u/pvtherman

Hello everyone, we're now entering into a unique phase of this tour with Bloc Party (along with The Temper Trap) set to help open for Muse for their The Wow! Signal tour! Similiar to the Alpha Games' tour, Bloc Party will be playing a mix of support gigs and their own headlining shows inbetween gigs. I imagine that, this is a great honour for Bloc Party to be supporting/opening for Muse on their The Wow! Signal tour, as Muse is one of the most well known English alternative/progressive rock bands from the UK. (I want to say, I vaguely recall a small cross of fans that genuinely liked both bands back in the 2004/2005 years). Thanks to Muse's team for having Bloc Party and The Temper Trap support for this epic tour. For our Blochead fans in Maryland Heights, a small reminder that Bloc Party's 7th album, Anatomy of a Brief Romance will be released on 2026-09-11. I only mention this because, there is a realistic chance that some songs may be played from the album at your gig! But anyways, enjoy the gig Maryland Heights and have fun with Muse, Bloc Party and The Temper Trap! Feel free to comment down below, before or after the gig, enjoy the show!

[Times]

• Times are a rough ETA only, and may be inaccurate. You can always arrive early just in case!
  • Doors: 17:30
  • The Temper Trap: 19:00
  • Bloc Party: ~19:45
  • Muse: ~21:00
  • Curfew: ~22:30

[Setlist]

• https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/bloc-party/2026/hollywood-casino-amphitheatre-maryland-heights-mo-534957ed.html

Like my previous "tour dates" threads post, this post is meant to be a repository for the upcoming Anatomy of a Brief Romance tour dates (AOABR tour) and other noteworthy/important links (such as mentions of limited editions, single announcements etc). A reminder that Anatomy of a Brief Romance will be released September 11th, 2026 (produced by Trevor Horn). You can pre-order various different AOABR collections available from the band's website as well.

Note: If you see any errors in links or any other errors, please just ping me to let me know it needs fixing.

Tour Dates (announced so far. Will update as more are announced)

Note 1: For the Bloc Party and Interpol co-headlining section of the tour, see link 1 down below (if you haven't already ordered tickets for those specific gigs)

• Bloc Party Official Website (ordering tickets for upcoming concerts are linked on the 'Live' section):
• March 27, 2026 - BBC Radio 6 Music Festival - Band on the Wall, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
• May 2, 2026 - WARM UP Estrella de Levante - Recinto Ferial de la Fica, Murcia, Spain
• July 5, 2026 - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Maryland Heights, MO, USA (Opening for Muse tour)
• July 7, 2026 - Ruoff Music Center, Noblesville, IN, USA (Opening for Muse tour)
• July 8, 2026 - Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN, USA (Bloc Party headlining show!)
• July 10, 2026 - Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, IL, USA (Opening for Muse tour)
• July 11, 2026 - Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA (Opening for Muse tour)
• July 13, 2026 - Pine Knob Music Theatre Clarkston, MI, USA (Opening for Muse tour)
• July 15, 2026 - RBC Amphitheatre Toronto, ON, Canada (Opening for Muse tour)
• July 16, 2026 - Théâtre Beanfield Montreal, QC, Canada (Bloc Party headlining show!)
• July 18, 2026 - Xfinity Center, Mansfield, MA, USA (Opening for Muse tour)
• July 20, 2026 - Globe Iron Cleveland, OH, USA (Bloc Party headlining show!)
• July 21, 2026 - Roxian Theatre Presented By Citizens McKees Rocks, PA, USA (Bloc Party headlining show!)
• July 22, 2026 - PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, NJ, USA (Opening for Muse tour)
• July 24, 2026 - Albany Med Health System at SPAC, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA (Opening for Muse tour)
• July 25, 2026 - Northwell at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY, USA (Opening for Muse tour)
• July 27, 2026 - The National, Richmond, VA, USA (Bloc Party headlining show!)
• July 28, 2026 - Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD, USA (Opening for Muse tour)
• July 29, 2026 - Freedom Mortgage Pavilion, Camden, NJ, USA (Opening for Muse tour)
• August 14, 2026 - Festival Paredes de Coura 2026 Paredes de Coura, Portugal
• November 10, 2026 - Royal Arena Copenhagen, Denmark (Bloc Party and Interpol co-headlining tour!)
• November 11, 2026 - Uber Arena Berlin, Germany (Bloc Party and Interpol co-headlining tour!)
• November 12, 2026 - Barclays Arena Hamburg, Germany (Bloc Party and Interpol co-headlining tour!)
• November 14, 2026 - PSD Bank Dome Dusseldorf, Germany (Bloc Party and Interpol co-headlining tour!)
• November 16, 2026 - Le Zénith Paris, France (Bloc Party and Interpol co-headlining tour!)
• November 17, 2026 - AFAS Live Amsterdam, Netherlands (Bloc Party and Interpol co-headlining tour!)
• November 18, 2026 - Vorst Nationaal / Forest National Vorst / Forest, Belgium (Bloc Party and Interpol co-headlining tour!)
• November 20, 2026 - Utilita Arena Birmingham Birmingham, England, United Kingdom (Bloc Party and Interpol co-headlining tour!)
• November 21, 2026 - Utilita Arena Cardiff Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom (Bloc Party and Interpol co-headlining tour!)
• November 23, 2026 - Aviva Studios (The Warehouse) Manchester, England, United Kingdom (Bloc Party and Interpol co-headlining tour!)
• November 24, 2026 - Aviva Studios (The Warehouse) Manchester, England, United Kingdom (Bloc Party and Interpol co-headlining tour!)
• November 26, 2026 - Brighton Centre Brighton, England, United Kingdom (Bloc Party and Interpol co-headlining tour!)
• November 27, 2026 - Brighton Centre Brighton, England, United Kingdom (Bloc Party and Interpol co-headlining tour!)
• November 28, 2026 - Utilita Arena Sheffield, Sheffield, England, United Kingdom (Bloc Party and Interpol co-headlining tour!)
• November 30, 2026 - 3Arena Dublin, Ireland (Bloc Party and Interpol co-headlining tour!)
• December 2, 2026 - The OVO Hydro Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (Bloc Party and Interpol co-headlining tour!)
• December 4, 2026 - Olympia Grand Hall, London, England, United Kingdom (Bloc Party and Interpol co-headlining tour!)
• December 5, 2026 - Olympia Grand Hall, London, England, United Kingdom (Bloc Party and Interpol co-headlining tour!)

