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2026 ➣ Live shows TOMORA (Tom + Aurora)

Started by Csar, Nov 28, 2025, 11:35

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genuinely this is scratching such an itch so much of what I've heard and seen is what I've wanted from the brothers for SO LONG!!! the material we've received is always so stellar but these experiments, the ambience, the bigger beats, the techno/rave vibes, it's all sounding so ideal and beautiful in ways I never even thought were possible, I NEED to see this show live someday

also MY PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED AFTER SEVEN FUCKING YEARS OH MY GOOOOOOD
Heard the roar of a wave that could drown the whole world 〰️

New dates in Autumn officially announced:
https://www.tomora.com/#tour

I'm eyeing the Roundhouse gig, I've always wanted to see a show there

Quote from: Stefan on Yesterday at 11:25
New dates in Autumn officially announced:
https://www.tomora.com/#tour

I'm eyeing the Roundhouse gig, I've always wanted to see a show there
Thanks! I think, as per their coordinates, there are still missing the second London gig and Dublin.
Roundhouse would be real fun. Only walked by that building once and would also love see a show there. I guess it's going to be sold out rather quickly.

Quote from: gfa2001 on Mar 26, 2026, 08:52
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Can't believe you literally called it!  :clap Ok, this cannot be a coincidence, so I feel compelled to go :) It's been almost exactly 20 years since I last saw the Chems at the Velodrom at NOKIA Trends (when Nokia still was a thing :D)..

By the way, you guys, @Stefan, @Joslyn, did you have a little get-together?
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Quote from: Csar on Yesterday at 14:53
By the way, you guys, @Stefan, @Joslyn, did you have a little get-together?
Yes! It's been 10 years since our meeting in Gelsenkirchen!

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Quote from: Csar on Yesterday at 14:53
Can't believe you literally called it! :clap Ok, this cannot be a coincidence, so I feel compelled to go :) It's been almost exactly 20 years since I last saw the Chems at the Velodrom at NOKIA Trends (when Nokia still was a thing :D)..
I'm torn up between London and Berlin and trying to come up with good reasons not to do both

Quote from: Stefan on Yesterday at 15:32
Yes! It's been 10 years since our meeting in Gelsenkirchen!

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Yeah, it's been 10 years already. Nice to see @chemdup was there, too. What's that, his 500th gig? :)

So cool! You guys haven't aged at all! And I take it, @toxic was also there via his t-shirt? :)

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    Setlist for Madchester (from
setlist.fm):
    • (Unknown)  ("Intro Sequence")
    • Ring the alarm
    • My baby
    • Starvation (AURORA)
    • The Universe Sent Me (The Chemical Brothers)
    • Thr thing
    • Somewhere else
    • Eve of Destruction (The Chemical Brothers)
    • I drink the light
    • Comr closer
    • My Body Is Not Mine (AURORA)
    • In a minte
Setlist for London (from setlist.fm):
    • Ring the alarm
    • My baby
    • Starvation (AURORA)
    • The Universe Sent Me (The Chemical Brothers )
    • The thing
    • Somewhere Else
    • Eve of Destruction (The Chemical Brothers)
    • I drink the light
    • Come closer
    • My Body Is Not Mine (AURORA)
    • (Unknown)
    • In a minute
Setlist for London (from nme):
    • Ring The Alarm
    • My Baby
    • Starvation (AURORA song)
    • The Universe Sent Me (The Chemical Brothers song)
    • The Thing
    • Somewhere Else
    • Eve of Destruction (The Chemical Brothers song)
    • I Drink The Light
    • Come Closer
    • My Body Is Not Mine (AURORA song)
    • In A Minute
Last Edit: Yesterday at 16:37 by ThePumisher
Quote from: Csar on Dec 07, 2023, 19:31
It's 237!  That's also the best number because it would make you the Turbo Nutter of the deluxe owners

Quote from: Csar on Yesterday at 14:53
Thanks! I think, as per their coordinates, there are still missing the second London gig and Dublin.
Roundhouse would be real fun. Only walked by that building once and would also love see a show there. I guess it's going to be sold out rather quickly.
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Can't believe you literally called it!  :clap Ok, this cannot be a coincidence, so I feel compelled to go :) It's been almost exactly 20 years since I last saw the Chems at the Velodrom at NOKIA Trends (when Nokia still was a thing :D)..

