Supergrass celebrate 30th anniversary of I Should Coco live
By Dan Biggane | September 16, 2024
Supergrass celebrate the 30th anniversary of I Should Coco with a series of UK tour dates.
Fans will get the chance to see Mercury-nominated debut album, performed in full, before an encore of the bands greatest hits. Speaking on the shows, bassist Mick Quinn said: “15 May 2025 marks 30 years since I Should Coco. Supergrass are thrilled to announce their return to perform the debut album live, in its entirety, for the first time. Dynamic pricing not included.”
Throughout May 2025, Supergrass will play venues in Glasgow, Nottingham, Sheffield, Newcastle, Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff and Leeds, before what is sure to be a momentous night at London’s Roundhouse. Following that, they head to the south-west for an appearance at The Great Escape Festival in Cornwall.
We Are Young, We Get By
In 1995 Supergrass’s Mercury-nominated debut album hit the charts at No.3, rose to No.1 in the week following Glastonbury and ended up shifting over 500,000 copies in the UK and a million worldwide.
The album features classic tracks, Alright and Caught By The Fuzz, sustaining huge cultural influence 30 years on from release. It was Alright, the band’s fourth-single, and pop masterpiece, that catapulted them to global success. I Should Coco now stands at over 1 million sales worldwide, and impressively, is the biggest-selling Parlophone debut album since The Beatles.
Consisting of Gaz Coombes, Mick Quinn, Danny Goffey and Rob Coombes; Supergrass are one of the most important bands to emerge during the 1990s. Formed in Oxford in 1993, their accomplishments include several million record sales, six Top 10 albums and 10 Top 20 singles.
Supergrass Tour Dates
Thurs 8 May – Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom
Sat 10 May – Nottingham Rock City
Mon 12 May – Sheffield Octagon
Tues 13 May – Newcastle NX
Wed 14 May – Birmingham O2 Academy
Fri 16 May – Manchester Albert Hall
Sun 18 May – Cardiff University Great Hall
Tues 20 May – Leeds O2 Academy
Thurs 22 May – London Roundhouse
Sat 31 May – Cornwall The Great Estate Festival
Pre-sale is available from 10am on 18 September, with general sale at 10am on 20 September. Tickets available here
Read more: Gaz Coombes interview – “The 90s were a free-for-all”