{"id":44034,"date":"2025-09-09T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=44034"},"modified":"2025-08-31T08:48:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T12:48:20","slug":"maximo-park-celebrate-20-years-of-a-certain-trigger-with-uk-tour-reissues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=44034","title":{"rendered":"Max\u00efmo Park celebrate 20 years of\u00a0\u2018A Certain Trigger\u2019\u00a0with UK tour + reissues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Two decades on and still firing on all cylinders \u2014 Max\u00efmo Park are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their game-changing debut album&nbsp;\u2018A Certain Trigger\u2019&nbsp;with a massive UK tour in 2026 and a deluxe reissue dropping&nbsp;<strong>October 31st<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mercury Prize-nominated record first landed in 2005 and instantly carved out its own corner of the indie landscape, delivering iconic singles like&nbsp;<em>Apply Some Pressure<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Graffiti<\/em>, and&nbsp;<em>Going Missing<\/em>. Where others chased the mid-2000s guitar-band boom, Max\u00efmo Park were the sharp, bookish outsiders \u2014 fusing punk energy with pop smarts and landing, unexpectedly, on the legendary Warp Records roster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, the band is ready to relive that era \u2014 and give fans a fresh perspective on the album that started it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2026 UK Tour<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Max\u00efmo Park will perform tracks from&nbsp;\u2018A Certain Trigger\u2019&nbsp;alongside their greatest hits, with dates stretching across the UK. Highlights include a return to London\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>O2 Academy Brixton<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 where the band packed out shows during their breakout years \u2014 and a hometown finale at Newcastle\u2019s legendary&nbsp;<strong>O2 City Hall<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5822.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5822.jpeg?resize=900%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Max\u00efmo Park Tour poster \" class=\"wp-image-44042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5822.jpeg?w=900 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5822.jpeg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5822.jpeg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5822.jpeg?resize=768%2C768 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tour dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>6 Feb<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 O2 Academy, Glasgow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>7 Feb<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>8 Feb<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 O2 Academy, Liverpool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>10 Feb<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 O2 Academy, Bournemouth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>11 Feb<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 O2 Academy, Bristol<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>13 Feb<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 O2 Academy, Birmingham<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>14 Feb<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 O2 Academy Brixton, London<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>15 Feb<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 O2 Academy, Oxford<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>17 Feb<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Corn Exchange, Cambridge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>18 Feb<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Rock City, Nottingham<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>20 Feb<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 O2 Academy, Leeds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>21 Feb<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 O2 City Hall, Newcastle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reissues + rarities<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;\u2018A Certain Trigger\u2019 reissue arrives&nbsp;<strong>October 31st<\/strong>&nbsp;in multiple formats, from single LPs to deluxe&nbsp;<strong>3xLP collections<\/strong>. Fans can also dive into&nbsp;<strong>Missing Songs<\/strong>&nbsp;and a stacked&nbsp;<strong>Rarities &amp; B-Sides<\/strong>&nbsp;compilation, featuring gems like&nbsp;<em>A19<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Isolation<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>My Life in Reverse<\/em>, and BBC session recordings of early favourites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5823.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5823.png?resize=900%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5823.png?w=900 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5823.png?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5823.png?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5823.png?resize=768%2C768 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Paul Smith on 20 Years of&nbsp;\u2018A Certain Trigger<\/strong>\u2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201c<em>Not many bands make it to a twentieth year together, so we\u2019re having a big celebration. Compiling the archive material has been like entering a time machine \u2014 thrilling, but also a bit scary! We think the music has stood the test of time, and this tour, where we\u2019ll revisit so many beloved songs, will be a joyful experience for us and the audience. Playing live has always been at the heart of what we do \u2014 and that exhilaration has never faded.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Pre-order the reissues&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/maximo-park.ffm.to\/act20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">here<\/a> and grab general tickets&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.songkick.com\/artists\/419040-maximo-park\" title=\"\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Two decades on and still firing on all cylinders \u2014 Max\u00efmo Park are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their game-changing debut album&nbsp;\u2018A Certain Trigger\u2019&nbsp;with a <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=44034\" title=\"Max\u00efmo Park celebrate 20 years of\u00a0\u2018A Certain Trigger\u2019\u00a0with UK tour + reissues\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44035,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Max\u00efmo Park celebrate 20 years of \u2018A Certain Trigger\u2019 with UK tour + reissues #music #indiemusic #Max\u00efmoPark","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2,"attached_media":[{"id":44035,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5821.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}]},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,23,25,28,30,1907,11526,39],"tags":[13054,9471,1245],"class_list":["post-44034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-live","category-music","category-new-release","category-news","category-reissue","category-vinyl","tag-a-certain-trigger","tag-maximo-park-2","tag-tour-dates"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5821.jpeg?fit=900%2C598","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-bse","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":38448,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=38448","url_meta":{"origin":44034,"position":0},"title":"Max\u00efmo Park share new single &#8216;Merging Into You\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"September 16, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Max\u00efmo Park have shared a brand-new single, Merging Into You, ahead of the commencement of their very special S\u00efngular Tour later this month. 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Each of the singles released ahead of the album are included here - the psychedelic Child Of The Flatlands, Baby, Sleep's\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;guitar rock&quot;","block_context":{"text":"guitar rock","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=22"},"img":{"alt_text":"Max\u00efmo Park Press photo","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4E34EFAB-5C6A-4F53-A56F-F7274CD4134F.jpeg?fit=900%2C600&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4E34EFAB-5C6A-4F53-A56F-F7274CD4134F.jpeg?fit=900%2C600&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4E34EFAB-5C6A-4F53-A56F-F7274CD4134F.jpeg?fit=900%2C600&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4E34EFAB-5C6A-4F53-A56F-F7274CD4134F.jpeg?fit=900%2C600&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":35086,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=35086","url_meta":{"origin":44034,"position":4},"title":"Max\u00efmo Park announce new album \u2018Nature Always Wins\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"October 19, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Max\u00efmo Park have announced their forthcoming new album \u2018Nature Always Wins\u2019. 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