Keane celebrates 20th anniversary of "Hopes and Fears" with 2024 World Tour

Big news for fans of Keane. The acclaimed and truly great band is embarking on a tour next year to mark the 20th anniversary of their wonderful debut 'Hopes and Fears'. I first caught Keane at Coachella in 2005 and have been a huge fan since...Robert Kinsler

Keane performing in Southern California in January 2013.
Photo: Kim Kinsler

Keane Celebrates 20th Anniversary Debut Album
Hopes and Fears with 2024 World Tour

 Tickets On Sale Friday, September 15, 2023 HERE

Photo credit: Alex Lake

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 – Undoubtedly one of the best debut albums ever, KEANE’s HOPES AND FEARS will be released as a special remastered version on May 10, 2024, exactly 20 years after its initial release. In celebration of this special anniversary edition, the band will play a handful of UK dates including London’s 02 Arena on May 10th, officially kicking off their world tour on April 1stin Mexico City, Keane reaches the U.S. in September, including shows at LA’s Greek Theatre, Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium and New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. A landmark album for Keane, Hopes and Fears set all kinds of records upon release on both sides of the Atlantic. As one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history, selling over 2.5 million in the UK in its first year, it sold platinum here in the U.S. (shipping almost 2 million units). The album locked in the #1 position on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart, propelled by their classic songs “Somewhere Only We Know” and “Everybody’s Changing” which claimed the #2 and #6 spots on Billboard Adult Alternative chart respectively. Keane "Somewhere Only We Know" Link: https://youtu.be/Oextk-If8HQ?si=kadoQdgYDiIuxH2c Selling over 10 million copies worldwide, Hopes and Fears was hailed by Rolling Stone as having “more hooks than most pop groups manage in their careers” while All Music praised its “beautiful, emotive dalliance of instrumentation.” Bestowing an A- rating, SPIN called it “soaring, romantic debut,” noting the band’s “ear for melody that make such an impressive debut out of so few instruments.” Emerging alongside a new vanguard of bands such as Snow Patrol, Scissor Sisters, the Killers and Coldplay that would change the shape of music, Keane was the first to create a sound solely revolving around keyboards, enhancing the emotional pull of their songs. “Everybody’s Changing” from Hopes and Fears quickly became a fan favorite and a top-five hit. As a testament to the band’s long-standing legacy, “Somewhere Only We Know” has enjoyed a recent revival on Tik Tok, going viral in Indonesia which lit the spark for a global renaissance of the track which currently clocks up two million Spotify streams a day. In the past 12 months, it has become Island Records’ biggest selling single, having been streamed over a billion times so far. Next year’s tour will celebrate Keane’s acclaimed body of work from their imperious debut Hopes and Fears to their 2019 studio album Cause and Effect. Lead singer Tom Chaplin says: “I remember standing by that amazing old mixing desk at Heliocentric Studios where we made Hopes and Fears, listening to an early mix of ‘Somewhere Only We Know.’ I had this feeling that we’d come up with something that had an extra bit of magic. Making music is so often a process full of doubt…but on this occasion there was something undeniable about what we’d created. Clearly, a lot of people felt the same when the album came out!” Founding band member and songwriter Tim Rice-Oxley said: “When I think about these songs, I still picture us playing them in little rooms in pubs around the UK. I remember how exciting it was watching the crowds start to grow. Those songs opened the door to another dimension for us; everything that has happened in our lives since then was born out of that moment. It’s an incredible privilege for us that people are still listening after all this time.”   TOUR DATES:   Wed 4th      The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA Thu 5th        The Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA Fri 6th          Humphreys Concerts By The Bay San Diego, CA Sun 8th        TBA Salt Lake City, UT Mon 9th       Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre Denver, CO Wed 11th     The Majestic Theater Dallas, TX Thu 12th      ACL Live At The Moody Theatre Austin, TX Sat 14th       The Eastern Atlanta, GA Sun 15th      Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN Tue 17th      Palace Theater Minneapolis, MN Wed 18th     The Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL Fri 20th        The Queen Elizabeth Theatre Toronto, ON Sat 21st       The Met Philadelphia, PA Mon 23rd     MGM Music Hall At Fenway Boston, MA Tue 24th      Radio City Music Hall New York, NY Thu 26th      The Anthem Washington, DC     Hopes and Fears Somewhere Only We Know Bend And Break We Might As Well Be Strangers Everybody's Changing Your Eyes Open She Has No Time Can't Stop Now Sunshine This Is The Last Time On A Day Like Today Untitled 1 Bedshaped

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