The tour ends at Wolverhampton’s Wulfrun Hall on December 14. The Greatest Hits album is an absolute masterclass in modern pop songwriting from Ian Broudie. Kicking off with their classic debut single ‘Pure’, this really is a greatest hits disc worthy of the title from a band who have sold over eight million albums.
Across 20 tracks the LP features Lightning Seeds favourites including ‘The Life Of Riley’, ‘Change’, ‘Lucky You’, ‘Sense’, ‘All I Want’, ‘Sugar Coated Iceberg’, ‘You Showed Me’, ‘Emily Smiles’, ‘3 Lions’ and more. Ian Broudie said: “Wow, I can’t believe it’s been 35 years! Our first single ‘Pure’ really opened the door to a life’s worth of songs, shows and recordings. I owe everything to ‘Pure’ and I’m really looking forward to celebrating the 35th anniversary of its release with ‘Tomorrow’s Here Today: 35 Years of Lightning Seeds’ greatest hits album and tour in 2024.
” Prior to the band’s UK dates, they have a handful of shows in Spain – an unusual addition for a band that seldom tours in Europe, particularly post-Brexit, when the mass of red tape and regulation has made life more difficult for touring musicians. “We didn’t do much extensive touring over there, so we don’t really go. That’s a big regret, really.
At the moment when we were at our peak, my son, Riley, was little, so I didn’t want to spend much time touring, I wanted to be at home with him. The knock-on effect is we go.
