Divine Comedy live: the likely setlist for Neil Hannon and co.'s Milan concert

The Divine Comedy are returning to Italy for a single live date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at Magazzini Generali in Milan. An exclusive show that will bring to the stage the new album “Rainy Sunday Afternoon“, which marked the recording comeback of the band led by Neil Hannon.

Six years after “Office Politics“, the British band reopens its journey with a work that reaffirms Hannon's stylistic hallmark: melodic songwriting, orchestral arrangements, and a constant balance between irony and melancholy. The first single, “Achilles”, gave a preview of an album built on refined dynamics and a sweeping sound, recorded at Abbey Road Studios. “Rainy Sunday Afternoon” is the thirteenth album of Hannon's career and explores themes such as memory, time and contemporary fragility with an elegant, measured production.

Meanwhile, Hannon wrote the original songs for Wonka and released the compilation "Charmed Life", which entered the UK Top 5, further cementing a coherent and distinctive artistic trajectory within the European pop landscape.

The Milan date is therefore a rare chance to hear the new material live alongside the band's best-known songs, in a show that blends orchestration, pop songwriting and stage presence.

Based on the average setlists the British band has played during its 2025 shows, here is the likely running order for the Divine Comedy concert in Milan on February 25.

Achilles

The Last Time I Saw the Old Man

When the Lights Go Out All Over Europe

Rainy Sunday Afternoon

Norman and Norma

I Want You

At the Indie Disco

Bang Goes the Knighthood

Generation Sex

Neapolitan Girl

Mar-a-Lago by the Sea

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

A Lady of a Certain Age

Songs of Love

Our Mutual Friend

Other People

Becoming More Like Alfie

National Express

Something for the Weekend

Encore:

Invisible Thread

Tonight We Fly

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