Squeeze return to North America for a tour with fellow 80s comrades Adam Ant and Haircut 100, along with Leon Tilbrook—bringing one of the UK’s most beloved songbooks back across the Atlantic at a moment of renewed creative momentum. There are two Canadian stops, one in Toronto on Aug 31, and the other in Vancouver on Sept 12.

Marking 50 years together, Squeeze’s new album Trixies is both a revelation and a full-circle moment. Drawn from songs original bandmembers Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook first wrote as teenagers in 1974, the record reimagines a lost “concept album” set inside a fictional nightclub—complete with vivid characters, shadowy storylines, and the sharp observational detail that would later define their work. Once shelved due to youthful limitations, these songs have now been fully realized decades later, capturing the raw spark of their earliest collaboration with the confidence and craft of seasoned masters. This precocious collection of songs – under the guiding production hand of Squeeze’s bassist Owen Biddle (The Roots, John Legend, Al Green) – finally gets to enjoy its moment in the spotlight.

Squeeze’s enduring appeal, from classics like “Up The Junction,” “Tempted,” and “Cool For Cats” to a catalog embraced by artists as wide-ranging as Erykah Badu and The Shins, their songwriting has long bridged generations. In recent years, a revitalized lineup has transformed that legacy into a live show widely regarded as one of the strongest of their career—dynamic, sharp, and newly resonant with younger audiences discovering the band through streaming. With Trixies sparking a fresh wave of creativity—and more new material already waiting in the wings—Squeeze step into this North American run not as a legacy act, but as a band in a genuine late-period surge.

Squeeze, with Adam Ant, Haircut 100, and Leon Tilbrook – RBC Theatre (Toronto) – Aug 31, 2026 – Tickets

ABOUT ADAM ANT
Adam Ant is one of the defining figures of new wave, rising to fame in the early ’80s with Adam & The Ants and a string of era-defining hits including “Antmusic,” “Stand and Deliver,” and “Prince Charming.” Blending Burundi-influenced rhythms with glam swagger and punk energy, he became a central figure of the MTV generation, later achieving solo success with “Goody Two Shoes,” which cemented his status in the U.S.

With a career spanning over four decades, Ant’s influence extends across music and culture—impacting artists from alternative rock to industrial, while also building a parallel career as an actor. His ANTMUSIC tour celebrates that legacy, drawing from every era of his catalog and reaffirming his place as one of pop’s most distinctive and enduring performers.

ABOUT HAIRCUT 100
Haircut 100 are a British pop group formed in 1980 in Beckenham, London, led by frontman Nick Heyward alongside Les Nemes and Graham Jones. Rising quickly in the early ’80s, they became one of the era’s defining pop acts with four UK Top 10 singles—including “Love Plus One,” “Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl),” “Fantastic Day,” and “Nobody’s Fool”—and their platinum-selling debut album Pelican West.

After an initial burst of chart success and international touring, the band split in 1983 before reuniting decades later for a series of celebrated live performances. In recent years, Haircut 100 have returned to the stage and studio, reconnecting with audiences across generations while continuing to build on their bright, melodic legacy, with new material and their first album in over 40 years, Boxing The Compass, on the horizon.

ABOUT LEON TILBROOK
Leon Tilbrook quite literally grew up on the road. The son of Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze, he made his festival debut at five—joining his father onstage at Glastonbury—and by eleven had already performed across the U.K., U.S., and Japan while developing his own voice and multi-instrumental chops. Since then, Tilbrook has honed his craft through songwriting, time at the BRIT School, and a growing catalog of releases, building a loyal following with standout live performances in London, New York, Nashville, and Los Angeles, while his genre-blurring sound—drawing from indie rock, jazz, country, and electronica—lands in a distinctive chamber-pop space defined by melodic immediacy, emotional depth, and sharply introspective songwriting.

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