Badly Drawn Boy has announced a final run of dates for his 25th anniversary tour celebrating the Mercury-winning breakthrough debut album, “The Hour Of Bewilderbeast”.
The tour kicked off with a sold-out run in Spring, including three shows at London’s EartH Theatre and two nights at Manchester’s Aviva Studios.
Due to phenomenal demand, five new dates have now been added for December 2025.
Badly Drawn Boy will be visiting Liverpool, Cardiff, Sheffield, and Edinburgh, before signing off at Sunderland’s Fire Station on 22nd December.

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast was originally released on Badly Drawn Boy’s own label Twisted Nerve through XL Recordings on June 26th 2000.
Performing with a full band, he will be playing the album in in its entirety, including popular singles ‘Once Around The Block’, ‘Another Pearl’, and ‘Disillusion’.
The show will also feature another set of classic hits and fan favourites from his extensive back catalogue.
Tickets for these final shows will go on sale on Friday 26th September at 10am HERE.
The tour dates are as follows:
Tuesday 16th December – Liverpool Olympia
Thursday 18th December – Cardiff Tramshed
Friday 19th December – Sheffield Foundry
Saturday 20th December – Edinburgh Queen’s Hall
Monday 22nd December – Sunderland Fire Station
Head to www.badlydrawnboy.com for more information.
Photo Credit: Carla Speight
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