Hurts Celebrate 15 Years of Happiness with Anniversary Vinyl and Tour

Hurts are celebrating the 15th anniversary of their debut album Happiness with a limited edition expanded double-vinyl picture disc, set for release on May 23rd. They’ll also perform the album in full at select headline shows, including London’s O2 Academy Brixton on May 22nd and Berlin’s Tempodrom on May 24th, alongside a run of summer festival appearances.

‘Happiness: 15 Year Anniversary’ shows:
22nd May – O2 Academy Brixton, London UK (SOLD OUT)
24th May – Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany (SOLD OUT)
19th June – Klosterhof Wiblingen, Ulm, Germany
21st June – Rhur Congress, Bochum, Germany
22nd June – Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
 
Summer festival shows:
13th June – Helsinki City Festival, Helsinki, Finland
12th July – EXIT Festival, Serbia
19th July – ETKO Cyprus, Cyprus
4th August – Arena Chisinau, Moldova
9th August – Tampere City Festival, Finland
14th August – Sigulda Medieval Castle, Latvia

Originally released in 2010, Happiness made a major impact with its sleek blend of emotional alt-pop and icy synths. The album spawned hits like Better Than Love, Stay, and Wonderful Life, while deep cuts like Silver Lining and Devotion (featuring Kylie Minogue) helped define its cinematic sound.

The new vinyl edition includes the original tracklist plus bonus tracks from the Deluxe Edition—Affair, Mother Nature, and Happiness—making their vinyl debut, as well as the fan-favorite All I Want for Christmas Is New Year’s Day and a Wonderful Life remix by Arthur Baker.

Happiness’ tracklist:
 
Side A

1. ‘Silver Lining’
2. ‘Wonderful Life’
3. ‘Blood, Tears & Gold’
4. ‘Sunday’

Side B

1. ‘Stay’
2. ‘Illuminated’
3. ‘Evelyn’
4. ‘Better Than Love’

Side C

1. ‘Devotion’
2. ‘Unspoken’
3. ‘The Water’
4. ‘Verona’

Side D

1. ‘Affair’
2. ‘Mother Nature’
3. ‘Happiness’
4. ‘All I Want for Christmas Is New Year’s Day’
5. ‘Wonderful Life’ (Arthur Baker remix)

With over 17 platinum certifications worldwide and top chart positions across Europe, Happiness cemented Hurts’ place in modern pop. Since then, the duo has released four more albums, most recently Faith in 2020, while frontman Theo Hutchcraft has also written for artists like Calvin Harris, Måneskin, and Louis Tomlinson.

Ready to revisit one of alt-pop’s most iconic debuts? You can pre-order Happiness here!

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