Indie-rock legends Ocean Colour Scene have announced a major UK tour for 2026, celebrating the 30thanniversary of their classic album Moseley Shoals.

Indie-rock legends Ocean Colour Scene have announced a major UK tour for 2026, celebrating the 30thanniversary of their classic album Moseley Shoals.

Released in April 1996, at the height of the Britpop era, Moseley Shoals was Ocean Colour Scene’s second album, and immediately became a huge success.

Reaching number 2 on the UK Albums Chart, Moseley Shoals featured the massive hit singles ‘The Riverboat Song’, ‘You’ve Got It Bad’, ‘The Day We Caught The Train’ and ‘The Circle’, and was certified as triple-platinum after spending an incredible 92 weeks on the chart.

In August that year, Oasis invited Ocean Colour Scene to be their special guests at one of their historic concerts held at Knebworth. Performing a blistering set in front 125000 people, Ocean Colour Scene firmly cemented their status as one of Britain’s biggest bands.

For the Moseley Shoals 30th anniversary tour, in addition to playing all the highlights from Moseley Shoals, Ocean Colour Scene will play a career-spanning set to include all of their other hits and fan favourites, such as ‘Hundred Mile High City’, ‘Travellers Tune’, ‘Better Day and ‘Profit In Peace’, amongst many others.

Ocean Colour Scene’s lead singer Simon Fowler said, “It’s hard to believe that Moseley Shoals turns 30 in 2026. We owe so much to that album, so it’s exciting to be able to look forward this very special anniversary and celebrate with our amazing fans at some of the UK’s most prestigious venues.”

Guitarist Steve Cradock said, “As a thirty-year celebration of Moseley Shoals, we will be playing many of the songs from this great album. They will be part of a set and show that will be special, and a peak for us as a group. Thanks for the support. See you all in 2026.

An artist pre-sale will begin at 9.00am on Wednesday 15th October, followed by a venue pre-sale from 9.00am on Thursday 16th, before tickets go on general sale at 9.00am on Friday 17th October, available from the venues and via www.oceancolourscene.com.

Northern dates on the 2026 tour

27 November - Bradford Live

28 November - Manchester AO Arena

30 November - Newcastle O2 City Hall