The Coral reveal UK headline tour dates and release video for “Leave It In The Past”

The Coral is set to begin their UK headline tour in Sheffield on 2 October and will also make stops in Newcastle, Leeds, London, Brighton, and Manchester. Additionally, they will be playing arena support slots with The Mary Wallopers in Dublin and Glasgow in December.
This announcement coincides with the release of a new video for the album track “Leave It In The Past,” directed by James Slater and filmed at the historic Birkenhead Market. Lead singer James Skelly shared the significance of the location, stating, “Ian and I used to live above a pub in Charing Cross, Birkenhead and wander round the market at weekends. It was a magical place to us. The atmosphere of the place, and the characters you still find there, reflect the ethos of 388. It’s simultaneously of today and another time entirely.”
The band’s eleven-track album, 388, was released at the end of May with minimal prior notice, appearing quietly on independent record shop shelves in a single black vinyl pressing. The band opted for a low-key release strategy, drawing inspiration from the taped compilations they shared in their early days, as well as early Wailers recordings, rocksteady, and 1960s girl groups.
Recorded on a 1970s Tascam 388 tape machine at Liverpool’s Kempston Street Studios with long-time co-producer Chris Taylor, the album maintains a deliberately raw, analog sound, leaving mistakes intact. The band has expressed that the record not only pays homage to the music they love but also acknowledges “the break-ups and break downs” and “the tours, the drugs, the births, the deaths” of their past thirty years.
Following a period of significant output, including the release of the double album Coral Island in 2021 and the soundtrack-style Sea Of Mirrors in 2024, the group has continued to perform at festivals and select shows. However, this upcoming October marks their return to a full tour of their own.
Support for the headline dates will be provided by Mozart Estate – the project of Lawrence, formerly of Denim and Felt – and Dave McCabe, frontman of The Zutons, on different legs of the tour. Tickets for the tour will be available for purchase starting on 3 July at 9.30am through the band’s website.