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Half Man Half Biscuit do not tour in a conventional sense – the band play one-off gigs throughout the year. Details of all upcoming dates are below. Tickets sell quickly. Scroll down for reviews of hundreds of previous gigs.
Upcoming Gigs
- O2 Academy, Oxford – Friday 23 October 2026 • Tickets
- Rock City, Nottingham – Friday 22 Jan 2027 • Tickets
- Electric Ballroom, London – Friday 19 Feb 2027 • Tickets
- NEW Liquid Room, Edinburgh – Friday 9 April 2027 • Tickets
- NEW Picturedrome, Holmfirth – Friday 28 May 2027 • Tickets
Everything Else Gig-Related…
- Current Pre-Gig Chat
– Ticket requests and offered, meet-ups arranged and other chat - 2010–2026 Gig Reviews
(below) – Post gig discussions from those who made it back - 1983–2009 Gig Listings
– We’re trying to compile a verified list from the start - 2000–2026 Set List Spreadsheet
– One for the stats people - Live videos
(External site) – Incredible resource compiled by ‘Parsfan’ - Gig downloads
– Discussion and links to gig audio downloads
“An HMHB gig is a groovy ol’ thang and a good laugh”
– Jackie magazine ‘goes hip’ (1986)
“I’m doing OK thanks” – a Summer 2026 Nigel Blackwell update
Manchester, 2026
Gig Reviews
- Project House, Leeds – Friday 14 August 2026
- O2 Ritz, Manchester – Friday 30 January 2026
- KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton – Friday 7 November 2025
- O2 Academy, Glasgow – 19 September 2025
- The Devils Arse, Castleton – 25 July 2025
- The Coro, Ulverston – 16 May 2025
- Neuadd Ogwen, Bethesda – Friday 4 April 2025
- Tramshed, Cardiff – 7 March 2025
- Leadmill, Sheffield – 4 October 2024
- Picturedrome, Holmfirth – 21 June 2024
- HMV Empire, Coventry – 12 April 2024
- The Boiler Shop, Newcastle – 9 February 2024
- Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton – 6 October 2023
- SWX, Bristol – 15 September 2023
- Llangollen Fringe 2023, Llangollen – 12 July 2023
- The Liquid Room, Edinburgh – 19 May 2023
- The Welly, Hull – 28 April 2023
- Cambridge Junction, Cambridge – 15 April 2023
- John Peel Centre for Creative Arts, Stowmarket – 14 April 2023
- The Assembly, Leamington Spa – 17 March 2023
- Electric Ballroom, Camden, London – 20 January 2023
- Waterfront, Norwich – 11 November 2022
- Winter Gardens, Blackpool – 7 October 2022
- O2 Institute, Birmingham – 16 September 2022
- The Peak Cavern (Devil’s Arse Cave), Hope Valley – 19 August 2022
- Leeds University Union, Leeds – 10 June 2022
- Cardiff University Students Union, Cardiff – 13 May 2022
- Gala Theatre, Durham – 29 April 2022
- Rock City, Nottingham – 25 March 2022
- Leadmill, Sheffield – 11 February 2022
- O2 Ritz, Manchester – 28 January 2022
- Buttermarket, Shrewsbury – 10 December 2021
- Cheese & Grain, Frome – 26 November 2021
- Picturedrome, Holmfirth – 12 November 2021
- SWX, Bristol – 6 March 2020
- The Roadmender, Northampton – 15 February 2020
- The Welly Club, Hull – 24 January 2020
- O2 Academy, Oxford – 22 November 2019
- Robin 2, Bilston – 7 November 2019
- Leadmill, Sheffield – 11 October 2019
- Cambridge Junction – 6th September 2019
- The Peak Cavern (Devil’s Arse Cave), Hope Valley – 16th August 2019
- Picturedrome, Holmfirth – 21st June 2019
- Liquid Room, Edinburgh – 14th June 2019
- Boiler Shop, Newcastle – 26th April 2019
- Tramshed, Cardiff – 22nd March 2019
