After that, when the band came to plan a full UK tour, they weren’t sure whether to play in Manchester again.
However, they decided they would – not once but five times, all at different venues of different sizes, and all of which they have played at before at different stages of their careers.
Their mini one-city tour starts at Manchester Academy on Tuesday before visiting the Ritz, Albert Hall, Victoria Warehouse and Apollo.
“We thought it would be nice to play all the venues that we’d played on the way up and make a week of it, and make it a bit more interesting for the fans,” Ogden says.
They are all places that hold fond memories for the band.
“The Ritz was the first big headline show we did in, when we felt like, oh, something’s definitely happening here. We sold that out before we had a record deal and was the first time fans were singing and moshing around.
“I remember going to watch bands at the Academy – I remember watching Jake Bugg there, and I watched Miles Kane there when I was 15 or 16, so I always have a soft spot for that place.
“And then when we then headlined it in 2016 when our [first] album came out, it felt like, oh yeah, we’re part of the big boy [club].
“The Albert Hall is just a beautiful venue, so the memories of that place are great. We support the Charlatans in the Albert Hall in 2015 and we then headlined it ourselves in 2016.
“The memories are in the walls of what you were doing last time,” he adds.
“You’ve got to be grateful that you’re still around, and people care about the band so much that we can fill all of these places one night after another.”
Gary their guardian gorilla might rightfully claim some credit for their latest purple patch, and will be watching on from the back of the stage.