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They thought it was all over… but no sooner have up-front, no-nonsense nu-mod-resurrectionists, The Spitfires roared through their first run of comeback tour dates over the last two months, the revived four-piece announce a new album and six, new October tour dates with their latest single, Where Did We Go Wrong?.

As part of their upcoming tour they visit Bristol Thekla on Friday 24 October 2025 and tickets are £23 including booking fees.

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Echoing admirably motivated frontman and songwriter, Billy Sullivan’s life-long loves of The Clash, Elvis Costello and The Attractions and The Specials, the band’s sixth album, the aptly titled MKII is due to be released in the autumn. More reflective than ever, having initially split in 2022, Sullivan says that the album is “sounds refreshed and confident, ballsy but doesn’t mind showing a softer side and being reflective too.”. The release of the open-hearted Where Did We Go Wrong? after April’s anti-war anthem,Better The Devil You Know, suggests he is true to his word.

Ahead of those tour dates listed below, which open with a return to Manchester’s Gorilla on Fri 10 October, the band releases Where Did We Go Wrong? You can check out the dates and details below:

• Fri 10 October – Manchester, Gorilla

• Sat 11 October – Cambridge, Mash

• Sun 12 October – Brighton, Patterns

• Fri 17 October – Nottingham, Metronome

• Sat 18 October – Newcastle, The Grove

• Sat 24 October – Bristol, Thelka