Really good stuff, and a cheap price given it was an hour set and a copy of the album
Posted anonymously on 08/06/2026
Embrace, O2 Academy2 Leicester, Leicester - 7th June 2026
Embrace have still got it as a live act. The new stuff sounded really good and the old classics were amazing..
Posted by STE on 08/06/2026
Embrace, O2 Academy2 Leicester, Leicester - 7th June 2026
Here was a band who were clearly proud of their latest work. The new tracks all sounded great and the handful of anthemic classics to end the show brought the house down. Magnificent
Posted by Dean on 08/06/2026
Embrace, O2 Academy2 Leicester, Leicester - 7th June 2026
Great to hear some of the new songs...and a few of the old favourites 😊
Posted anonymously on 07/06/2026
Embrace, O2 Academy2 Oxford, Oxford - 6th June 2026
This show was part of a run of intimate outstore shows for the forthcoming Embrace album Avalanche which is out on 12/6/26. The new songs are superb ranging from the raw emotion of Get Out Of My Own Way to the more upbeat Coming Home. Whilst still being the Embrace brand and style that is so loved, there is something for everyone on this new album. If you miss them on this run they are touring in November across the UK and those shows will be unmissable. Honest, emotional and full of love - an absolutely fantastic evening.
Posted by Pauline T on 07/06/2026
Embrace, O2 Academy2 Oxford, Oxford - 6th June 2026
Embrace are anthemic indie-rock stalwarts from Bailiff Bridge, West Yorkshire, whose heartfelt songs and sweeping choruses have made them one of Britain’s most enduring bands. Formed in 1990 by brothers Danny McNamara (lead vocals, acoustic guitar) and Richard McNamara (lead guitar), the line-up now also features Mickey Dale (keys, backing vocals), Steve Firth (bass) and Mike Heaton (drums). With their soaring melodies and emotionally charged lyrics, Embrace rose to prominence in the late 1990s, quickly becoming known for uniting stadium-sized sound with down-to-earth sincerity.
Their debut album The Good Will Out (1998) became a landmark of British indie, spawning classics such as “All You Good Good People” and “Come Back to What You Know.” Follow-up albums Drawn from Memory (2000) and Out of Nothing (2004) further cemented their reputation, the latter featuring the fan-favourite “Gravity.” Over the decades, Embrace have released eight acclaimed studio albums — including Love Is a Basic Need (2018) and How to Be a Person Like Other People (2022) — maintaining their distinctive blend of hope, introspection and anthemic power. Known for their uplifting live performances and enduring bond with fans, Embrace continue to embody the heart and spirit of British rock.