Manic Street Preachers's 1997 Concert History

Manic Street Preachers is an alternative rock band from Blackwood, Wales, formed in 1986. Often referred to as "the Manics", they are James Dean Bradfield (vocals, guitars), Nicky Wire (bass, occasional vocals) and Sean Moore (drums, backing vocals, occasional trumpet). The band were originally a quartet: lyricist and rhythm guitarist Richey Edwards mysteriously vanished on 1 February 1995. He was declared presumed deceased in November 2008.

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 24, 1997
Foo Fighters / The Prodigy / The Cardigans / Manic Street Preachers / Kula Shaker / Reef / Fluke / The Supernaturals
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Semple Stadium Thurles, Ireland
Aug 22, 1997 –
Aug 24, 1997
Reading Festival 1997
Metallica / blink-182 / Marilyn Manson / The Verve / Limp Bizkit / Cake / Stereophonics / Bush / Eels / The Cardigans / Mogwai / Travis / Manic Street Preachers / Fountains of Wayne / James / Dinosaur Jr. / Feeder / Suede / Pennywise / The Lemonheads / Tonic / Cast / Stereolab / Descendents / cornershop / Embrace / The Beta Band / Sleater-Kinney / Super Furry Animals / Millencolin / Death In Vegas / The Orb / Broadcast / L7 / The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Luna / The Wannadies / Republica / Apollo 440 / Catatonia / Space / Sick of It All / The Boo Radleys / Asian Dub Foundation / Terrorvision / You Am I / Symposium / 16 horsepower / Slug / Bentley Rhythm Ace / Bis / Gorky's Zygotic Mynci / One Inch Punch / Royal Crown Revue / Dog Eat Dog / Down By Law / Dance Hall Crashers / Royal Trux / JACK / Hurricane / Puressence / Hurricane #1 / 3 Colours Red / Tiger / Rialto / Dweeb / My Life Story / Silver Sun / Audioweb / Strangelove: The Depeche Mode Experience / Arnold / Descendents / Kenickie / J Church / CUBE / Lower / Ultrasound / Garageland / Goldblade / Theaudience / Main$tream / Radish / Dust Junkys / Livingstone / Carrie / Speedway / Bennet / Subcircus / Warm Jets / Earl Brutus / Mulu / Penthouse / Adventures in Stereo / Midget / Posh / Scarfo / Edward Ball / Sussed / Proper (UK) / The Dandys / Snug / Formula One / Toaster / Gold Blade / silverjet / Period Pains / Simon Warner / Hybrids / The Pecadiloes / Girlfrendo / Spy 51 / Nightnurse / Rude Club / Disco Pistol / Jonathan Fire*Eater / A Show all bands
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Reading, England, United Kingdom
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May 24, 1997
Manic Street Preachers / Mansun / Audioweb / Embrace
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Nynex arena Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicates for May 24, 1997
May 10, 1997
The Hillsborough Justice Concert / Manic Street Preachers / Stereophonics / Space / Lightning Seeds / The Beautiful South / Dodgy / Smaller / The Bootleg Beatles
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Anfield Stadium Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Apr 12, 1997
Manic Street Preachers / The Boo Radleys
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Royal Albert Hall London, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for Apr 12, 1997
Apr 10, 1997
Manic Street Preachers / The Boo Radleys
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Rivermead Leisure Complex Reading, England, United Kingdom
Apr 09, 1997
Manic Street Preachers / The Boo Radleys
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Plymouth Pavilions Plymouth, England, United Kingdom
Apr 08, 1997
Manic Street Preachers / The Boo Radleys
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Brighton Centre Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Apr 06, 1997
Manic Street Preachers / The Boo Radleys
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Aston Villa Leisure Centre Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Apr 05, 1997
Manic Street Preachers / The Boo Radleys
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Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre (SECC) Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Apr 03, 1997
Manic Street Preachers / The Boo Radleys
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The Dome Doncaster, England, United Kingdom
Apr 02, 1997
Manic Street Preachers / The Boo Radleys
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Empress Ballroom Blackpool, England, United Kingdom
Mar 30, 1997
Manic Street Preachers Olympia Theatre Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Feb 24, 1997
The BRIT Awards 1997
Prince / Sheryl Crow / Bee Gees / fugees / Diana Ross / Manic Street Preachers / Skunk Anansie / Mark Morrison / Spice Girls
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Earls Court London, England, United Kingdom

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Manic Street Preachers / The Boo Radleys on Apr 9, 1997 [107-small]

Manic Street Preachers / The Boo Radleys
Apr 9, 1997
 Plymouth, England, United Kingdom
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Manic Street Preachers / Mansun / Audioweb / Embrace on May 24, 1997 [523-small]

Manic Street Preachers / Mansun / Audioweb / Embrace
May 24, 1997
 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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Manic Street Preachers / Mansun / Audioweb / Embrace on May 24, 1997 [524-small]

Manic Street Preachers / Mansun / Audioweb / Embrace
May 24, 1997
 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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Manic Street Preachers / Mansun / Audioweb / Embrace on May 24, 1997 [526-small]

Manic Street Preachers / Mansun / Audioweb / Embrace
May 24, 1997
 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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Reading Festival 1997 on Aug 22, 1997 [122-small]

Reading Festival 1997
Aug 22 - 24, 1997
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Manic Street Preachers / The Boo Radleys on Apr 12, 1997 [934-small]

Manic Street Preachers / The Boo Radleys
Apr 12, 1997
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Manic Street Preachers had?

Manic Street Preachers has had 673 concerts.

What genre is Manic Street Preachers?

Manic Street Preachers is most often considered to be Rock, Indie, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock, Pop Rock, Hard Rock, Punk Rock, UK, Post-Punk, Modern Rock, Britpop, Permanent Wave, Christian Rock, Acoustic Rock, Glam Punk, Welsh, and Welsh Rock.

When is the next Manic Street Preachers concert?

The next Manic Street Preachers concert is on June 28, 2024 at Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Llangollen, Wales, United Kingdom. The bands performing are: Manic Street Preachers / Suede.

When was the last Manic Street Preachers concert?

The last Manic Street Preachers concert was on November 22, 2023 at The Star Theatre in Singapore, SG.01, Singapore. The bands that performed were: Suede / Manic Street Preachers.

What setlist does Manic Street Preachers play live?

The songs that Manic Street Preachers performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the November 22, 2023 concert at The Star Theatre in Singapore, SG.01, Singapore:

  1. Europa geht durch mich
  2. Motorcycle Emptiness
  3. Everything Must Go
  4. A Song for Departure
  5. You Stole the Sun from My Heart
  6. Still Snowing in Sapporo
  7. Little Baby Nothing
  8. Walk Me to the Bridge
  9. From Despair to Where
  10. A Design for Life
  11. Australia
  12. Slash 'n' Burn
  13. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
  14. Enola/Alone
  15. International Blue
  16. Stay Beautiful
  17. You Love Us
  18. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next

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