The Bluetones

The Bluetones play O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on Saturday 31 October, as part of a UK tour marking 30 years of their debut album, Expecting to Fly. It's a bit of a milestone — three decades since that first record came out — and the tour is built around it. On the night, they'll play the album in full, from start to finish, so you'll hear the whole thing as it was originally put together.

It's not just the debut, though. Alongside Expecting to Fly, they're pulling fan favourites from their back catalogue, which runs a fair way beyond that first release. The two parts sit side by side: the album played through, then the songs that have stayed in the set over the years. The band describes it as a chance to relive the youthful energy and heartfelt songwriting that made the album a favourite in the first place.

London isn't the only stop on this run. They're playing Oxford on Saturday 24 October and Manchester on Friday 30 October, so the Shepherd's Bush date comes just after those. If you're following the tour, it's the London show that brings them to the capital.

Doors open at 19:00, and there's a curfew of 23:00, so you've got the whole evening ahead of you. The Bluetones are the only act on the bill.