Stereophonics to release new album “Make ’em Laugh, Make ’em Cry, Make ’em Wait” in April

Stereophonics will release new album “Make ‘em Laugh, Make ‘em Cry, Make ‘em Wait” on 25th April 2025 via EMI.

The band has given fans a new taster of the album in the shape of single ‘Seems Like You Don't Know Me'. The song received its first play on the Radio 2 Breakfast Show with Scott Mills. Take a listen to the song below:

Kelly Jones comments on the song: “It always had a great melody, but in the studio I took it through three or four different versions, from very complex busy drumming refs to the finished, very sparse drum machine and juno synth version on the album, which I love. That atmosphere and the lyrics match so well together. Relationships are complex. Communication is so often broken.”

“Make ‘em Laugh, Make ‘em Cry, Make ‘em Wait” is a tight and heavy-hitting eight track record. Written and recorded in London, the album is lean, direct, and free from filler. It is at once clean and precise. Hopeful and joyous. It perfectly embodies the emotions captured in its title.

The artwork for “Make ‘em Laugh, Make ‘em Cry, Make ‘em Wait” was influenced by a Louise Bourgeois postcard Jones saw in New York’s Modern Art Museum gift shop, “[It was] on a pink background that said ‘Art Is The Guarantee Of Sanity’”. Scribbling the words of the album title onto his own pink background, here now lies ‘the pink album’.

With a world tour set to kick off this year, already selling over 300,000 tickets, as well as playing some of their biggest shows around the world to date, Stereophonics continue to solidify their place as one of the most enduring and beloved bands in rock. Their ability to seamlessly blend rock sensibilities with soaring melodies keeps their sound fresh and relevant, while Kelly Jones’ ever-introspective lyrics continue to resonate with each passing year. 

“Make ‘em Laugh, Make ‘em Cry, Make ‘em Wait” Tracklist:

1. Make It On Your Own
2. There’s Always Gonna Be Something
3. Seems Like You Don’t Know Me
4. Colours Of October
5. Eyes Too Big For My Belly
6. Mary Is A Singer
7. Backroom Boys
8. Feeling Of Falling We Crave

You can see Stereophonics live at the following dates:

Mar 21, 2025 Théâtre Beanfield, Montreal, QC

Mar 22, 2025 Massey Hall, Toronto, ON

Mar 23, 2025 Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA

Mar 25, 2025 Brooklyn Paramount Theater, New York, NY

Mar 26, 202 House of Blues Boston, Boston, MA

Mar 28, 2025 Lincoln Theatre, Washington, DC

Mar 29, 2025 Agora Theatre and Ballroom, Cleveland, OH

Mar 30, 2025 The Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL

Apr 2, 2025 Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, BC 

Apr 3, 2025 Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA

Apr 4, 2025 McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR

Apr 6, 2025 The Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA

Apr 8, 2025 The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA

Apr 9, 2025 Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, San Diego, CA

Apr 11, 2025 Teatro Metropolitan, Mexico City, Mexico

Apr 28, 2025 Cirque Royal, Brussels, Belgium

Apr 29, 2025 Zenith La Villette, Paris, France

Apr 30, 2025 AFAS Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands

May 2, 2025 Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany

May 3, 2025 Uber Eats Music Hall, Berlin, Germany

May 5, 2025 TonHalle München, Munich, Germany

May 6, 2025 Live Music Hall, Cologne, Germany

May 8, 2025 X-TRA, Zürich, Switzerland

May 9, 2025 Transbordeur, Lyon, France

May 11, 2025 Sala La Riviera, Madrid, Spain

May 12, 2025 Razzmatazz, Barcelona, Spain

May 14, 2025 Alcatraz, Milan, Italy

May 25, 2025 Neighbourhood Weekender, Warrington, England

May 30, 2025 Vestrock Festival, Hulst, Netherlands

May 31, 2025 Dauwpop Festival, Hellendoorn, Netherlands

Jun 5, 2025 Belsonic, Belfast, UK

Jun 6, 2025 St. Anne's Park, Dublin, Ireland

Jun 7, 2025 Virgin Media Park, Cork, Ireland

Jun 14, 2025 The John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield, UK

Jun 21, 2025 Isle of Wight Festival, Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight

Jun 28, 2025 Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, UK

Jul 4, 2025 Finsbury Park, London, UK

Jul 11, 2025 Principality Stadium, Cardiff, UK

Jul 12, 2025 Principality Stadium, Cardiff, UK

Aug 16, 2025, Sandringham Estate, Norfolk, UK