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European Tour Dates Announced

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:57:00 +0100

INTERNATIONAL TREASURES

Following a hugely successful end to 2011 with the release of the top ten singles collection ‘National Treasures’ and a celebratory sold out show at the O2 Arena in London in December, MANIC STREET PREACHERS will head out in April and May for their first European tour in ten years.

The tour will see the band perform a SELECTION of songs from their 38 track singles compilation ‘National Treasures’. The London show received rave reviews (see below) and these gigs will be a must see for all die-hard Manic fans.

“each song is a tremendous affirmation of their stature in British rock” -Guardian *****

“when they’re having their stadium-sized choruses bellowed back at them by 20,000 people all with their arms in the air, they look like they’re having the time of their lives” - NME

“they have never fully surrendered the punk spirit that propelled them from a school hall to the biggest arenas in the country” - The Times ****

“hearing one of the best bands of the last 20 years power their way through the likes of ‘Suicide is Painless’, ‘Little Baby Nothing’ and ‘Kevin Carter’ is a genuine thrill. - The Independent *****

LIVE DATES:

15 April COPENHAGEN, Amager Bio

16 April HAMBURG, Markthalle

18 April THE HAGUE, Paard van Troje

19 April AMSTERDAM, Paradiso

21 April ANTWERP, Trix

22 April COLOGNE, E-Werk

24 April BERLIN, Huxleys

25 April PRAGUE, Lucerna

27 April MUNICH, Theaterfabrik

28 April VIENNA, Arena

30 April ZURICH, X-tra

2 May BARCELONA, Razzmatazz

MANIC STREET PREACHERS

no reunions, no comebacks, no encores, still James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Sean Moore and the memory of Richey Edwards

James playing at Xfm Winter Wonderland tonight

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:03:00 +0100

James will be performing a special acoustic set tonight at Xfm Winter Wonderland - Brixton O2 Academy. He will also accept the Xfm Inspiration Award on behalf of the rest of the band.

Start Time for Saturday (17th Dec) Concert

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:35:00 +0100

Hope you are all looking forward to the O2 concert this Saturday (17th Dec). Please note there will not be a support act and the Manic Street Preachers will be taking to the stage earlier than normal with a stage time of 7.30 PM. This is so they can fit all the singles in before curfew in 2 sets.

'Death of a Polaroid' book signing by Nick in Cardiff

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:06:00 +0100

Nick will be signing copies of his book 'Death of a Polaroid' at Waterstones book store in Cardiff, this Friday 18th November at 12.30 pm.

You can purchase the book online from Faber in 2 different editons: Main Edition and Special Edition.

Classic Rock Songwriters Award

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:51:00 +0100

Tonight at the Classic Rock magazine awards the Manics received the noble prize of 'Classic Rock Songwriters Award'. Nicky and Sean received the Award with a great acceptance speech.

James Dean Bradfield on Radio Scotland

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:05:00 +0100

Tune in tonight (Monday 7th November) to Radio Scotland to catch James as a special guest on the Vic Galloway show between 8 and 10 pm. He'll be talking about who is favourite Scottish band is, the song he wishes he'd written and the guitarist he most admires. Something not to miss! But don't worry if you do, you will still be able to catch it on the iplayer afterwards.

National Treasures boxset - What's in the box

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:49:00 +0100

'National Treasures - The Complete Singles' boxset really is a box of treasures. We've put together this video just so you can see all the exciting stuff it contains. You can only buy it from the official site store, so head over and get it while you can.

Win merchandise from Muzu.TV

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:03:00 +0100

Visit Muzu.TV for a chance to win some 'National Treasures' merchandise. You'll also find plenty of things to entertain you whilst you are there with music videos, documentaries and interviews from over the past years.

'This is the day' free download on 7digital

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:42:00 +0100

7digital have a great offering for you, 'This Is The Day' single (acoustic version) is available to download free here.

HMV album signing

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:34:00 +0100

The HMV 'National Treasures' album signings are well under way today with Cardiff signing already taken place, but you can stil catch them at HMV Birmingham at 1PM and HMV Manchester at 6PM.

National Treasures out today

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:10:00 +0100

The complete singles album 'National Treasures' is now available to buy online and in local stores.

If you haven't already pre-ordered it you can purchase the album from the following links:

Manics Official Store | HMV | Play.com | Amazon | iTunes

Free download from 'On Track with SEAT'

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:19:00 +0100

Who tuned in to our episode of ‘On Track with SEAT’ last night? If you enjoyed our cover of The The’s ‘This Is The Day’ you can download it for free here.

