Here is the setlist from tonight’s gig at the Civic Hall. They played :

Stay Beautiful
Your Love Alone
Motorcycle Emptiness
(It’s Not War) Just the End of Love
Life Becoming a Landslide
Enola/Alone
My Little Empire
Faster
Solitude Sometimes Is
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Postcards from a Young Man
Of Walking Abortion
Motown Junk
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Everything Must Go (acoustic)
The Masses Against the Classes
Let Robeson Sing
Some Kind Of Nothingness
Theme from M.A.S.H (Suicide Is Painless)
You Love Us
A Design For Life

Thanks to Takk and Finn for the updates. Come and discuss the gig on the forum.

Here are the setlists from the European tour to date. The tour continues tonight in Wolverhampton, check out the forum for live updates.

18/05/11 – Cymru Arena, Llandudno

Stay Beautiful
Your Love Alone
Motorcycle Emptiness
(It’s Not War) Just the End of Love
Life Becoming a Landslide
Enola/Alone
My Little Empire
Faster
Solitude Sometimes Is
Postcards from a Young Man
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Of Walking Abortion
Motown Junk
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Everything Must Go (acoustic)
The Masses Against the Classes
Let Robeson Sing
Some Kind Of Nothingness
Theme from M.A.S.H (Suicide Is Painless)
Marlon JD (spoken word)
You Love Us
A Design For Life

16/05/11 – Olympia, Dublin Ireland

Stay Beautiful
Your Love Alone
Motorcycle Emptiness
(It’s Not War) Just the End of Love
Life Becoming a Landslide
Enola/Alone
My Little Empire
Faster
Slash N Burn
Postcards from a Young Man
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Of Walking Abortion
Motown Junk
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Everything Must Go (Acoustic)
The Masses Against the Classes
Let Robeson Sing
Some Kind Of Nothingness
Theme from M.A.S.H (Suicide Is Painless)
You Love Us
A Design For Life

14/05/11 – Melkweg, Amsterdam The Netherlands

Slash And Burn.
Your Love Alone
Motorcycle Emptiness
(It’s Not War) Just the End of Love
Life Becoming a Landslide
Enola/Alone
My Little Empire
Faster
Stay Beautiful
Postcards from a Young Man
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Of Walking Abortion
Motown Junk
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
The Everlasting (Acoustic)
The Masses Against the Classes
Let Robeson Sing
Some Kind Of Nothingness
Theme from M.A.S.H (Suicide Is Painless)
You Love Us
A Design For Life

13/05/11 – Markthalle, Hamburg Germany

Found That Soul
Your Love Alone
Motorcycle Emptiness
(It’s Not War) Just the End of Love
Life Becoming a Landslide
Enola/Alone
My Little Empire
Faster
Stay Beautiful
Postcards from a Young Man
You Stole The Sun From My Heart (full band)
Marlon JD
Motown Junk
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
The Everlasting (Acoustic)
The Masses Against the Classes
Let Robeson Sing
Some Kind Of Nothingness
Theme from M.A.S.H (Suicide Is Painless)
You Love Us
A Design For Life

Big thanks to Baillio, Finn and Takk for the setlists. Come discuss the gigs on the forum.

The Manics have confirmed their touring plans for May, including dates in Ireland, Germany, The Netherlands, England and Wales. The tour is as follows:

13/05/11 – Markthalle, Hamburg Gemany
14/05/11 – Melkweg, Amsterdam The Netherlands
16/05/11 – Olympia, Dublin Ireland
18/05/11 – Cymru Arena, Llandudno
19/05/11 – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
21/05/11 – Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff

Tickets will be onsale on Friday 18th Feb at 9am, or as a presale from 9am Thursday 17th Feb here

Come discuss this on the forum.

Arena gigs in May have been rumoured since Nicky mentioned them on radio recently. The Manics have confirmed on their official twitter that they are planning a mini-tour in May to take in England, Ireland, Wales, Germany and Holland. Rumours suggest that it may clash with Suede and will feature more of their back catalogue than on the recent tour.

More news when we have it – follow us on twitter @FdForum for all the latest news and rumours when it arrives….and come discuss the tour on the forum.

The Manics played a gig at the Miner’s Institute in Blackwood for BBC Radio 2 and at the Hard Rock Cafe in London for Absolute Radio this week. The setlists are as follows (featuring the first outing for Suicide Alley in about 20 years!). They played :

27/01/11 – Blackwood Miner’s Institute

Suicide is Painless (Theme From M*A*S*H)
Enola/Alone
Masses Against The Classes

02/02/2011 – Hard Rock Cafe, London

Motorcycle Emptiness
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Slash N’ Burn
(It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love
Suicide ls Painless (Theme From M*A*S*H)
My Little Empire
Faster
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Postcards From A Young Man
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
You Love Us
Some Kind Of Nothingness
Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love into Motown Junk
A Design For Life

Roses In The Hospital
Enola/Alone
Masses Against Classes

The Blackwood gig should still be available for listen again in iplayer on BBC Radio 2 or on the red button on any BBC channel. The Absolute Radio gig will be on radio on the 8th Feb.

