Alright butt, dust off your leather jackets, crank the hairspray to dangerous levels, and get ready for a proper blast of โ80s brilliance โ because Then Jerico are BACK on the road and theyโre doing it in style. ๐ค
To celebrate a whopping 40 years of their debut album FIRST (The Sound of Music), the band are hitting the UK for a full anniversary tour โ and hereโs the juicy bitโฆ theyโre playing the album IN FULL. No messing about. No half measures. Just pure, vintage, synth-tinged rock nostalgia straight to the veins. ๐๐ฅ
๐ถ THE SOUNDTRACK OF A GENERATION RETURNS
Back in the late โ80s, FIRST (The Sound of Music) wasnโt just another album โ it was a proper chart-smashing, radio-dominating beast.
Weโre talking:
- โMuscle Deepโ โ absolute anthem
- โThe Motiveโ โ BBC Radio Oneโs most played track in 1987 (casual flex, like)
- โLet Her Fallโ โ heartbreak with a hook
- โPrairie Roseโ โ a slick Roxy Music cover with swagger for days
The album went Gold in the UK, stormed charts worldwide, and turned Then Jerico into a live powerhouse known for explosive performances and massive crowd energy.
And now? Theyโre bringing all of that back โ live, loud, and in your face again. ๐
๐ค MARK SHAW LEADS THE CHARGE
At the helm is Mark Shaw โ the voice, the vision, the main man โ still flying the Then Jerico flag as the bandโs original founder.
Fresh off the success of the 2024 retrospective box set Then Jerico โ Before The Future (which smashed into the UK charts at No.50, fair play ๐), Shaw and the band are clearly not here for a quiet nostalgia lapโฆ
Theyโre here to remind everyone why they mattered in the first place.
๐๏ธ INTIMATE VENUES, MASSIVE VIBES
This isnโt some distant arena tour where youโre watching the band on a screen the size of Wales โ nah, this is intimate venues and festival chaos, the way gigs should be. Sweaty, loud, and right in your face. Proper job.
Kicking off in Milton Keynes this November, the tour runs through Minehead, Huddersfield, Glasgow, Carlisle, Dover, and into January 2027 with stops in Birmingham, Liverpool, and a big finish in Londonโs Bush Hall.
๐๏ธ FULL TOUR DATES โ GET INVOLVED
2026
๐ 12 Nov โ The Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes
๐ 13 Nov โ Shiiine On Festival, Minehead
๐ 19 Nov โ Parish, Huddersfield
๐ 20 Nov โ Room 2, Glasgow
๐ 21 Nov โ The Old Fire Station, Carlisle
๐ 27 Nov โ The Booking Hall, Dover
2027
๐ 22 Jan โ O2 Academy 3, Birmingham
๐ 23 Jan โ O2 Academy 2, Liverpool
๐ 30 Jan โ Bush Hall, London
๐๏ธ Tickets are on sale now โ and if youโve got any love for classic โ80s rock, youโll want to jump on these before they vanish quicker than a pint at last orders. ๐บ
๐ค RIFF REPORT VERDICT
This isnโt just another reunion run โ this is a full-album, full-throttle celebration of a proper era-defining record.
Expect:
- Big choruses
- Bigger hair (hopefully)
- Even bigger singalongs
- And a crowd full of fans ready to scream every word like itโs 1987 again
If youโve never seen Then Jerico live, this is your chance to tick that box.
If you HAVE seen themโฆ you already know this is going to go off. ๐ฅ
๐ฅ FINAL WORD
Forty years on and still bringing the noise โ fair play, lads.
Now the real question isโฆ
Whoโs up for a night of pure retro rock chaos? ๐ค๐