Tracks recorded for 'On Track with SEAT'

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 07:35:00 +0100

Manic Street Preachers recently recorded 4 tracks (including one cover track) straight to vinyl at Metropolis Studios for ‘On Track with SEAT’. Tune in to Channel 4 at midnight tonight to see how they got on. You can find out more about the show on the Channel 4 website.

National Treasures - Track by Track part 5

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:40:00 +0100

And so we've reached our final video of the track by track exclusives. You will find the final video exclusive to Muzo and can be watched from their site here. Hope you've enjoyed them.

National Treasures - Track by Track part 4

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:31:00 +0100

Part 4 of the video collections with the Manics taking us through some of the tracks from 'National Treasures' is now online. Today the video is exclusive to Drowned in Sound and they've also got a great competition for someone to win a National Treasures boxset. Check it all out here.

National Treasures - Track by Track part 3

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:27:00 +0100

Moving on with the collection of videos, part 3 of the Manics taking us through track by track the singles from 'National Treasures' is now online. This video is exclusive to Football 365. Once you've checked out the video, you will also be able to find a 'National Treasures' boxset competion here.

There will be more again tomorrow, so keep checking back.

National Treasures - Track by Track part 2

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:23:00 +0100

So we continue with the Manics celebrating the release of 'National Treasures' with a further video of them taking us through track by track of the next batch of singles - 'Motorcycle Emptyness', 'Suicide is Painless', 'Little Baby Nothing' and 'Roses In The Hospital'. This time the video is exclusively featured on Virgin Media. Watch out tomorrow for the next video.

National Treasures - Track by Track

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:59:00 +0100

The Manics are celebrating the soon to be released album 'National Treasures' with a track-by-track run through of some of the singles contained therein. The first video featuring 4 singles, exclusive to The Quietus website. Head over and check out what they have to say about 'Motown Junk', 'Love's Sweet Exile', 'You Love Us' and 'Slash & Burn'.

Nicky on 'Radio 4 Front Row' tonight

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:02:00 +0100

Tune in tonight to Radio 4 Front Row. Nicky will be talking on the show which airs from 19.15.

Q Magazine available in WHSmith today!

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:30:00 +0100

Q 25TH ANNIVERSARY MAGAZINE COLLECTORS EDITION

From today you can now buy a copy of Q 25th Anniversary Magazine collectors edition which includes: 'National Treasures - The Selected Singles' vinyl/magazine package, from selected WHSmith High Street stores. For more information on the special offer and a list of the selected WHSmith stores selling the magazine click here.

HMV store new album signings

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:16:00 +0100

The Manics will make a 200 mile round trip to celebrate the release of ‘National Treasures’ at three HMV stores in one day. They release their new album ‘National Treasures – The Complete Singles’ on 31st October 2011 and will travel from Cardiff to Birmingham and then Manchester to sign copies at the HMV stores in each town. The album is a celebration of the art of the ‘single’ so what better way to rejoice in this by going to record shops where most of us bought our first 7”’s and CD’s.

Starting at HMV’s Queen Street store in Cardiff, Nicky Wire, James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore will be at the store from 9.30 am to meet fans, then travel to Birmingham for the next signing session at 1pm. They finish in Manchester at 6pm at the Market Street store.

Store times are as follows:

HMV Cardiff Monday 31st October 2011 at 9.30 am

HMV Birmingham Monday 31st October 2011 at 1.00 pm

HMV Manchester Monday 31st October 2011 at 6.00 pm

Free Download of Love Sweet Exile (Acoustic Blue Version)

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:10:00 +0100

You can download a free MP3 of an acoustic blue version of Love's Sweet Exile (acoustic blue) from Amazon from today onwards. Click here to get your free download.

National Treasures Biography

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:16:00 +0100

You can find a shiny new biography in the 'Band' section for the forthcoming album 'National Treasures'.

Each single has been individually addressed by a variety of interesting people with their thoughts on the record.

Front Cover NME

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:23:00 +0100

You can find the Manic Street Preachers on the front cover of this week's issue (04/10/11) of the NME magazine. Inside you will find Nicky, Sean and James reflecting on their legacy and rank everyone of their singles. It's on sale now.

National Treasures Boxset

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:51:00 +0100

The 'National Treasures - Singles Only' boxset is only available exclusively from the official store and is to be released the same day as the album - 31st October. This unique treasure itself has proven to be very popular so you might want to pre-order your copy soon.

You can find the full tracklist in the Music section.

James playlist of his favourite covers on Spotify

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:33:00 +0100

To complete the band's lists of favourite covers, you can now find James favourite covers playlist on Spotify. Keep sharing yours with us, there have been some interesting ones already.

