk
Rebel, Rebel intro. Preceded by an anecdote re the time they had to pay to play Bristol Bierkeller25. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
April 25, 2025
Civic Hall
Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom1. Critical Thinking
2. Decline & Fall
3. Enola/Alone
4. La tristesse durera (Scream to a Sigh)
5. Brushstrokes of Reunion
6. You Stole the Sun From My Heart
7. She Is Suffering
Performed as a 3-piece8. Peeled Apples
Performed as a 3-piece9. Motorcycle Emptiness
10. Let Robeson Sing
Tour debut11. Hiding in Plain Sight
Nicky on lead vocals and acoustic guitar. Halted due to a medical emergency then restarted12. Autumnsong
13. A Design for Life
14. This Sullen Welsh Heart
James acoustic15. From Despair to Where
James acoustic - first verse only16. Small Black Flowers That Grow in the Sky
James acoustic17. The Everlasting
Joined by full band towards the end18. Dear Stephen
19. Sleepflower
20. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
21. International Blue
22. People Ruin Paintings
23. Motown Junk
24. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
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