- Phoenix, Exeter – 21st March 2019
- Fibbers, York – 1st February 2019
- O2 Ritz, Manchester – 30th November 2018
- O2 Academy, Liverpool – 28th September 2018
- O2 Forum, Kentish Town, London – 8th June 2018
- The Assembly, Leamington Spa – 27th April 2018
- Robin 2, Bilston – 8th February 2018
- The Welly, Hull – 10th November 2017
- O2 ABC, Glasgow – 13th October 2017
- Picturedrome, Holmfirth – 22nd September 2017
- Komedia, Bath – 14 September 2017
- Leadmill, Sheffield – 3 August 2017
- The Grand, Clitheroe – 9 June 2017
- O2 Academy, Oxford – 18th March 2017
- Assembly Hall, Worthing – 17th March 2017
- Robin 2, Bilston – 2nd February 2017
- Empire, Coventry – 6th January 2017
- University, Leeds – 16th December 2016
- Wylam Brewery, Newcastle – 18th November 2016
- Engine Shed, Lincoln – 28th October 2016
- Junction, Cambridge – 9th June 2016
- Tramshed, Cardiff – 14th May 2016
- Engine Rooms, Southampton – 13th May 2016
- Picturedrome, Holmfirth – 12th March 2016
- O2 Academy, Bristol – 26th February 2016
- Robin 2, Bilston – 10th December 2015
- The Forum, Kentish Town, London – 15th October 2015
- O2 ABC, Glasgow – 11th September 2015
- Leadmill, Sheffield – 3rd September 2015
- The Apex, Bury St Edmunds – 12th June 2015
- Warehouse 23, Wakefield – 5th June 2015
- Liquid Room, Edinburgh – 31st January 2015
- Ritz, Manchester – 28th November 2014
- O2 Academy, Leicester – 23rd October 2014
- Robin 2, Bilston – 9th October 2014
- King George’s Hall, Blackburn – 24th May 2014
- Picturedrome, Holmfirth – 19th April 2014
- The Assembly, Leamington Spa – 11th April 2014
- O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London – 21st March 2014
- O2 Academy, Bristol – 18th January 2014
- Square and Compass Inn, Ilminster – 17th January 2014
- The Roadmender, Northampton – 29 November 2013
- Concorde 2, Brighton – 18 October 2013
- O2 Academy, Birmingham – 17 October 2013
- The Junction, Cambridge – 4 July 2013
- The John Peel Centre for the Creative Arts, Stowmarket – 3 July 2013
- ARC Stockton Arts Centre, Stockton-on-Tees – 8th June 2013
- O2 ABC, Glasgow – 7th June 2013
- Robin 2, Bilston – 23 May 2013
- Grand Pavilion, Matlock Bath – 26th April 2013
- Lomas Hall, Sheffield – 22 February 2013
- Picturedrome, Holmfirth – 7 December 2012
- O2 Academy, Newcastle – 15 November 2012
- Komedia, Bath – 20 September 2012
- Stylus, Leeds – 7 June 2012
- O2 Academy, Oxford – 31 May 2012
- Robin 2, Bilston – 26 January 2012
- HMV Ritz, Manchester – 17 December 2011
- The Assembly, Leamington Spa – 15 September 2011
- University Students Union, Cardiff – 25 August 2011
- Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal – 1 July 2011
- Liquid Room, Edinburgh – 30 June 2011
- Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London – 17 June 2011
- The Auditorium, Leicester – 28 April 2011
- The Plug, Sheffield – 17 February 2011
- The Picturedrome, Holmfirth – 16 December 2010
- The Live Lounge, Durham – 25 November 2010
- 53 Degrees, Preston – 12 November 2010
- Robin 2, Bilston – 15 September 2010
- BBC 6Music session – 11 August 2010
- Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury – 25 March 2010
- The Junction, Cambridge – 24 March 2010
- The Assembly, Leamington Spa – 28th January 2010
- The Boardwalk, Sheffield – 2nd December 2009
Pre-2010 gig listings have now been moved to their own page.