Q 25th Anniversary Magazine Collectors edition

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:06:00 +0100

The cover of the Q Magazine is revealed. You can order a copy of 'National Treasures - The Selected Singles' vinyl/magazine package from 27th September from the Q website or you can get it from selected WHS High Street stores from 13th October. More information on the vinyl/Magazine package can be found here.

Sean's favourite covers playlist on Spotify

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:16:00 +0100

As promised Sean has created his favourite covers playlist on Spotify. Check it out and don't forget to create your own favourite playlists and share it with the Manics profile on Spotify.

Manics now on Spotify

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:17:00 +0100

Manic Street Preachers now have their own profile set up on Spotify which you can find here. Nicky, Sean and James will be creating their own playlists for you to check out and to start us off, Nicky has done a playlist of his favourite covers which you can find here. Do you have some favourite covers yourself? Then why don't you create a covers playlist and share it with us? It would be good to see what your favourites are.

This Is The Day single video

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 07:07:00 +0100

The single 'This is the day' is available to download now. It is a cover of the 1983 The The track taken from the synth-noir classic album ‘Soul Mining’. The band have been fans of the group and their version echoes the original whilst bringing a new dynamic production and their own distinctive sound to the song.

Download it now from itunes.

Q MAGAZINE 25TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD EXCLUSIVE

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:33:00 +0100

STRICTLY LIMITED EDITION VINYL ALBUM AVAILABLE ONLY WITH Q MAGAZINE

Q, Manic Street Preachers and Columbia Records are proud to announce a very special edition of Q’s 25th Anniversary issue featuring an exclusive vinyl edition featuring twelve tracks taken from the forthcoming Manic Street Preachers album ‘National Treasures-The Complete Singles’ released 31st October.

The album, ‘National Treasures – The Selected Singles’ features exclusive new cover artwork and a previously unreleased track, the John Cale cover ‘The Endless Plain Of Fortune’ that is exclusive to this album. This limited edition run of Q will be a Manic Street Preachers cover - not available anywhere else.

The vinyl/magazine package is a strictly limited edition and will only be available from www.qthemusic.com from 27th September and in selected WHS High Street Stores for £12.99 from the 13th October.

The album features a track listing chosen especially for the vinyl by Nicky Wire from the band and Q Editor In Chief Paul Rees.

Of the unique collaboration, Paul Rees Commented “I can think of no better way to mark Q's 25th anniversary than by producing this special issue in tandem with the Manics. They're one of the bands intrinsically woven into the fabric of Q's history. And the whole concept of rewarding fans of a band or artist with something genuinely unique and giving other music lovers the chance to discover something that may be new to them will be as significant a part of Q's present and future."

The full track listing for

National Treasures – The Selected Singles (The Vinyl Edition)

SIDE A

Motown Junk

You Love Us

Kevin Carter

From Despair To Where

La Tristesse Durera (Scream To A Sigh)

Revol

Ocean Spray

SIDE B

Australia

If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next

You Stole The Sun From My Heart

Let Robeson Sing

Your Love Alone Is Not Enough

(It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love

The Endless Plain Of Fortune

(Previously unreleased and exclusive to this album)

National Treasures Boxset

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:48:00 +0100

'National Treasures - The Complete Singles' will be released on 31st October 2011. One of the formats will be a treasure of its own in the form of a boxset. The Boxset will consist of: 38 re-mastered vinyl finish CD singles (including B-sides from CD1's), a poster, a DVD of all 38 videos plus bonus video content, 7" vinyl of New Art Riot, Suicide Alley, Jackie Collins Existential Question, a lipstick and vanity mirror and a limited number will also contain a 7" of Motown Junk.

The boxset is only available from the Manics website store. Pre-order your boxset here.

Pre-order National Treasures for exclusive extras

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:53:00 +0100

By pre-ordering your copy of 'National Treasures', you can obtain an exclusive extra from the different options:

If you order from HMV not only will you receive your copy of 'National Treasures' but you will also receive an exclusive bonus CD of the single 'This is the day'. Click here to pre-order from HMV.

If you're one for collecting signed copies of albums then pre-Order your copy of 'National Treasures' from Play.com to receive an exclusive copy signed by the band. Click here to pre-order from Play.

Prefer to have your copy of 'National Treasures' in digital format? Then by pre-ordering your copy from iTunes it will be available as iTunes LP. Click here to pre-order your iTunes LP.

