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From the jungle to the Jockey Club, Aitch is headlining Newmarket Racecourse for summer 2026.
Alanis Morissette returns to the UK next summer with six huge outdoor shows in June and July.
Alex James’ Britpop Classical will hit the road for its first ever UK tour in March 2026, bringing the biggest hits of the Britpop era to life with the epic scale of a full live orchestra.
Catch one of the world’s greatest classical singers Alfie Boe with All Things Orchestral this summer.
Cult rockers Alkaline Trio are heading out on tour around the UK this July
Buckinghamshire singer-songwriter and TikTok star, Arthur Hill, is performing around the UK this summer.
Bastille have announced outdoor gigs for summer 2026 in Cardiff, Scarborough, Margate, Colchester and Halifax.
Bloc Party + Interpol announce co-headline tour
Bowling for Soup have announced their A Hangover You Don’t Deserve 20th Anniversary Tour, with special guests Wheatus & Magnolia Park.
Bruno Mars has announced The Romantic Tour
BTS have officially confirmed a comeback, after the members of the group embarked solo projects. This return features a new album and tour with all seven members this July in London.
Calvin Harris has just announced a headline show at Glasgow’s Hampden Park Stadium for next August! Club classics just hit different in a stadium
GRAMMY nominated writer, singer and producer Charlie Puth heads to the UK in 2026 for his Whatever’s Clever! World Tour.
Dublin’s high-kicking, soul-searching, country-tinged pop sensation CMAT is heading out on tour next year in addition to playing outdoor gigs in Summer 2026.
With the announcement of his upcoming album Who Is the Sky?, the legendary David Byrne will also return to the road with a brand new live show, with UK gigs announced for 2026.
Past & Present tour sumer 2026
Deacon Blue announces the details of upcoming new album The Great Western Road, and a series of outdoor shows in 2026.
Glam metal rockers, Def Leppard are heading out on tour in Summer 2026
R&B legends Donell Jones and Ginuwine bring the soundtrack of the late ‘90s and 2000s to Troxy for one unforgettable night of smooth vocals, nostalgia and timeless hits.
The Wild Boys are back in town – catch Duran Duran as they return this October for their first full UK arena tour in three years, fresh from the release of Free To Love featuring Nile Rodgers!
Headliners
Bowling for Soup , Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls , The Maccabees, Pixies
Next summer is set to be unforgettable at The Eden Sessions with pop-punk favourites Bowling for Soup, Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, The Maccabees, and alt-rock legends Pixies bringing their timeless catalogue to Cornwall.
Hot off the heels of announcing a run of shows as special guests to Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts, Elvis Costello & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton have announced they will bring their hugely successful Radio Soul!: The Early Songs of Elvis Costello tour to the UK in summer 2026.
En Vogue show no signs of slowing down, as they tour passing through London this July.
Evil Scarecrow are delighted to announce a short run of dates for 2026, with a special show at 1865 Southampton on 25 July.
Gary Numan, the legendary synth-rock pioneer, will perform at Palace Bowl Presents on 6 August 2026 as part of his upcoming UK shows. Fans can also catch him live at The Piece Hall in Halifax on 31 July 2026, plus many more performances across the UK. Known for his groundbreaking electronic sound and influence on modern alternative and electronic music, Gary Numan remains one of the most iconic figures in synth rock.
Gospel Garden presents Kirk Franklin as part of Palace Bowl Presents. The 20-time GRAMMY® Award-winning gospel artist, songwriter and producer is one of the most influential figures in contemporary gospel music. For over three decades, Kirk Franklin has blended Gospel, R&B, hip-hop and pop, creating a groundbreaking sound that has helped bring gospel music to global audiences and redefine its place in mainstream culture.
Grace Jones joins Palace Bowl Presents in 2026. The trailblazing singer, actor and cultural icon has been redefining music and style since emerging in New York and Paris in the early 1970s. She performs at Palace Bowl on 31 July 2026 with special guests Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Soul II Soul, and will also appear at Electric Paradise in Milton Keynes on 8 August 2026.
Join the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Pope at Edinburgh Castle on Sun 19 Jul as they perform the music of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in its entirety live to picture.
HENGE are bringing their critically-acclaimed live show to the UK this summer in between festival appearances, with shows in Dover and Southend.
In the Park Newcastle returns to Exhibition Park this July for its biggest show yet, featuring performances from Lewis Capaldi, Paul Weller, Wolf Alice, Maximo Park, Miles Kane and more.
Iron Maiden return to Knebworth for a very special show as part of The Run For Your Lives World Tour with special guests The Darkness, The HU, Airbourne and The Almighty
American singer-songwriter James Taylor has announced a run of outdoor shows for the summer of 2026.
Alexandra Palace’s very own Kaleidoscope Festival is back for 2026!
