Following their largely sold-out North American run earlier this year, legendary U.K. band Stereophonics will return to the U.S. for additional headline dates this Fall.
The shows kick off on September 20 in Nashville, with stops in Austin, Dallas, San Diego, plus performances at Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta and Ohana Festival in Dana Point.
Their new album, Make ‘em Laugh, Make ‘em Cry, Make ‘em Wait, was just released via EMI to extensive critical praise. Listen HERE.
Leading up to the album’s release, the band shared “Seems Like You Don’t Know Me” and “There’s Always Gonna Be Something” from the LP.
Written and recorded in London, Make ‘em Laugh, Make ‘em Cry, Make ‘em Wait marks the band’s highly anticipated return with an eight record LP. As with previous album artwork, Kelly Jones has gravitated towards different art forms to influence the project’s aesthetic, whether that be paintings, books or films.
“I went to New York, I visited some galleries, I saw ‘ART IS A GUARANTY OF SANITY’, a painting by Louise Bourgeois,” says Jones, “She believed art was a form of mental healing and a way to process difficult emotions. The spelling caught me first, then the simplicity of the words etched onto a pink tile. So I tried scratching my title, inspired by my own art school teacher thirty years ago. And I loved it. I loved the simplicity of the pink. The pink album was born.”
Stereophonics has cemented their position as one of our most enduring and loved bands with 1.5B+ in worldwide streams, 10M+ in U.K. album sales, eight #1 albums, 12 “Top 10 albums” and 10 “Top 10 Singles”. They have earned their status and respect amongst their fans, peers and artists from across the musical generations, ranging from Bob Dylan to David Bowie to Dua Lipa. Their knack for blending rock sensibilities with soaring melodies keeps their sound vital, while Kelly Jones’ ever-introspective lyrics continue to resonate with each passing year.
‘MAKE ‘EM LAUGH, MAKE ‘EM CRY, MAKE ‘EM WAIT’ TRACKLIST:
1. Make It On Your Own
2. There’s Always Gonna Be Something
3. Seems Like You Don’t Know Me
4. Colours Of October
5. Eyes Too Big For My Belly
6. Mary Is A Singer
7. Backroom Boys
8. Feeling Of Falling We Crave
STEREOPHONICS 2025 LIVE DATES
August 16 /// Norfolk, UK /// Sandringham Estate
September 20 /// Nashville, TN /// Brooklyn Bowl
September 21 /// Atlanta, GA /// Shaky Knees Festival
September 23 /// Austin, TX /// Emo’s
September 24 /// Dallas, TX /// Granada Theatre
September 26 /// Dana Point, CA /// Ohana Festival
September 27 /// San Diego, CA /// Humphreys