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The Proclaimers sober anger is reminiscent of Elvis Costello

The Proclaimers are the soundtrack to my life https://observer.co.uk/culture/music/article/richard-curtis-the-proclaimers-are-the-soundtrack-to-my-life

It would be easy for The Proclaimers to look to the past and dwell on their success with tried and trusted music, but they don’t. You May Offend is very much of the now. The tunes they are well known for are timeless. They’ve stood the test of time and will continue...

Craig and Charlie join Kirsty Wark to chat about the new album on BBC Radio 4's live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0031kqy

Quite frankly it's astounding! https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2026/09/08/the-proclaimers-you-may-offend-cooking-vinyl/

  An ironic march to the drumbeat of progress — endlessly building things up, only to knock them down and start all over again. Featuring The Proclaimers drummer, Clive Jenner.   By Douglas Mackinnon & Peter Anderson

The You May Offend album is released today. 12 new songs - Knock It Down - But It Is - Easy Rhyme - You May Offend - Till The Ink Dries - The Grooming - A Little Bit Late – Anything - The Talent Show - There's No Plan - In A Year Or Two - When You Get There  MOJO –...

The Proclaimers have made what may be their defining album at the point when less stubborn artists would be measuring a box set. Its fury never curdles into joylessness because the tunes keep throwing open the doors. It is exhilarating, and delivered with surgical...

Getting Scottish with The Proclaimers. Craig and Charlie interview on The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X

Tuesday 8th saw Craig and Charlie discuss the You May Offend album.

Mark Ellen and David Hepworth have been talking about and writing about music together and individually for a collective eighty years in magazines like Smash Hits, Q, Mojo and The Word and on radio and TV programmes like "Rock On", "Whistle Test" and VH-1. They began...

  Craig and Charlie join Mark Miller to discuss their 13th studio album, "You May Offend" and why they refuse to look back.

The second single from the You May Offend album. Video by director Douglas Mackinnon and Peter Anderson Studio is a homage to the Imagine video of the world John Lennon & Yoko Ono dreamed of in 1971. The spirit of 85-year-old John returns to find the hypocrisy of...

Craig and Charlie join Grant from 43.00 featuring the first play of new single But It Is. Link - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00300w1

Show 306: The Folk Club Gate To Southwell Festival Special From 15/7/26  Stuart Green chats with traders, punters and performers giving a reflection of the festival and following a feature on Medieval flutes, talks with Craig and Charlie at 49.30.

Congratulations to Josh Kerr for breaking the mile record.  It’s stood for 27 years 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

A fitting finale saw the crowds turn out for the last weekend of Festival Too. Popular Scottish duo The Proclaimers brought the 41st festival to a close and were watched by thousands at Lynn’s Tuesday Market Place on Saturday - despite the 10pm clash with the World...

Craig and Charlie are very happy to be involved with sponsorship for girls’ football at Hibs and thoroughly enjoyed meeting up with some of the talented players. As the Lead Sponsor of Hibernian Community Club Girls, they  help support all eight of the Girls' Section...

In MOJO's weekly newsletter highlights, You May Offend appears along with tracks by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones,  Phoebe Bridgers, Peter Gabriel and Rhiannon Giddens.

Ahead of The Proclaimers headlining Guilfest on Sunday 5th July, Charlie chats with BBC Radio Surrey. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz0jgmpdryno

Huge thanks to DF Concerts and all involved for such a great event and to the crowd, making for a fantastic night.                                 Arriving on stage: Let's Get Married does the trick...

The Proclaimers 13th studio album, You May Offend is released on 11th September 2026. 12 new songs recorded at Monmouth’s legendary Rockfield Studios with producer Dave Eringa and the band – Steven Christie (keyboards), Garry John Kane (bass), Zac Ware (guitars) and...

Friday 26th June sees the release of the first single from the new album released on 11th September 2026, the title track You May Offend. Hear - https://proclaimers.lnk.to/YMO Video created by Emmy & BAFTA award winners, director Douglas Mackinnon (Sherlock, Dr...

 - What promised to be an evening of biblical proportions for all things Scottish didn’t quite pan out as hoped, but the Proclaimers most definitely delivered on their half of the bargain....

A huge thanks to Kilimanjaro Live and all involved at Chelsea Hospital for such a superb event and to the great crowd, all adding to a hugely memorable occasion for The Proclaimers on our biggest ever headline show in London....

Delighted to make first festival appearance since summer 23 at Tunes in the Dunes, perranporth, Cornwall on Saturday.  Many thanks to all who organised, the superb production team and a great crowd.

Thank you to all at Stoke’s Victoria Hall. Great to be back out live for first gig since July 2023, 60 more shows to go before this tour ends on December 19th.

Festival Too is a free festival held in Market Place, Kings Lynn festivaltoo.co.uk

  The video is now live, which you can see here -   Bandcamp options include pay-what-you-want digital, plus vinyl and MP3 bundles, with signed copies available while stock lasts. https://dniprokids.bandcamp.com/album/sunshine-on-leith   Raffle for vinyl copies signed...

The finest slow walk in history’ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

April saw Craig & Charlie band, guest musicians and producer Dave Eringa return to the legendary Rockfield Studios in Wales to record the Proclaimers 13th album. Now being mixed and release news coming soon.

Looking forward to returning to Greenbelt Festival and headlining on Friday 28th August. Greenbelt Website Link: https://www.greenbelt.org.uk/ Ticket link: https://www.greenbelt.org.uk/buy-tickets/  

Available Friday, 1st May on Bandcamp, a collaborative music release supporting children in Ukraine through Dnipro Kids. Dnipro Kids was set up by Hibernian FC fans when their Club played a UEFA tie against Dnipropetrovsk in 2005. Some fans took the time out to visit...

Great to be performing at a new live music event in Limerick, the Spiegeltent Pavilion, a unique, warm, and atmospheric venue set in the heart of the city.   Tickets on sale from April 17th :  https://dolanspresents.yapsody.com/event/index/870031/the-proclaimers 

The single from The Rayne & Patron Andrea brings together an international collaboration of artists from Ireland, the UK, and Estonia, blending reflective lyrics with a warm, cinematic arrangement that encourages listeners to trust their instincts, move beyond...