By the way, you guys, @Stefan, @Joslyn, did you have a little get-together?
I don't think the first Roundhouse will fly out - I guess some people missed out on EartH but in the end tickets were easy to come by. Its about 3x the size, will sell nicely as the album gets released and people start hearing it and grab tickets!

RE the Berlin one - they posted the coordinates haha

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I really enjoyed the show last night - lots of tracks that sound nice and chemical, think there's some heavy hitters left to come. Crowd was a bit tame but I guess lots of more chill Aurora fans there / unreleased music being played etc.
Live: Latitude 2021, Field Day 2022, Kalorama 2022, o2 Arena 2023
DJ: Fabric 2021, Printworks 2021, Printworks 2022, Glastonbury 2023, Drumsheds 2024
Tomora: EartH 2026

Official setlists from the shows (from fans over at Discord):
(Apparently at the London gig they also used the same sheet as in Manchester (With New Century Hall spelled wrong  :D)

I think there are ommisions, though, for instance between Starvation and The Universe there was a quite lenghty section that might as well be it's own track (from ca. 3:15 in this video):

Quote from: gfa2001 on Yesterday at 17:06
I don't think the first Roundhouse will fly out - I guess some people missed out on EartH but in the end tickets were easy to come by. Its about 3x the size, will sell nicely as the album gets released and people start hearing it and grab tickets!
Yeah, you may be right. Let's see what kind of momentum the gain after Coachella. Might be generating enough steam for them to get a wide enough audience exposure.

Quote from: gfa2001 on Yesterday at 17:06
RE the Berlin one - they posted the coordinates haha
Ha. I was looking out for club like venues and was totally overlooking the velodrome building.

Quote from: Stefan on Yesterday at 15:34
I'm torn up between London and Berlin and trying to come up with good reasons not to do both

I feel you. But think about it like this: They're technically on the same flight path if you will. London -> Berlin -> Vienna.
If gfa2001 is right and there might be tickets left I might consider it, if it's not breaking the bank too much. Maybe I could stay at the Piccadilly Circus capsule again for a shockingly low £‎19 like last year for Sigur Ros, haha.


This one's interesting. Could we get ~10 min track? First half was a little so-so at first listen but it gets quite anthem-y towards the middle.
Wolf Alice is the best band alive.

The more I hear from this project the more I get the sense Ariel walked so Tomora could run. Wouldn't it be a riot to hear them cover Let it Slide by the end of the run?




Glad the whole set got recorded. The setlist has a strong flow - particularly happy they made room for downtempo moments like The Thing - but still feels unpolished and small and a little awkward. Tom's synthgazing is very on-display in such a small venue, nevermind how strange it is to see him up on the screen! Aurora and her twin haven't fully mastered the Karl Hyde Method of grooving like no one's watching during the longer instrumental sections, but their choreography really lifts things up at other times. Considering how polished, big, and concrete the Chems set has gotten to be, this is a really fun change of pace. Maybe that attitude will bleed into the Chems sets in the future? Small venues have been the itch.

Really keen on I Drink The Light and In a Minute.

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I almost thought I Drink the Light was a cover of the live version of Wide Open. Eve of Destruction is even better with Aurora performing it. That transition between the two is really solid.
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Quote from: Csar on Yesterday at 21:39
I feel you. But think about it like this: They're technically on the same flight path if you will. London -> Berlin -> Vienna.
Yeah, it's quite conventient to connect these, also from the dates. Spend a few days in London or Berlin (It's been ages since I've been there) and watch two shows. Tempting  ;D

That video is the final track of the show, "In A Minute". It was absolutely wild. And it seemed like they just don't want for the song to stop  ;D
I don't think the album version will be a 13 minute monster, though.
Also, absolute fan service with Yam visuals  ;D


Quote from: Stefan on Yesterday at 15:32
Yes! It's been 10 years since our meeting in Gelsenkirchen!
I remember this like it was only 10 years ago

Quote from: Csar on Yesterday at 15:38
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Quote from: Csar on Dec 07, 2023, 19:31
It's 237!  That's also the best number because it would make you the Turbo Nutter of the deluxe owners


Do you think we haven't seen any more US dates yet because they're waiting to see the reaction to Coachella? Or it's more of a logistics/booking thing?

The recent clip of the live show, all professionally recorded and photographed, suggests - despite the lower budget approach - they're definitely throwing a lot at the shows. Presumably because they see a lot of hype and interest. Just seems odd not to be fleshing out more of a tour given the clear excitement?

Maybe I'm just being greedy and hopeful?
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