Elbow is marking the 25th anniversary of their debut album 'Asleep in the Back' with special Manchester performances and announcing plans for new music. Former drummer Richard Jupp has spoken about leaving the band for sobriety, while the group reflects on rediscovering their progressive rock influences. Frontman Guy Garvey will make his BBC Proms debut alongside Weyes Blood and Gruff Rhys, and he has teased a sonically ambitious new album inspired by artists like Robert Smith.