Brit rock icon Steve Cradock will go on a 35-date solo tour of the UK next spring. The guitarist, best known as a founding member of Ocean Colour Scene (OCS), will kick off his new Travellers Tunes tour on March 19, 2026, at Esher Theatre, Surrey.
As a member of OCS, Steve is responsible for some of the most distinctive riffs of the past 30 years. The man gave us The Riverboat Song, Hundred Mile High City, and The Day We Caught the Train, helping propel the band to double-platinum glory with Moseley Shoals.
Hundred Mile High City gained the band further fame, when it was used in Guy Richie’s most iconic film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels in 1998.
OCS was founded in 1989 by Steve, Simon Fowler, Damon Michella, and Oscar Harrison in Solihull, West Midlands. They rose to fame during the height of the Brit rock renaissance, had five top 10 albums, and played in front of 250,000 people at Oasis’s seminal Knebworth Park gigs in 1996.
Cradock went on to establish himself further when he joined Paul Weller’s band in 1992, appearing on all his studio albums. He also joined the Iconic Ska band The Specials in 2014 until the death of Terry Hall in 2022. In his debut tour, Steve will be playing and performing hits from the OCS songbook, highlights from his extensive solo career, and will also be discussing some of the topics his fans are most curious about.
Steve said: “It’s a great time for me reflect on my career and share the stories and songs of the last 25 years – I can’t wait.”
Full Tour Schedule
March
19 – Esher – Theatre
21 – Ashford – Revelation
22 – Hertford – Beam
25 – Exeter – Corn Exchange
28 – Harpenden – EMC
29 – Worthing – Factory Live
April
2 – Redditch – Palace
3 – Liverpool – Philharmonic (Music Hall)
4 – Kidderminster – Town Hall
8 – Ulverston – The Coro
9 – Nottingham – Playhouse
10 – Nantwich – Football Club
11 – Pwllheli – Neuadd Dwyfor
12 – Shrewsbury – Buttermarket
15 – Isle of Man – Villa Marina
16 – Colne – Muni
17 – Romiley – NK Theatre Arts
22 – Bridgwater – McMillan
23 – Chandler’s Ford – Thornden Hall
26 – Fleet – Harlington
29 – Stockton-on-Tees – Arc
30 – Durham – Gala
May
1 – Barnsley – Civic
2 – Scunthorpe – Plowright
3 – Whitley Bay – Playhouse
6 – Southport – Atkinson
7 – Lytham St Annes – Lowther Pavilion
8 – Middlesbrough – Theatre
9 – Morecambe – The Platform
10 – Bakewell – Town Hall
13 – Barnstaple – Queens Theatre
15 – Stamford – Corn Exchange
17 – Worcester – Huntingdon Hall
20 – Melrose – Corn Exchange
22 – Glasgow – Eastwood Park
Tickets go on sale locally at 10:00 on Friday, July 18, 2025. For more details go to www.awaywithmedia.com/tours
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