Celebrating an impressive 40 years since the band first formed, Scottish favourites Deacon Blue proved they're still as popular as ever as thousands of fans turned out for a stunning headline show at Llangollen Pavilion last night (Saturday).
The multi‑platinum-selling group lit up TK Maxx presents Live in the famous big tent with a hit‑packed set featuring Real Gone Kid, Dignity, Wages Day, City Of Love and Fergus Sings The Blues.
Fans were also treated to standout tracks from The Great Western Road — the band’s most successful studio album in more than three decades — with the title track, Late ’88, and People Come First showcasing a group still evolving, energised and firmly at the top of their game.
Frontman Ricky Ross told the crowd at the outset that despite the World Cup being played out he wouldn't be mentioning football - a reference to the quandry his opposite number Ian Broudie of show openers Lightning Seeds had found himself in a little earlier when it came to playing their iconic hit, the English football anthem Three Lions, in Wales. In the end they didn't play it and chose something less divisive.
The Liverpudlian indie icons had opened the night in style, kicking off with Life’s Too Short and Change before a selection of favourites including Pure and Lucky You, finishing with a crowd singalong to The Life of Riley.
The successful 2026 TK Maxx Live at Llangollen concerts winds up tonight (Sunday) with a headline show from Tom Grennan supported by Brooke Combe + Fiona Lee.
* Lightning Seeds were in strong support.
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