Texas mark 30 years of White on Blonde, their six-times-platinum number one album, playing it and the hits at The O2 arena, and Del Amitri open the night.
Texas, the Glasgow band behind the number one album White on Blonde, play The O2 arena in North Greenwich on Wednesday 27 October 2027 to mark its 30th anniversary. Del Amitri join them as special guests.
Sharleen Spiteri, Johnny McElhone and Ally McErlaine formed the band in 1986, when Spiteri was working as a hairdresser. Their debut single, “I Don’t Want a Lover”, and the album Southside followed in 1989, and Southside entered the UK chart at number three.
White on Blonde, released in 1997, was their fourth album and their biggest. It was certified six times platinum in Britain and carried “Say What You Want”, “Halo” and “Black Eyed Boy”.
By 2017 the band had sold 40 million records worldwide, and Hi, their tenth album, reached number three in 2021.
The O2 is the only London date of the anniversary tour, and the set pairs White on Blonde with the rest of their hits.
Del Amitri, Justin Currie’s band from the same city, reached number two with Change Everything in 1992. “Nothing Ever Happens”, from Waking Hours, is their highest-charting British single and reached number 11.