For the last two decades – THE LOVELY EGGS – have earned a rep as a band able to have a laugh when the moment’s right.
So for their 20th Anniversary tour, the Lancaster duo have invited an incredible line up of stars from the world of comedy to join them for the occasion.
Across their upcoming UK shows, fans can expect side-splitting warm up sets from top-tier comedians including: STEWART LEE (in Brighton), FRANK SKINNER (in Manchester, London and Birmingham), PHILL JUPITUS (in Edinburgh), ROB AUTON (in Bristol), ERIC RUSHTON (in Nottingham), ZARA GLADMAN, and Viz comic co-founder SIMON DONALD.
The Eggs and this stellar cast of comics will be joined each night by the previously confirmed POLITE BUREAUX. The Bradford beat masters recently released their second DIY studio album ‘Except Your Skint’, and will be supporting across all shows.
With more names still TBA, you can see the full list of confirmed acts and dates below.
2025 LIVE DATES
Weds 22 La Belle Angele, Edinburgh
PORKY THE POET + POLITE BUREAUX
Thur 23 Òran Mór, Glasgow
ZARA GLADMAN + POLITE BUREAUX
Fri 24 Newcastle University, Newcastle
SIMON DONALD + POLITE BUREAUX
Sat 25 All day 20th Anniversary Party at The Brudenell, Leeds
TBA
*SOLD OUT*
Sun 26 Concorde 2, Brighton
STEWART LEE + POLITE BUREAUX
Mon 27 The Garage, London
FRANK SKINNER + POLITE BUREAUX
Tues 28 The Globe, Cardiff
TBC + POLITE BUREAUX
Weds 29 Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
FRANK SKINNER + POLITE BUREAUX
Thur 30 Academy 2, Manchester
FRANK SKINNER + POLITE BUREAUX
Fri 31 Metronome, Nottingham
ERIC RUSHTON + POLITE BUREAUX
Sat 1 Nov Trinity, Bristol
ROB AUTON + POLITE BUREAUX
Remaining tickets available here.
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The Lovely Eggs have long been a band favoured by some of the UK’s best music-loving comedians. When they played at the 100 Club at the end of 2024, Stewart Lee, Frank Skinner and Phil Jupitus (‘Porky The Poet’) were all in attendance. So, for the 20th anniversary tour, each night different comedians will warm the crowd up for the band. Phil Jupitus is back again, aka Porky The Poet – who since 1983, has written and performed poetry alongside the likes of Madness, Billy Bragg, Paul Weller and The Pogues. Then there’s ageing millennial Zara Gladman who is “one of the most-shared names in Scottish comedy”, her viral creations have been viewed by millions.
Next up, co-founder of Viz Comic, Simon Donald, who started his successful stand-up career some twenty years ago, joins the tour in Newcastle. Elsewhere, long time Eggs fans and some of the best-known names in comedy including the controversial Stewart Lee, the sensational Frank Skinner, the inimitable Rob Auton and the singular Eric Rushton will all bring their distinctive comedy stylings to audiences throughout the tour.
To mark their 20th anniversary, The Lovely Eggs have also announced a very special LTD release entitled ‘Bin Juice’ – a collection of self-recorded outtakes from their last album ‘Eggsistentialism’, alongside rare B sides. Released on their own label Egg Records, with eye watering artwork by Casey Raymond and hand packed in a black plastic bin bag on neon toxic slime green vinyl, this is yet another collectible release from a band who care as much about the art and ideas in their records as they do about the sound. There will also be 300 copies exclusive to Rough Trade with alternative coloured sleeve and sticker art, on special edition transparent vinyl with toxic orange and slime green Bin Juice splatters.
“We had all these spare songs after we released our last album ‘Eggsistentialism’, and we didn’t really know what to do with them,” explained Holly. “They just didn’t seem to fit in with the vibe of ‘Eggsistentialism’, but we’d recorded them and wanted to get them out there.”
Bin Juice will be released on 12” vinyl and CD on Friday 17th October.
Of the upcoming anniversary, Holly of the Lovely Eggs says:
“The last 20 years have been a lifelong dedication to music and art. It’s never been a job, it’s a lifestyle, a way of life, an ethos and a commitment to creating… We’ve spent most of our lives being in bands and trying to challenge a mainstream conventional lifestyle.”
Catch them on the road with their incredible comedy supporting line up throughout late October and November.
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