Cast are in the best position they’ve been in for decades. Last year’s ‘Love Is The Call’ album earned a wave of critical acclaim and achieved the band’s highest chart position in 25 years. And another huge moment followed with the news that they will support Oasis on the UK and Ireland leg of their long-awaited stadium reunion tour. But now Cast return to where it all began with confirmation of their ‘30 Years of All Change’ tour, which will see them play their renowned debut album in full.
The tour starts in Dublin with stops including London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire and Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom before culminating with a homecoming show at the Liverpool Olympia. The band still features three members from the band that recorded the album: John Power (vocals, guitar), Liam ‘Skin’ Tyson (guitar) and Keith O’Neill (drums).
John Power says, “‘All Change’ was the debut record that captured the spirit and the energy of the band. It still feels as fresh as the day when we released it. You have to be of a certain time to record something so timeless and classic and I think we achieved that with ‘All Change’.”
Press play on ‘All Change’ and you’re hit with what feels like a ‘Greatest Hits’ collection. There’s the jangly, uplifting melodic rush of their first two singles ‘Alright’ and ‘Finetime’, two Top 10 hits with the moody psychedelia of ‘Sandstorm’ and the affecting ballad ‘Walkaway’, plus deeper cut fan favourites such as ‘Promised Land’ and ‘Four Walls’. The album debuted at #7 and spent almost a year in the Top 40, leading to Platinum certification in recognition of more than 300,000 domestic sales.
The tour features support from Pastel, the hotly-tipped Manchester band who recently released their debut album ‘Souls In Motion’. Tickets for the shows, listed below, will go on general sale HERE from 10am on Friday, March 14th. In addition, John Power is also currently embarking upon an intimate tour in which he is performing a mixture of solo material, Cast songs and tracks from his time with The La’s.
OCTOBER
29th - Dublin, 3Olympia
30th - Belfast, Telegraph Building
NOVEMBER
6th - Nottingham, Rock City
7th - Oxford, O2 Academy
8th - Torquay, Arena
13th - Birmingham, O2 Institute
14th - Cardiff, Uni Y Plas
15th - Leeds, O2 Academy
20th - Bournemouth, O2 Academy
21st - London, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
22nd - Manchester, Albert Hall
27th - Sheffield, Leadmill
28th - Newcastle, NX
29th - Glasgow, Barrowland Ballroom
DECEMBER
5th - Liverpool, Olympia