The band, comprising the trio of Gary Lightbody, Nathan Connolly and Johnny McDaid, will take to the stage in Belfast on February 28, 2025 – with tickets sold out for a performance the previous evening, February 27.
The band are set to release new music for the first time in six years in September. It comes following the departure of band members, bassist Paul Wilson and drummer Jonny Quinn, last year. Snow Patrol’s seventh record, Wildness, was released six years ago in 2018.
Their new album The Forest Is The Path goes on sale on September 13. It was written by Gary Lightbody, Nathan Connolly and Johnny McDaid and features 12 tracks. The album and single artwork features paintings by Gary Lightbody.
As part of their tour, the band will also play a Dublin date at the 3Arena on February 25. The upcoming tour will see Snow Patrol hitting the road throughout February 2025, with dates in London, Birmingham, Glasgow, and more.
Tickets are on sale now for the extra Belfast date.
Speaking ahead of the new album’s release, Gary Lightbody said a key theme in the music is the idea of love from the distance of time.
“I haven’t been in a relationship for a very long time, 10 years or more, so love from a distance to me meant the way a relationship sits in your memory from a distance of, say, 10 years,” he said.
“That’s not something I’d previously thought about as away to write about love. So it’s like, when you’re in love, you’re standing in the lobby of the Empire State Building. When you’ve broken up with that person, you’re out in the street. You can still see the building, but you’re not in there anymore. And when it’s 10 years later, now you’re standing in Brooklyn looking at the Manhattan skyline.”
