Squeeze and Billy Bragg at Swansea Arena in November

Squeeze are bringing their 'Tried, Tested and Trixies' tour to Swansea Arena on Monday 30 November, with the doors set for an 18:30 start. Billy Bragg joins them as very special guest, and he accompanies the band on every date of the run, which starts at Glasgow's OVO Hydro on 12 November and finishes at the Brighton Centre on 5 December. For anyone who has followed the band over the years, it is a chance to hear two very different sides of British songwriting in one evening.

Squeeze began in the early 1970s, when Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook met after Difford put up an advert in a shop window and Tilbrook got in touch. Pianist Jools Holland was among the first members. The band has been going for more than 50 years and has played over 600 concerts since its reunion in 2007. Difford and Tilbrook wrote all of the hits between them, and the catalogue includes songs such as 'Up The Junction', 'Tempted', 'Cool For Cats', 'Another Nail In My Heart' and 'Labelled With Love'. Difford is a Grammy-nominated lyricist who has won the Ivor Novello Award twice, which says a lot about how much weight his words carry in the band's sound.

The tour backs the band's new album, Trixies, which came out in March 2026. It is made up of 13 songs, and the stories are set in a fictional nightclub. The album reached No. 15 in the UK album chart. Fans who want to hear the new material alongside the older favourites should find plenty of both on the night, as the tour is built around the album.

The Swansea Building Society Arena, usually called Swansea Arena, sits in the Copr Bay development on Oystermouth Road. It opened in March 2022 and holds around 3,500 people. Box office opens 90 minutes before the performance, and the venue asks for a search or a magnetic scan on entry. Alcohol and unauthorised substances are not allowed inside, and bags bigger than A4 cannot go into the auditorium, although they can be stored in the cloakroom for a fee.

Tickets went on general sale at the end of November last year. The VIP package includes a soundcheck, a Q&A with the band, a premium seat and a tour bag with memorabilia. The tour also has a charitable side. A pound from every ticket goes to grassroots music venues, artists and promoters, and at the shows fans are invited to bring food donations for the Trussell Trust, which supports food banks across the UK. Glenn Tilbrook has been a patron of the Music Venue Trust since November 2025.

If you are planning to go, it is worth checking the box office details and the bag rules before you set off, so the night starts smoothly. Squeeze and Billy Bragg on a Monday evening in Swansea is a good way to spend a few hours with some of the best-known songs in British pop and rock.