Sweet (October 23, 2026) – Live 25 Album CD Digipak
Live 25 is a live album by Sweet, released on October 23, 2026.
The release follows Full Circle, Sweet's 2024 studio album. Full Circle was described as the band's strongest album since Level Headed in 1978, the final album recorded by the four original members. It also became Sweet's first Top 20 entry on the German album chart since that 1978 release.
With material from Full Circle becoming part of the band's live performances, Live 25 captures the current Sweet line-up combining the newer songs with the band's classic hits and harder-rocking catalogue material that had appeared less frequently in recent setlists.
Founding member Andy Scott described Live 25 as more than simply a live recording, viewing it as a celebration of what Sweet does best and of the band's continuing commitment to live performance.
RECORDING
Live 25 documents the current Sweet line-up performing material spanning different periods of the band's catalogue.
The programme combines songs associated with Full Circle with established Sweet hits and harder rock selections.
STYLE & THEMES
Live 25 focuses firmly on Sweet as a live rock band, bringing together the band's glam rock classics, heavier catalogue material and contemporary recordings.
The set demonstrates the connection between today's Sweet and the band's long history, with newer material appearing alongside Action, Hellraiser, The Six Teens, Teenage Rampage, Love Is Like Oxygen, Fox On The Run, Blockbuster and Ballroom Blitz.
The central theme of the album is the continuing importance of live performance to Sweet and the energy generated by the current line-up.
TRACK-BY-TRACK NOTES
• Full Circle (Intro) — Opening introduction connecting the live album with Sweet's 2024 Full Circle album.
• Action — Classic Sweet track opening the main concert sequence.
• Hellraiser — Established Sweet favourite included in the live programme.
• Circus — Part of the contemporary Sweet material represented on the album.
• The Six Teens — Classic Sweet recording returned to the live stage.
• Don't Bring Me Water — Track representing material from Full Circle.
• Lost Angels — Hard-rocking selection from the Sweet catalogue.
• Windy City — Deeper catalogue track included in the performance.
• Set Me Free — One of the heavier selections featured in the live set.
• Teenage Rampage — Classic Sweet hit performed by the current line-up.
• Wig Wam Bam / Little Willy Medley — Two well-known Sweet songs combined into a single live medley.
• Love Is Like Oxygen — One of Sweet's enduring later-1970s recordings.
• Fox On The Run — Major Sweet hit forming part of the closing sequence.
• Blockbuster — Classic Sweet hit.
• Ballroom Blitz — One of the band's signature songs and the final complete performance listed on the album.
• Sweet Jane (Outro) — Closing outro bringing the live programme to an end.
RELEASE HISTORY
Live 25 is released on October 23, 2026.
The album follows the 2024 studio release Full Circle and documents Sweet presenting new material alongside songs spanning the band's established catalogue.
The CD edition is issued in digipak packaging.
NOTES
• Released October 23, 2026.
• Issued as a CD digipak.
• Live album featuring the current Sweet line-up.
• Follows the band's 2024 studio album Full Circle.
• Combines material from Full Circle with classic Sweet hits and harder-rocking catalogue selections.
• Includes a Wig Wam Bam / Little Willy medley.
• Andy Scott described Live 25 as a celebration of Sweet's continuing identity as a live band.
RELEASE VARIANTS TABLE
Artist | Title | Label | Country | Cat No. | Date | Format |
Sweet | Live 25 | Metalville | — | — | October 23, 2026 | CD, Album, Digipak |
DISC 1 |
• Full Circle (Intro) • Action • Hellraiser • Circus • The Six Teens • Don't Bring Me Water • Lost Angels • Windy City • Set Me Free • Teenage Rampage • Wig Wam Bam - Little Willy Medley • Love Is Like Oxygen • Fox On The Run • Blockbusters • Ballroom Blitz • Sweet Jane (Outro) |
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