Thanks to manicstmania, Karen and //Kelly for the setlists. Come and discuss these gigs on the forum.

The next single from Postcards, as announced by the official site, is to be Postcards From a Young Man. It will be released on 28th February and is available as 2 CDs and a 7″ vinyl. The B-sides are Inky Fingers, Engage With Your Shadow, Kiss My Eyes For Eternity, Midnight Sun and The Passing Show

Go here to buy from the official store at Townsend Records, where you can get all free formats and a signed postcard for £6.49.

On the same day, a digital EP will be released featuring live songs from Journal For Plague Lovers (Postcards From a Young Man, This Joke Sport Severed, Peeled Apples and Marlon J.D).

Come and discuss these and more on the forum.

Here is the setlist from the second Brixton date:

Slash ‘N’ Burn
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Motorcycle Emptiness
(It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love
Everything Must Go
Roses In The Hospital
My Little Empire
Postcards From A Young Man
You Love Us
Suicide Is Painless (Theme from M*A*S*H)
Enola / Alone
A Billion Balconies Facing The Sun
Motown Junk
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Small Black Flowers That Grow In The Sky (acoustic)
You Stole The Sun From My Heart (acoustic)
Faster
La Tristesse Durera
Some Kind Of Nothingness
Me and Stephen Hawking
Tsunami
Design For Life

Thanks to relic and Bradfieldslovechild for the updates. Come discuss the gig here.

The Manics have just finished playing the first of two rescheduled dates…with some exciting setlist changes. They played :

Slash ‘N’ Burn
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Motorcycle Emptiness
(It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love
Everything Must Go
Roses In The Hospital
My Little Empire
Postcards From A Young Man
You Love Us
Suicide Is Painless (Theme from M*A*S*H)
La Tristesse Durera
A Billion Balconies Facing The Sun
Happy Birthday to Wire into Motown Junk
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
This Is Yesterday (acoustic)
You Stole The Sun From My Heart (acoustic)
Faster
No Surface All Feeling
Some Kind Of Nothingness
Me and Stephen Hawking
Tsunami
Design For Life

Setlist from @Manicspostcards

Thanks to relic, Bradfieldslovechild and @manicstmania for the updates. Come discuss the gig here.

Stay tuned for news from tomorrow’s gig, and you can follow us on twitter as @fdforum.

Here is the setlist from tonight’s headlining spot at Brixton Academy. The Manics played:

Motorcycle Emptiness
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
(It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Roses In The Hospital
No Surface All Feeling
Some Kind of Nothingness
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
You Love Us
Faster
Golden Platitudes
Last Christmas into Motown Junk
A Design For Life

Thanks to The Execution Of All Things for the setlist. Come discuss the gig here.

The Manics have been announced to headline the Big Top Stage of the Sunday (12th June 2011) of the Isle of Wight Festival.

The Absolute Radio gig has been rescheduled to the 2nd February 2011.

Thanks to maive and magicalbertie for the information. Come and discuss these and other tour-news in the Postcards From A Young Man Tour Forum.

Here is tonight’s setlist from the rescheduled date in Birmingham :

You Love Us
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Motorcycle Emptiness
(It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love
Everything Must Go
Roses In The Hospital
This is Yesterday
Australia
Ocean Spray
Some Kind Of Nothingness
Autumnsong
La Tristesse Durera
Motown Junk
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
You Stole The Sun From My Heart (acoustic)
Last Christmas (acoustic)
Faster
No Surface All Feeling
Golden Platitudes
Suicide is Painless (Theme From M*A*S*H)
Tsunami
A Design For Life

Thanks to //Kelly. Come discuss the gig here.

Just to let you know, unfortunately James has laryngitis and so both the competition gigs have been cancelled/postponed. We’ll let you know any more details about postponement dates and Birmingham as soon as we hear.

Here is the set from today’s gig in Japan:

You Love Us
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Motorcycle Emptiness
(It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love
Jackie Collins’ Existential Question Time
Roses In The Hospital
This Is Yesterday
Everything Must Go
Some Kind of Nothingness
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Ocean Spray
La Tristesse Durera
Suicide is Painless (Theme From M*A*S*H)
Autumnsong
Motown Junk
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
The Everlasting (acoustic)
Faster
No Surface All Feeling
Golden Platitudes
Tsunami
A Design For Life

Thanks to Cain for the information. Come and discuss the gig here.

The Manics have begun their Japan leg of the tour….Here are a couple of photos of James and Sean shopping with Mitch Ikeda.