Link 1 (see this post about buying tickets for the co-tour gigs with Interpol here):

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Main Bloc Party website links

• Bloc Party's UK/EU website/store AOABR pre-order collections
• Bloc Party's US/CAN/MEX (North American) website/store AOABR pre-order collections (the NA version of the store provides local shipping apparently)
• Bloc Party's AUS website/store AOABR pre-order collections -
• Note 01: Bloc Party have also announced a lottery draw for a signed 'Test Pressing' of AOABR (limit to only 4 winners) - Pre-order any album format from the Bloc Party UK/EU Store by 11:59pm 17 September 2026 and you'll automatically be entered into the draw to win one of four exclusive signed Anatomy of a Brief Romance test pressings. The winners will be drawn on 21 September 2026, Please note, if you have already pre-ordered the album you have automatically been entered into the draw.

Special/limited editions of Anatomy of a Brief Romance:

• Limited Dinked Edition #413 - "blood stain red yolk edition" (w/ A5 autographed picture)
• Limited edition Blood Recordings - "BLOOD636 edition" (SOLD OUT)
• Limited edition Rough Trade recordings - "White and Red Splatter Edition"
• Transparent vinyl edition (can be pre-ordered from the band's main website or local vinyl shops)
• Black vinyl edition (can be pre-ordered from the band's main website or local vinyl shops)
• Red vinyl edition (special "indie" red edition that seems to be for pre-order from your local vinyl shops)
• HMV UK Exclusive Version (with alt-cover) (CD) (reddit post)

Anatomy of a Brief Romance Press and Video Links

Articles

• NME Article - Bloc Party tackle heartbreak and romance on personal new album
• NME Article - share “the sound of a new love flowering”

Videos

• 1st single (2026/05/11) - Coming on Strong (Official Music Video Youtube):
• 2nd single (2026/06/30) - Love Bombs (Official Lyrics/Music Video from Youtube):

Extra

• Trevor and Alex take us behind the scenes of Love Bombs (reddit post) (IG Post)
• UK+Ireland tour posters

Bloc Party's social media accounts

• Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/3MM8mtgFzaEJsqbjZBSsHJ
• Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@officialblocparty?lang=en
• Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/blocparty.com
• Twitter - https://twitter.com/BlocParty
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thisisblocparty/?hl=en
• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/blocpartyofficial