Elliot Minor - It Wasn't Just a Phase

Elliot Minor headline a UK anniversary tour at the O2 Institute Birmingham, with Madina Lake and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus alternating as the main support act. The three bands share a mid-2000s alternative rock background.

Elliot Minor are a British rock band formed in York in 2005, whose self-titled debut album came out in 2008. Their sound combines classical influences with orchestral rock, alternative and pop-punk. The group first gained attention independently in 2007 with 'Parallel Worlds', followed by several UK Top 40 singles and a Top 10 debut album. After more than a decade apart, they returned in 2025 with reunion shows, then played Download Festival at Donington.

The tour marks twenty years since the mid-2000s scene the three bands shared. Madina Lake, an American post-hardcore band formed in Chicago in 2005, released their debut album, From Them, Through Us, to You, in 2007. The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, an American rock band formed in 2003, released Don't You Fake It in 2006 on Virgin Records. Both support acts appear at every date, alternating the main support slot, and this UK headline run is Elliot Minor's biggest since reforming.

The O2 Institute Birmingham hosts concerts and shows in the city. The bill is aimed at fans who followed these bands'songs through the late 2000s, with the anniversary built around that shared era.