Royal Blood add Bournemouth warm-up show to 2024 gigs

This is part of a 10th-anniversary tour celebrating the release of their debut album back in 2014.

Band members Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher will be performing at Bournemouths' O2 Academy on Monday, June 17.

This will be a warm-up show to their 10th-anniversary shows at the O2 Academy in Brixton on June 18 and 19.

Pleased to announce we are adding a 10th Anniversary warm up show at the @O2AcademyBmouth on the 17th June, ahead of our shows at @O2AcademyBrix. Sign up to our mailing list for access to the exclusive fan presale on Wednesday 9am. General on sale begins 9am on Fri 12th April pic.twitter.com/G8nX2G6IUF

— Royal Blood (@royalblooduk) April 8, 2024

Ahead of the shows Kerr and Thatcher said: “We’re stoked to be coming back to Bournemouth to celebrate a decade since the release of our debut album.

"We can’t wait to mark this occasion with our incredible fans who have been with us on this journey!”

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How to get tickets for Royal Blood at Bournemouth

Tickets for Royal Blood's warm-up show at the O2 Academy can be found on the Ticketmaster website here.

There is a pre-sale for O2 priority members taking place from 9am on Wednesday, April 10 to 8am on Friday, April 12.

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After that, the general sale will be live from 9am on Friday, April 12.

The band adds: "The ‘Royal Blood – 10th Anniversary Edition’ compiles the much-loved original album with a wealth of bonus material.

"It includes four b-sides from the era, including the fan favourites ‘One Trick Pony’ and ‘Hole’, plus the previously unreleased ‘Sleeptalker’ and Tom Dalgety’s original mix of ‘Ten Tonne Skeleton’. It is completed by five live recordings from 2015."