Dexys Announce 2023 UK & Ireland Tour Including A Date At London’s Palladium On September 20th

Following the announcement of their highly-anticipated new album, ‘The Feminine Divine’ earlier this week, Dexys have announced a September 2023 UK and Ireland tour.

‘The Feminine Divine Live!’ will see Dexys dramatically perform the new album from beginning to finale, followed by a selection of classics and hits (including plenty from ‘Too Rye Ay’).

Dexys play the following UK and Ireland dates with a fan presale going on-sale April 12th and general sale from April 14th here.

September:
Tue 5th         York, Barbican
Thu 7th         Liverpool, Philharmonic
Fri 8th           Manchester, Bridgewater Hall
Sun 10th       Newcastle, O2 City Hall
Mon 11th      Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall
Wed 13th      Cardiff, St David’s Hall
Thu 14th       Ipswich, Regent Theatre
Sat 16th       Wolverhampton, The Halls
Sun 17th       Southend, Cliffs Pavilion
Tue 19th       Brighton, Dome
Wed 20th     London, Palladium
Fri 22nd       Bath, Forum
Mon 25th   Dublin, 3Olympia Theatre

‘The Feminine Divine’ is Dexys’ fifth album of original material, produced once again by Pete Schwier, along with acclaimed session musician and producer Toby Chapman. After taking some time out to refocus his energy, Kevin Rowland came back to music with a fresh perspective and new-found positivity. A personal, if not strictly autobiographical, record portraying a man whose views have evolved over time. Not just on women, but the whole concept of masculinity he had been raised with: an education and an un-learning that is traced across the arc of The Feminine Divine with dizzying effect. 

The record’s first half is full of music hall-esque swagger, much of it written with original Dexys’ trombonist Big Jim Paterson (a non-touring band member). The second side of the record is like nothing Dexys have done before. A saucy, synth-heavy cabaret, written in collaboration with Sean Read and Mike Timothy. It’s steamy, fizzing and sultry, at times doom-laden and heavy and at other times raunchy and funky. Quite a heady mix. 

With over a billion worldwide streams, three top 10 albums in the UK, two number 1 singles, a Brit Award and a multi-platinum selling album with their sophomore release ‘Too-Rye-Ay’ (as Dexys Midnight Runners), Dexys are as vital and exciting today as ever. ‘The Feminine Divine’ marks a new chapter in a book that just keeps getting better and better.