About Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh rock band formed in Blackwood, Caerphilly, in 1986. Since 1995, the band has been a three-piece consisting of Nicky Wire on bass and lyrics, James Dean Bradfield on vocals and guitar, and Sean Moore on drums. The band was part of the 1990s Welsh cultural movement known as Cool Cymru. Their early releases were in a punk style, later expanding to a broader alternative rock sound. The band gained a following through their combination of androgynous glam imagery and lyrics addressing themes such as culture, alienation, boredom, and despair. Initially a four-piece with Richey Edwards on guitar and lyrics, their first charting single was 'Motown Junk' in 1991, followed by their albums 'Generation Terrorists' in 1992 and 'Gold Against the Soul' in 1993. Their 1994 album, 'The Holy Bible,' was the last to feature Edwards, who disappeared in February 1995 and was legally presumed deceased in 2008. After a six-month hiatus and with Edwards' family's approval, the remaining members continued the band, achieving commercial success with their 1996 album 'Everything Must Go,' which reached number two on the UK Albums Chart.
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Based on recent setlists, you're likely to hear:
Recent Setlists
26-03-2026Royal Albert Hall23 songs
- 1Motorcycle Emptiness
- 2Futurology
- 3Roses in the Hospital
- 4You Stole the Sun From My Heart
- 5Decline & Fall
- 6Ocean Spray
- 7Close to Me
- 8La tristesse durera (Scream to a Sigh)
- 9This Is Yesterday
- 10Bring On the Dancing Horses
- 11Hiding in Plain Sight
- 12The Secret He Had Missed
- 13A Design for Life
- 14This Sullen Welsh Heart
- 15Everything Must Go
- 16The Everlasting
- 17Condemned to Rock 'n' Roll
- 18Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
- 19This Is the Day
- 20From Despair to Where
- 21My Little Empire
- 22You Love Us
- 23If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
10-09-2025Borough Theatre9 songs
- 1Suicide Alley
- 2Motorcycle Emptiness
- 3Sleepflower
- 4Archives of Pain
- 5A Design for Life
- 6If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
- 7Epicentre
- 8Hiding in Plain Sight
- 9Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
05-09-2025EartH11 songs
- 1Motown Junk
- 2Spectators of Suicide
- 3Behave Yourself Baby / Motorcycle Emptiness
- 4Sleepflower
- 5Donkeys
- 6Faster
- 7Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayit'sworldwouldfallapart
- 8A Design for Life
- 9Prologue to History
- 10Between the Clock and the Bed
- 11Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
04-09-2025Corn Exchange9 songs
- 1Motown Junk
- 2Behave Yourself Baby/ Go Buzz Baby Go/ Motorcycle Emptiness
- 3Donkeys
- 4Faster
- 5Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayit'sworldwouldfallapart
- 6A Design for Life
- 7Prologue to History
- 8Cardiff Afterlife
- 9Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
23-08-2025Foynhagen20 songs
- 1Critical Thinking
- 2Motorcycle Emptiness
- 3Enola/Alone
- 4You Stole the Sun From My Heart
- 5Decline & Fall
- 6La tristesse durera (Scream to a Sigh)
- 7Australia
- 8Hiding in Plain Sight
- 9Union City Blue
- 10Ocean Spray
- 11Autumnsong
- 12A Design for Life
- 13Tsunami
- 14The Everlasting
- 15From Despair to Where
- 16Walk Me to the Bridge
- 17Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
- 18She Is Suffering
- 19You Love Us
- 20If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next