Here is the set from today’s gig in Tokyo, Japan:

You Love Us
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Motorcycle Emptiness
(It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love
Jackie Collins’ Existential Question Time
Roses In The Hospital
This Is Yesterday
Everything Must Go
Some Kind of Nothingness
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Ocean Spray
La Tristesse Durera
Suicide is Painless (Theme From M*A*S*H)
Motown Junk
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Stay Beautiful (acoustic)
Faster
No Surface All Feeling
Golden Platitudes
Tsunami
A Design For Life

Thanks to Backfire and Cain for the information. Come and discuss the gig here.

Here is the set from today’s gig in Perth, the last of the Australian Tour.

You Love Us
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Motorcycle Emptiness
(It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love
Roses In The Hospital
Australia
This Is Yesterday
Everything Must Go
Some Kind of Nothingness
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Ocean Spray
La Tristesse Durera
Suicide is Painless (Theme From M*A*S*H)
Motown Junk
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Everlasting (acoustic)
Faster
No Surface All Feeling
Golden Platitudes
Tsunami
A Design For Life

Thanks to Shack for the information. Come and discuss the gigs here.

Coincedent with the Manics playing Perth tonight, we can bring you this special offer on the novel Manics Streets of Perth:

Dave Franklin’s Manics-inspired novel, Manic Streets of Perth, has just been released as an ebook on Amazon UK & US. The book is normally four-pound-sixty (or $AUS14.95 as a physical book), but as a special offer, FD readers can download it to their Kindle or home PC for £1.71/$2.99 for ONE WEEK ONLY.

The comedy, which has been favourably reviewed by FD, has also attracted publicity from Wales on Sunday and The South Wales Argus. It centres on a lonely Manics fan in Australia whose life is turned upside down by a snake-wielding robber and a Welsh expat reporter.
Peppered with Manics references and written by a Welshman, more detail can be seen on the publisher’s website at http://www.babyicedogpress.com.au.

To download from Amazon UK.

To download from Amazon US.

Don’t have a Kindle? Don’t worry, Amazon provides a free application that enables you to read the first chapter (and download the rest) onto your home computer.

Big thanks to Jon at Baby Ice Dog Press for this offer. Come and discuss this on the forum.

And stay tuned for the Perth Setlist!

Here is the set from the recent tour date in Melbourne:

You Love Us
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Motorcycle Emptiness
(It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love
Roses In The Hospital
Australia
This Is Yesterday
Everything Must Go
Some Kind of Nothingness
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Ocean Spray
La Tristesse Durera
Suicide is Painless (Theme From M*A*S*H)
Motown Junk
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Everlasting (acoustic)
Faster
No Surface All Feeling
Golden Platitudes
Tsunami
A Design For Life

Thanks to autumngirl for the information. Come and discuss the gigshere.

Also, check out the fantastic photos by Bluehammer of the first four Australian dates here.

Here is the set from last night’s show in Adelaide:

You Love Us
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Motorcycle Emptiness
(It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love
Roses In The Hospital
Australia
This Is Yesterday
Everything Must Go
Some Kind of Nothingness
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Ocean Spray
From Despair To Where
Suicide is Painless (Theme From M*A*S*H)
Motown Junk
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Everlasting (acoustic)
Faster
No Surface All Feeling
Golden Platitudes
Tsunami
A Design For Life

Thanks to autumngirl for the information. Come and discuss the gig here.

Here are the setlists from the first two Australian tour dates (their first for over 10 years!)…

13/11/10 – Hi Fi, Brisbane Australia

You Love Us
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Motorcycle Emptiness
(It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love
Roses In The Hospital
Australia
This Is Yesterday
Everything Must Go
Some Kind Of Nothingness
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Ocean Spray
Suicide Is Painless (Theme From M*A*S*H)
Motown Junk
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
The Everlasting (acoustic)
Faster
No Surface All Feeling
Golden Platitudes
Tsunami
A Design For Life

15/11/10 – Metro, Sydney Australia

You Love Us
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Motorcycle Emptiness
(It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love
Australia
Roses In The Hospital
This Is Yesterday
Everything Must Go
Some Kind of Nothingness
You Stole The Sun From My Heart
Ocean Spray
Suicide is Painless (Theme From M*A*S*H)
Motown Junk
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Everlasting (acoustic)
Faster
No Surface All Feeling
Golden Platitudes
Tsunami
A Design For Life

Thanks to handsome_devil and autumngirl for the information. Come and discuss these or any of the tour dates in the FD Postcards From A Young Man Tour Forum.

As always follow us on twitter for up to the minute tour news.

The Manics are to play the Blackwood Miner’s Institute on the 2nd December 2010, as a special gig for BBC Radio 2 (Radio 2′s In Concert Series). Tickets are by competition only, and can be won until 5pm on Thursday 18th from Radio 2 (www.bbc.co.uk/radio2 or ring 03700 100 200), or the manics official site (here).