Once in a lifetime Christmas Party at O2 Arena, London, 17th December

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:34:00 +0100

To celebrate the release of 'National Treasures', the band will play a unique, once in a lifetime Christmas party at the O2 in London on 17th December. The band promise “Glitter, glamour, special guests and a ticker-tape celebration. A never to be repeated one-off visual experience encompassing 21 years of MSP with 38 songs – from 1990’s ‘Motown Junk’ to (but not in order!) 2011’s ‘The Is The Day’. There will be an interval in order to top up on refreshments and like all the best parties, you’ll talk about it for years to come and your friends will wish they’d been there.”

Tickets will be available for Manics fans as a special pre-sale this Wednesday 31st August from 9.30am here priced at £32.50 and £22.50

Tickets go on general sale here Friday 2nd September at 9.30am

'National Treasures - The Complete Singles' and 'This is the day' release details

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:09:00 +0100

MANIC STREET PREACHERS will release a brand new track to coincide with the release of their complete singles collection album. The single 'This is the day' is available from 18th September and is a cover of the 1983 The The track taken from the synth-noir classic album ‘Soul Mining’. The band have been fans of the group and their version echoes the original whilst bringing a new dynamic production and their own distinctive sound to the song. ‘NATIONAL TREASURES’ features the band’s 37 previous single releases from the last 21 years and 10 studio albums. It’s also the first time since 1992’s ‘Suicide Is Painless (Theme from M*A*S*H) the Manics have released a cover version as a single despite recording and playing live many versions of their favourite tracks over the years.

'NATIONAL TREASURES - The Complete Singles' is released on 31st October 2011 via iTunes and iTunes LP, as a double CD, a 2 x CD DVD set featuring all 38 videos and some bonus video content and an amazing box set with 38 x vinyl finish CD Singles, a poster, a DVD of all the videos, 7” vinyl of New Art Riot, Suicide Alley, Jackie Collins Existential Question Time, Manics lipstick and vanity mirror and a limited number will also contain a 7” of Motown Junk. All the singles have been re-mastered. See below for pre-order links and the full track listing.

Pre-Order links for the album:

'NATIONAL TREASURES - The Complete Singles' Track Listing:

Motown Junk

Stay Beautiful

Love's Sweet Exile

You Love Us

Slash 'N' Burn

Motorcycle Emptiness

Suicide Is Painless

Little Baby Nothing

From Despair To Where

La Tristesse Durera (Scream To A Sigh)

Roses In The Hospital

Life Becoming A Landslide

Faster

Revol

She Is Suffering

A Design For Life

Everything Must Go

Kevin Carter

Australia

If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next

The Everlasting

You Stole The Sun From My Heart

Tsunami

The Masses Against The Classes

So Why So Sad

Found That Soul

Ocean Spray

Let Robeson Sing

There By The Grace Of God

The Love Of Richard Nixon

Empty Souls

Your Love Alone Is Not Enough

Autumnsong

Indian Summer

(It's Not War) Just The End Of Love

Some Kind Of Nothingness

Postcards From A Young Man

This is the Day

"But the side of you they'll never see, is when you're left alone with the memories, That hold your life together ... like glue" - Matt Johnson

Nicky Wire Interview with NME at V Festival

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:30:00 +0100

Checkout the interview that Nicky gave to the NME from V festival at the weekend. He chats about the recent riots, Chris Packham and some plans for the forth coming album.

You can find the interview here.

NATIONAL TREASURES - THE COMPLETE SINGLES - October 2011

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:16:00 +0100

To celebrate the 21st anniversary of their first single release, MANIC STREET PREACHERS are releasing the ultimate singles collection in October. ‘NATIONAL TREASURES – THE COMPLETE SINGLES’ gathers 38 songs from the band’s rich history, starting with initial Heavenly Records release ‘Motown Junk’ (1990) to tracks taken from last year’s ‘Postcards From A Young Man’ album – the bands tenth which was greeted with universal critical acclaim. The album also features a brand new single and will be released in several formats, details to follow.

iTunes Festival: London 2011 - EP

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:12:00 +0100

Some of the amazing tracks that the Manics performed at the iTunes festival on 3rd July are now available to purchase from the iTunes store. They are available in the form of an EP called ' iTunes Festival: London 2011 - EP' and can be purchased here.

iTunes coverage on ITV

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:18:00 +0100

Make sure you watch ITV 2 at 10pm Friday 8th July, as they will be airing some coverage of the iTunes festival. This will include a interview with Nicky so make sure you tune in. If you miss it this show will be repeated on Sunday.

The Manics performance is still available to watch on the ITV website here.

Watch the live stream of the Manics iTunes Festival performance

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:32:00 +0100

The live stream from the Manics performance at the iTunes Festival is now available to watch on iTunes. If you missed it on Sunday or would like to see the show again then head over to iTunes to watch this now.