The Go! Team 20th anniversary 'Thunder, Lightning, Strike' tour is scheduled to be held from September 26, 2024 to November 3, 2024 in venues across UK, Ireland and the US respectively. The tour is a continuation of the larger tour of the same name, which started in February 2024.
Tickets for the tour are available in limited numbers from the band's official website. To get tickets, interested patrons must go to the website's live page, select the show of their choice and click on it. They will then be redirected to the ticket portal, where they will need to choose the ticket and seating category as applicable and then input their details, including email address.
Tickets are usually sent to the email address or mobile app used at the time of purchase once payment is successfully processed. Tickets are priced at an average of $35, with actual price dependent on the show venue.
The Go! Team announced the new tour via a post on their official Instagram page on June 26, 2024:
The Go! Team 20th anniversary 'Thunder, Lightning, Strike' tour dates and venues
The Go! Team 20th anniversary 'Thunder, Lightning, Strike' tour dates and venues are listed below:
- September 26, 2024 – Edinburgh, Scotland at Queens Hall
- September 27, 2024 – Manchester, UK at New Century Hall
- September 28, 2024 – Bristol, UK at Marble Factory
- September 29, 2024 – Dublin, Ireland at Button Factory
- October 28, 2024 – Chicago, Illinois at Lincoln Hall
- October 30, 2024 – Cambridge, Massachusetts at The Sinclair
- November 1, 2024 – New York City, New York at Irving Plaza
- November 2, 2024 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at The Foundry at the Fillmore
- November 3, 2024 – Washington, D.C. at Black Cat
In addition to the tour, The Go! Team have released a 20th anniversary edition of Thunder, Lightning, Strike album. Titled Thunder, Lightning, Strike 20th Anniversary Edition, the album is being released by Memphis Industries on September 13, 2024.
The band announced the Rough Trade special edition reissue as well, to be announced throughout the year:
"To celebrate 20 years of Thunder Lighting Strike we’ve got a new Rough Trade edition. A pressing of 500 red and yellow splatter clear vinyl, each one is machine numbered."
The announcement continues:
"It comes with an exclusive 7”, featuring new versions of Hold Yr Terror Close by The Pastels and The Orielles and a recreation of the original CD-R version of the album - TLS in its earliest incarnation circa 2003 - never heard before There’s also a translucent red vinyl version that comes with the bonus CD."
The band released the original album on September 13, 2004. Their debut, the album was also the band's breakthrough album, charting at number 48 on the UK album chart and securing a gold certification after its release.
Ahead of their anniversary tour, The Go! Team will perform at three festivals in July 2024. The first performance will be at the Godiva Festival in Coventry, UK on July 7, 2024, while the second performance will be at the Kaleidescope Festival at the Alexandria Park in London, UK on July 13, 2024. The final festival performance is at the Deer Shed Festival in Thirsk, UK on July 29, 2024.
The Go! Team released their latest studio album, Get Up Sequences Part Two, on February 3, 2023. The album is their seventh overall album and the sequel to the 2021 album, Get Up Sequences Part One.