The 1975 Birmingham 2023: date, how to get tickets to the Resorts World Arena gig-and when is Spotify presale?

The band were a late headliner replacement at Reading and Leeds Festival last month, and now they’re heading on tour.
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Pop rock band the 1975 have announced a huge UK tour to take their new album out on the road.

One of the dates on the extensive schedule is right here in Birmingham.

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The tour is in support of the band’s new album ‘Being Funny in a Foreign Language’ which is set to be released on 14 October.

A presale ticket period is planned, and general sale follows soon after this.

Here’s what you need to know about the gig, including when the band will come to Birmingham and when you can get your hands on tickets.

When do the 1975 play in Birmingham?

The 1975 are hitting the road next year (Image: Samuel Bradley)The 1975 are hitting the road next year (Image: Samuel Bradley)
The 1975 are hitting the road next year (Image: Samuel Bradley)

The tour gets underway in the new year, and the Birmingham gig at the Resorts World Arena is on 15 January.

How to get tickets through the Spotify presale

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A presale through streaming service Spotify will take place from 9am on Thursday, 8 September to 8am on Friday, 9 September.

Fans who regularly listen to the band will be emailed a link from Spotify which will give a code that can be redeemed when purchasing tickets in the presale window.

When is general sale?

Tickets for all of the 2023 tour shows, including the Birmingham gig, are on general sale from 9am on Friday, 9 September.

Tickets will be available through Ticketmaster. Upon entering Ticketmaster on Friday you will most likely be placed in a virtual queue.

Where else will the 1975 play?

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The full tour will see the band play 14 dates across 22 days in January. The full schedule is below:

8 Brighton - Brighton Centre

9 Bournemouth - International Centre

10 Exeter - Westpoint

12 London - The O2

15 Birmingham - Resorts World Arena

16 Cardiff - Motorpoint Arena

19 Glasgow - OVO Hydro

20 Manchester - AO Arena

22 Nottingham - Motorpoint Arena

23 Leeds - First Direct Arena

25 Newcastle - Utilita Arena

26 Liverpool - M&S Bank Arena

29 Dublin - 3Arena

30 Belfast - SSE Arena

What is the possible setlist?

The last gig played by 1975 was their headline set at Reading and Leeds Festival last month.

The set list for this gig is below, but it is more than likely the setlist in January 2023 will include plenty more songs from the band’s new album.

  • If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)
  • Love Me
  • Chocolate
  • Me & You Together Song
  • TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME
  • It’s Not Living (If It’s Not With You)
  • Paris
  • Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy)
  • Happiness
  • Robbers
  • A Change of Heart
  • I’m in Love With You
  • Somebody Else
  • I Always Wanna Die (Sometimes)
  • Love It If We Made It
  • People
  • The Sound
  • Sex
  • Give Yourself a Try

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