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Madness announce UK and Ireland tour dates for summer 2023: how to get tickets
- Tamara McWilliam
- 14 November 2022

The London icons will headline outdoor venues in Middlesborough, Halifax, Swansea and more next year
English ska band Madness have announced a run of summer 2023 UK and Ireland tour dates. Tickets for most gigs go on sale at 9am on Friday 18 November while tickets for Middlesborough and Swansea concerts go on sale at 10am.
The string of shows will kick off on Thursday 8 June at Forest Live in Cannock Chase Forest, Rugeley before the group head to Albert Hall in Middlesborough the following day. They'll perform at Delamere Forest in Northwich on Thursday 15 and then the Piece Hall in Halifax on Friday 16 June.
On Friday 30 June, the 'Our House' outfit will headline King John's Castle in Limerick before heading to Trinity College in Dublin for the Trinity Summer Series on Saturday 1 July. The run of shows will conclude with a performance at Singleton Park in Swansea on Friday 21 July.
The six-piece's latest album Can't Touch Us Now came out in 2016, almost 40 years after the release of their debut album One Step Beyond which came out in 1979.
Madness 2023 UK tour dates:
Thursday 8 June – Cannock Chase Forest, Rugeley
Friday 9 June – Albert Park, Middlesbrough
Thursday 15 June – Delamere Forest, Northwich
Friday 16 June – Piece Hall, Halifax
Friday 30 June – King John's Castle, Limerick
Saturday 1 July – Trinity College, Dublin
Friday 21 July – Singleton Park, Swansea
Tickets for Madness go on sale at 9am on Friday 18 November while tickets for the Middlesborough and Swansea concerts go on sale at 10am.