We’re proud to celebrate @recordstoredayuk with the release of something deeply special to us, The Great Western Road Trip: A Live Album.

Recorded on the opening night of The Great Western Road Trip at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall in March last year, this live album captures the very first performance of nine brand new songs, played alongside some of your favourites.

What we didn’t know then was that it would also be our final Scottish show with our dear friend and brother, Jim.

We hope the excitement we felt creating the show comes through, and that you enjoy this unique recording of a very special Edinburgh night.

Available exclusively for Record Store Day 2026 on blue smoke triple vinyl and CD. The vinyl is limited to 1000 hand-numbered copies. Find your local participating store here.

Dedicated to James Miller Prime
3 November 1960 – 19 June 2025

The first show at The Forum in Melbourne is now sold out and we are delighted to announce a second show there on Sunday 8th February.

Tickets for all shows on the Australian tour are available here.

Tickets for our run of summer shows are on sale now here.

We’re delighted to be joined by the brilliant Lightning Seeds at all dates except Edinburgh.

Due to incredible demand we’re thrilled to say we’ve added a second night at the stunning Piece Hall in Halifax; we’ll now be playing Wednesday 8th July as well as Thursday 9th!

Grab your tickets here now! You won’t want to miss these shows.

No one knows where The Great Western Road ends up, least of all us! For now, the road goes on and next summer we are taking the shows outdoors to some beautiful venues. We can’t wait to see you there and we promise to make every night very special. Rx

Sign up to the Deacon Blue mailing list before midnight on Tuesday 4th November for access to the artist pre-sale. Details will be sent at 9.00am on Wednesday 5th November; the pre-sale begins at 10.00am.

General sale begins at 10.00am on Friday 7th November.

We’re delighted to announce we’ll be returning to beautiful New Zealand in February next year! We’ll be playing our first-ever show in Christchurch, and returning to Wellington and Auckland.

Ticket details:

Wednesday 22nd October, 2.00pm NZDT – Pre-sale for Westpac New Zealand customers
Thursday 23rd October, 2.00pm NZDT – Live Nation pre-sale. Sign up at livenation.co.nz/register
Friday 24th October, 3.00pm NZDT – General sale

For full tour and ticket information, visit livenation.co.nz

Australia! We are coming back!

In 2026, we’ll be returning to continue the journey we began together, a road still unfolding, with songs old and new.

Early bird presale starts on Wednesday 1st October, 9.00am local time – sign up here.

General sale from Friday 3rd October, 9.00am local time.

We can’t wait to share these nights with you. Let’s make more memories, under southern skies.

Tonight, The Great Western Road Trip begins in Liverpool!

Out now – The Great Western Road (Tour Edition). Listen here.

This expanded CD edition features five bonus tracks and stands as our tribute to our brother, Jim Prime, whose playing runs through every note.

To coincide with the first night of our tour, we’re excited to announce that a special Tour Edition of The Great Western Road will be released on 19th September. Pre-order your copy here.

This expanded edition features five bonus tracks and stands as our tribute to our beloved Jim Prime, whose playing runs through these songs. His own composition Connie and Sam finally finds its place here too.

One of these tracks, Much Too Close To Love (a demo that never quite made it onto the album) is out now!

Dear friends,

We announce with great sadness that our brother, James Prime, passed away this morning after a short struggle with cancer. Thank you so much for the messages of support that you shared over the last two weeks, they meant so much to Jim, his family and us.

With love, Deacon Blue

Available here.