The Manics will also play the Hard Rock Cafe in London on the 30th November 2010, as an Absolute Radio competion only gig. Tickets can be won from absolute radio or also from the manics official site (here).

Lastly, tickets can also be won for XFM’s Winter Wonderland from the Manics official site (here).

Good luck! Come discuss all these on the forum.

Details of the new single, taken from the Townsend Records (Official Manic Store) Press Release :

“Manic Street Preachers announce details of a new single to be released on December 6th. ‘Some Kind Of Nothingness’, featuring the unmistakable voice of Ian McCulloch will be the second single to be taken from their tenth studio album ‘Postcards From A Young Man’.

The single will be released on CD and 7″ all featuring brand new tracks. A second CD is available now to pre-order exclusively from the Manics Store complete with an exclusive track and a signed sleeve.

CD1: Some Kind of Nothingness; Broken Up Again; Red Rubber; Evidence Against Myself
CD2: Some Kind of Nothingness; Slow Reflections/ Strange Delays
7″: Some Kind of Nothingness; Time Ain’t Nothing”

You can buy it here for £6.49, including P&P to the UK.

The Manics have just finished the last regular tour date of their UK tour (although several gigs have been postponed) in Carlisle. They played :

You Love Us
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Motorcycle Emptiness
(It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love
Jackie Collins’ Existential Question Time
Roses In The Hospital
Hazelton Avenue
This Is Yesterday
La Tristesse Durera
Some Kind Of Nothingness
Ocean Spray
Autumnsong
Everything Must Go
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Small Black Flowers That Grow In The Sky (acoustic)
You Stole The Sun From My Heart (acoustic)
Faster
No Surface All Feeling
Golden Platitudes
Suicide Is Painless (Theme From M*A*S*H)
Motown Junk
Tsunami
A Design For Life

Thanks to relic and //kelly for the updates. Come discuss the gig here.

Here is the set from tonight’s gig in Cambridge:

You Love Us
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Motorcycle Emptiness
(It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love
Jackie Collins’ Existential Question Time
Roses In The Hospital
Hazelton Avenue
This Is Yesterday
La Tristesse Durera
Some Kind Of Nothingness
Ocean Spray
Everything Must Go
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
The Future Has Been Here 4ever (Nicky Wire solo)
You Stole The Sun From My Heart (acoustic)
Faster
No Surface All Feeling
Golden Platitudes
Suicide Is Painless (Theme from M*A*S*H)
Motown Junk
Tsunami
A Design For Life

Thanks to Sarah and relic for the updates. You can come discuss this gig here.

The Manics have been announced to headline the Brixton leg of the XFM winter wonderland on 15th December 2010 at the Brixton O2 Academy. Tickets go on sale on Friday November 5th at 9am from 084547 83936 and www.xfm.co.uk/gigs.

Thanks to Bradfieldslovechild for the heads up. Come and discuss it here.

With the recent postponement of dates due to James being ill with laryngitis, the rest of the postcards tour (announced to date) now looks like :

01/11/10 – Corn Exchange, Cambridge
02/11/10 – Sands Centre, Carlisle
13/11/10 – Hi Fi, Brisbane Australia
15/11/10 – Metro, Sydney Australia
18/11/10 – HQ, Adelaide Australia
20/11/10 – Forum, Melbourne Australia
22/11/10 – Metropolis Fremantle, Perth Australia
26/11/10 – Studio Coast, Tokyo Japan
27/11/10 – Bay Hall, Yokohoma Japan
14/12/10 – O2 Academy, Birmingham
15/12/10 – XFM Winter Wonderland, O2 Academy, Brixton
21/01/11 – O2 Academy, Brixton
22/01/11 – O2 Academy, Brixton

We will bring you any new dates as soon as we hear anything, and follow us on twitter for setlist and other news updates.

The next single Some Kind of Nothingness is set to be released on the 6th December. Bsides and more information as soon as we have it.

The Manics tour resumed last night, following James’ illness with a gig in Leicster. The setlist was as follows, and featured the first solo performance of Nicky Wire at a Manics gig!

They played:

You Love Us
Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
Motorcycle Emptiness
(It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love
Jackie Collins Existential Question Time
Roses In The Hospital
Postcards From A Young Man
This Is Yesterday
La Tristesse Durera
Some Kind Of Nothingness
Ocean Spray
Everything Must Go
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
The Future Has Been Here 4 Ever (Nicky Wire solo electric)
You Stole The Sun From My Heart (acoustic)
Faster
No Surface, All Feeling
Golden Platitudes
Suicide Is Painless – Theme From M*A*S*H
Motown Junk
Tsunami
A Design For Life

Thanks to relic and Lowri for the setlists. Come discuss this gig on the forum.