For Vini: The Music - A Special Homecoming Performance

Following the acclaimed return album Renascent and sold-out South Bank Centre performances, a unique ensemble celebrates the music of Vini Reilly in Manchester.

For half a century, The Durutti Column have occupied a musical realm entirely of their own, blending Vini Reilly's unmistakable guitar work with ambient textures, spatial rhythms, post-punk minimalism and moments of profound emotional resonance. This year saw the group's unexpected and widely celebrated return with Renascent, their first new studio album in over a decade.

Released via London Records, Renascent has been hailed as not only one of The Durutti Column's finest records, but one of the standout albums of 2026. Reviews have been uniformly enthusiastic, with Mojo describing it as "beautifully realised and deeply moving", while Uncut praised its "quietly breathtaking ambition and grace". Record Collector called it "a late-career triumph", and Classic Pop hailed it as "one of the year's essential listens".

The Durutti Column's music returns home to Manchester for a special one-night-only performance at Albert Hall on Thursday 19 November 2026.

The South Bank concerts saw producer and musical director Keir Stewart and longtime Durutti Column drummer Bruce Mitchell assemble a unique group of musicians to celebrate the band’s extraordinary catalogue. For the Albert Hall concert, Stewart (guitar, bass, samples and keyboards) and Mitchell (drums and percussion) will once again be joined by a cast of close collaborators including Caoilfhionn Rose (vocals, piano), Liz Rossi (violin) and Sam Morris (French horn, piano).

Together, the ensemble will reinterpret key works spanning The Durutti Column's remarkable six-decade career, from the pioneering Factory Records years through to material from Renascent, creating a rare and immersive live experience that honours one of Manchester's most singular musical voices.

The Albert Hall performance represents a fitting homecoming for music that has shaped generations of artists while remaining defiantly unique. For longtime followers and newer audiences discovering the band through Renascent, it promises an unforgettable evening celebrating the enduring legacy of The Durutti Column.

Tickets go on sale this Friday 11 September 2026 at 10:00 BST via SeeTickets.

Sargasso Sea video premiere at 19:00 BST via YouTube

The 'Sargasso Sea' video premiere including live chat starts at 19:00 via YouTube. The video features The Durutti Column in the studio with Caoilfhionn Rose.

The Durruti Column 1936 - A History of Buenaventura Durruti

This textual and audio-visual history of Buenaventura Durruti appears on the 'Sex and Death CD-ROM' was written by Anthony H. Wilson according to Bruce Mitchell. The narration is by Jimmy Hibbert who is a voiceover artist and screenwriter.

This historical document forms part of the ongoing restoration of the Sex and Death CD-ROM by John Cooper.

With special thanks to Bruce Mitchell.

Note: Buenaventura Durruti's name is misspelt as Durrutti and Durutti throughout the graphic cards original version of the cd-rom but it's shown correctly here in the transcript [pdf download].

Sargasso Sea featuring Caoilfhionn Rose - Behind The Scenes

A beautiful YouTube Short featuring Caoilfhionn Rose and Vini Reilly talking about 'Sargasso Sea' in honour of the 31 July 2026 release of the album 'Renascent'. This is one of the outstanding tracks from the album and it is deservedly getting played a lot.

Keir Stewart on Lauren Laverne BBC 6Music

Keir Stewart made a short appearance on Lauren Laverne's BBC 6Music show on Wednesday 5 August 2026.

He talks about how he started working with The Durutti Column in the mid-to-late nineties (and thought he had screwed up) and, more recently, about the complicated gestation of new album 'Renascent' including mobile recording studios, cars and lots of cables.

The whole thing runs about 15 minutes and it's available for playback via BBC Sounds for a limited time (and with possible geolocking restrictions for international listeners) with Keir's bit starting around 1 hour 59 minutes in.