Manic Street Preachers tease debut album anniversary announcement as Suede premiere new song ‘My City’ as they kick off their 2026 co-headline UK tour

Manic Street Preachers and Suede have kicked off their co-headline UK arena tour in Glasgow, with the former premiering new song ‘My City’ and teasing an announcement to mark the anniversary of their debut album. READ MORE: Manic Street Preachers on touring with Suede: “We share a DNA” Earlier this spring the two bands confirmed that they would be rejoining forces – having first hit the road together in 1994, and later embarking on a run of joint North American shows in 2022 and a UK trek in 2024. Each night will see the two bands alternate between who plays first and who closes the night, and for the opening night, which kicked off at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow last night (Wednesday October 28), it was the Manics who played first. They opened their 18-song set with 1992 classic ‘Motorcycle Emptiness’, before going onto 2001’s ‘Ocean Spray’ and newer track ‘Decline & Fall’. Highlights of their set included acoustic renditions of ‘From Despair To Where’ and ‘The Everlasting’, as well as performances of ‘Faster’ and ‘Die In The Summertime’ – two cuts from ‘The Holy Bible’, which got a huge re-release last week in collaboration with Steven Wilson. Eagle-eyed fans at the merch stands...