Britpop vets Cast announce first US shows in 29 years, opening for Brian Jonestown Massacre

Cast, the Britpop vets led by former La’s bassist John Power, have announced their first US shows since the height of Britpop (29 years to be exact). The shows are opening for The Brian Jonestown Massacre in NYC (9/9 at Webster Hall) and Philadelphia (9/10 at Union Transfer). It’s part of a very busy year for the band, probably the the most high-profile for them since the mid-’90s, which includes opening for all dates of Oasis’ UK reunion tour, and a headlining UK tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of their debut album, All Change. All dates are below.

All Change came in at #6 on our list of Best Britpop Albums of 1995 and we wrote: The La’s 1990 self-titled debut album is one of the direct precursors to Britpop and while frontman and songwriter Lee Mavers never made another album, sideman John Power proved more than up to the task of leading his own band, Cast. Enlisting Peter Wilkinson from Shack (another Liverpool band who had trouble with labels and frontmen), they formed a group who favored songs over bravado and drama. It was a formula that worked. Songs like “Alright,” “Sandstorm,” and “Finetime” sounded like classics from the get-go, with earworm choruses that stick in your head on first listen. John Leckie’s production — with layer upon layer of guitars and harmonies — makes everything pop. The real appeal of All Change is just how effortless it all seems. These songs don’t sound like they were written as much as they were always there just waiting to be heard.

While Cast never quite managed to match All Change‘s success and broke up in 2001 after their fourth album, Beetroot. Power reformed Cast in 2010 and have been going ever since, releasing another three albums, including 2024’s excellent Love is the Call, which is arguably their best since their first. Check out that album and All Change below.

Love Is The Call by Cast

CAST – 2025 TOUR DATES
March 12 – Eastleigh – Thornden Hall
March 13 – Wimborne – Tivoli
March 14 – Halesowen – Town Hall
March 19 – Faversham – The Alex
March 20 – Bury St Edmunds – Apex
March 21 – Hunstanton – Princess
March 26 – Burnley – Mechanics
March 27 – Nantwich – Nantwich Town Football Club
March 28 – Lyme Regis – Marine Theatre
April 3 – Stroud – The Sub Rooms
April 4 – Harpenden – EMC
April 5 – East Grinstead – Chequer Mead
April 9 – Stafford – Gatehouse
April 10 – Northampton – Northampton Royal
April 11 – Glusburn – Glusburn Arts Centre
April 12 – Scarborough – Spa
April 16 – Southport – The Atkinson
April 17 – Kirkaldy – Adam Smith Theatre
April 18 – Airdrie – Town Hall
April 19 – Glasgow – Eastwood Park
April 22 – Stockport – Forum
April 23 – Runcorn – The Brindley
April 24 – Pwlleli – Neuadd Dwyfor
April 25 – Bridgwater – McMillan Theatre
April 26 – Aberdare – Coliseum
April 30 – Redditch – Town Hall
May 2 – Leeds – City Varieties
May 3 – Barrow in Furness – The Meeting Place
June 13 – Barnsley – Birdwell Venue
June 14 – Scarborough – Scarborough Open Air Theatre (supporting Shed Seven)
June 27 – Southampton – Guildhall Square (supporting Ocean Colour Scene)
July 4 – Cardiff – Principality Stadium (supporting Oasis)
July 5 – Cardiff – Principality Stadium (supporting Oasis)
July 6 – Lytham St Annes – Lytham Festival
July 11 – Manchester – Heaton Park (supporting Oasis)
July 12 – Manchester – Heaton Park (supporting Oasis)
July 16 – Manchester – Heaton Park (supporting Oasis)
July 19 – Manchester – Heaton Park (supporting Oasis)
July 20 – Manchester – Heaton Park (supporting Oasis)
July 25 – London – Wembley Stadium (supporting Oasis)
July 26 – London – Wembley Stadium (supporting Oasis)
July 30 – London – Wembley Stadium (supporting Oasis)
August 1 – Saffron Walden – Audley End Estate (supporting Rodger Daltrey)
August 2 – London – Wembley Stadium (supporting Oasis)
August 3 – London – Wembley Stadium (supporting Oasis)
August 8 – Edinburgh – Scottish Gas Murrayfield (supporting Oasis)
August 9 – Edinburgh – Scottish Gas Murrayfield (supporting Oasis)
August 10 – Bootle Canalside – Salt & Tar (supporting Ocean Colour Scene)
August 12 – Edinburgh – Scottish Gas Murrayfield (supporting Oasis)
August 16 – Dublin – Croke Park (supporting Oasis)
August 17 – Dublin – Croke Park (supporting Oasis)
September 9 – NYC – Webster Hall (supporting The Brian Jonestown Massacre)
September 10 – Philadelphia – Union Tranfer (supporting The Brian Jonestown Massacre)
September 27 – London – Wembley Stadium (supporting Oasis)
September 28 – London – Wembley Stadium (supporting Oasis)
October 29 – Dublin – 3Olympia Theatre
October 30 – Belfast – The Telegraph Building
November 6 – Nottingham – Rock City
November 7 – Oxford – O2 Academy
November 8 – Torquay – Torquay Arena
November 13 – Birmingham – O2 Institute
November 14 – Cardiff – Uni Y Plas
November 15 – Leeds – O2 Academy
November 20 – Bournemouth – O2 Academy
November 21 – London – Shepherd’s Bush Empire
November 22 – Manchester – Albert Hall
November 27 – Sheffield – Leadmill
November 28 – Newcastle – NX
November 29 – Glasgow – Barrowlands
December 5 – Liverpool – Olympia