Madchester legends Happy Mondays are set to celebrate the 35th anniversary of seminal baggy album ‘Pills ‘n’ Thrills And Bellyaches’ with a 22-date tour including a show in Dublin’s Vicar Street for April 2026.

Frontman Shaun Ryder, Bez (freaky dancing and percussion), Mark Day (guitar), Gary Whelan (drums), Dan Broad (MD/guitar/keys) and Firouzeh Berry (backing vocals) will perform the album’s highlights, including the massive hit singles, ‘Step On’, ‘Kinky Afro’ and ‘Loose Fit’, in addition to other hits and fan favourites, such as ‘24 Hour Party People’, ‘Hallelujah’, ‘Judge Fudge’ and ‘W.F.L.’.

Joining Happy Mondays on the tour as very special guests are Liverpool’s The Farm, who will deliver hits such as were on the bill for the Happy Mondays’ legendary 1991 concert at Elland Road in Leeds.

Shaun Ryder said, “I’m really looking forward to getting back on tour with the Mondays in 2026, especially with our old mates The Farm who are touring with us.”

Bez added, “Really excited to be going back on tour again in the UK next year! I love being on the road with the Mondays, there is no better feeling than playing to the fans of live music. I’ll see you all next year.”

Very special guests The Farm made their breakthrough in 1990, with the first of their nine Top 40 singles being the huge hits  ‘Groovy Train’ and ‘All Together Now’ from their No.1 debut album ‘Spartacus’.

The Farm’s lead singer Peter Hooton said, “We are absolutely delighted to be joining the Happy Mondays as special guests on their forthcoming tour. We go back a long way, having first met them at one of our gigs at the Boardwalk Manchester in 1986, when their style and attitude struck a chord. We also played with them at the legendary Elland Road gig in 1991 and toured with them in 2005, so we can’t wait for these gigs. It will be like a meeting of the tribes once again!”

Happy Monday & special guests The Farm at Vicar Street on 22nd April. Sign up for presale access now on foggynotions.ie. Tickets on general sale Friday 19th September at 10:00. Tickets from €45 (including booking fee) on general sale Friday 19th September at 10:00.