Right then, butt… this is not a drill. Southern rock heavyweights Black Stone Cherry are bringing the heat back to the UK & Ireland with The Celebrate Tour – and they’re doing something properly special.

They’re performing their debut album start to finish. No skips. No shortcuts. Plus a fistful of fan favourites on top for good measure. Consider this a full-on nostalgia-fuelled riff sermon. 🔥

🎸 WHAT’S THE DEAL THEN?

Back when that debut album first dropped, it hit like a bar-room brawl with harmony guitars. Raw, hungry, loud-as-hell Southern rock that laid the foundations for everything BSC would go on to become.

Now? They’re cracking it open again, track by track, like a fine bourbon that still kicks you square in the chest.

Expect:

  • Big riffs
  • Big choruses
  • Big sweaty crowds yelling every word
  • That unmistakable Black Stone Cherry groove shaking venues to their foundations

This tour isn’t about looking backwards quietly – it’s about celebrating how far they’ve come by playing loud as sin.

🗓️ UK & IRELAND TOUR DATES – GET THE CALENDAR OUT, MUN

October

  • 20 – Nottingham – Rock City (Sold Out 😈)
  • 21 – Margate – Dreamland, Hall by the Sea
  • 23 – Norwich – UEA (Low Tickets)
  • 24 – Manchester – Academy (Sold Out)
  • 26 – Dublin – Academy
  • 27 – Cork – Cyprus Avenue
  • 29 – Belfast – Limelight 1
  • 30 – Edinburgh – Corn Exchange

November

  • 01 – Aberdeen – Music Hall
  • 03 – Newcastle – O2 City Hall
  • 05 – Wolverhampton – KK’s Steel Mill (Low Tickets)
  • 07 – Cardiff – Utilita Arena (Sold Out – Wales showed up 🐉🔥)
  • 08 – Torquay – Princess Theatre
  • 10 – Frome – Cheese & Grain (Low Tickets)
  • 12 – London – O2 Forum Kentish Town
  • 13 – London – O2 Forum Kentish Town

Yeah… that’s a serious run. From sweaty academies to sold-out arenas, this one’s shaping up to be a monster.

💬 RIFF REPORT VERDICT

This tour is catnip for long-time fans and a proper education for newer ones. There’s something magic about hearing a debut album played live in full – you feel the hunger, the grit, the “we’ve got everything to prove” energy all over again.

Add in the later-era bangers and you’ve got a night that’s equal parts history lesson and full-contact rock show.

If you’re on the fence… don’t be.
If your date is sold out… cry briefly, then stalk resale sites like a pro.
If Cardiff being sold out doesn’t tell you everything you need to know, nothing will.

Catch you in the pit, butt. 🤘🍒🔥