Colombia’s Karol G is a global reggaeton superstar, breaking boundaries in a male-dominated genre and redefining Latin music on a worldwide stage. Don’t miss your chance to see Karol G live on her highly anticipated UK tour in 2027.
Multi-Platinum global pop superstar Kesha has announced the UK/EU leg of her milestone headline tour – the biggest of her already extraordinary career & marking her first headline live run in the UK and Europe in over a decade.
Alt rock royalty, Kings Of Leon, are going on tour! Make sure to see them when they come to Glasgow, Manchester and Leeds in July 2026
Ms. Dynamite, Joel Corry, Kevin Lyttle, Alison Limerick, Todd Terry, Majestic, Marvin Humes, DJ Pioneer plus loads more!
Having captivated a global audience as the pioneer of ‘Toddler Techno’ and ‘Baby Raves’, Lenny Pearce brings ‘Lenny’s Baby Rave World Tour’ to the UK this July.
After a hugely successful sold out 2025 event, the biggest dance festival in the North East is back for an epic fifth year and they’ve just announced the new date – 11 July 2026!
The Chicago rapper-producer heads to London for a headline summer show
Ludovico Einaudi is heading on tour around the UK in Spring 2026
Multi-platinum award-winning country superstar Luke Combs has announced that the ‘My Kinda Saturday Night Tour’ will head to the UK next summer with dates in both London and Edinburgh.
Madness are taking their House of Fun on the road next summer with a hit-filled headline show.
Metallica will be playing stadiums across the UK in 2026 with Knocked Loose, Gojira, Pantera and Avatar
Known for his world-class showmanship, international superstar Michael Bublé has announced a run of outdoor shows for next summer.
Catch Ministry of Sound Classical next summer for a series of outdoor gigs, bringing iconic dance anthems to life with the power and emotion of a full orchestra — an unforgettable fusion of dance music and classical performance.
Long Live The Black Parade. My Chemical Romance will return to the UK next July with two major headline shows in London, Liverpool and Glasgow
Progressive rock titans Opeth are heading to West Yorkshire next summer to play an unmissable show at TK Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall, Sat 1 Aug.
Don’t miss Paul Weller when he heads out for a string of outdoor summer shows in 2026.
Pitbull has announced that he will be heading to the UK for a string of outdoor headline shows in the summer of 2026.
The cross-cultural rapper blends classic hip hop with Punjabi emceeing – see him at Somerset House
Sammy Hagar brings his Best of All Worlds Tour to the UK for July 2026! The Red Rocker will be joined by his supergroup featuring Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony & Kenny Aronoff, plus special guests Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and JAYLER.
Sammy Virji is set to take over Cardiff Castle this summer on 18 July.
One of the UK’s most exciting breakout stars of the past decade, Self Esteem has announced a run of outdoor headline shows for 2026.
Frank Carter joins Paul Cook, Steve Jones and Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols for a run of historic shows
Sierra Ferrell is coming to the UK in 2026!
Snow Patrol announce a string of headline outdoor shows for summer 2026.
Headliners
Naïka, Palace, Thee Sacred Souls, The Lightning Seeds, The Cribs, Agnes Obel, Black Country, New Road, Venna, Raf-Saperra, The Flaming Lips, Benjamin Clementine
Somerset House Summer Series with American Express returns to London in 2026, bringing live music back to the city’s iconic cultural courtyard. This prestigious festival offers landmark one‑night‑only performances, celebrating world‑class artists in the heart of a renowned hub for creativity and innovation.
UK tour set for 2026
Steve Steinman, brings his brand-new production featuring over 25 of Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman’s greatest hits in Anything For Love.
Summer Nights is returning in 2026 to Kelvingrove Park for an eleventh year.
Atlanta-based singer/songwriter Summer Walker will bring her ‘Still Finally Over It’ tour to The O2, London on Sun 2 Aug.
Next summer, catch System Of A Down with Queens Of The Stone Age and Acid Bath at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.
GRAMMY nominated vocal powerhouse Teddy Swims today announces a run of outdoor shows and festivals for summer 2026
The Flaming Lips & The Beta Band to play summer shows in 2026
The Hu are coming to the UK in 2026!
The Maccabees will headline Alexandra Palace Park next summer.
Experience The Stranglers live at Hampton Court Palace, bringing their iconic sound to the breath-taking historic setting of Henry VIII’s royal residence. Enjoy this legendary band up close in the intimate Base Court courtyard – an extraordinary chance to see one of the UK’s most influential rock groups in a truly unforgettable open‑air summer concert.
British rock band The Temperance Movement return with their Let It All Out Tour 2026, bringing their signature blues-rock sound and electrifying live show to stages across the UK.
Thee Sacred Souls add two further UK dates in Bristol and Brighton in 2026, ahead of their headline show at London’s Somerset House.
Catch American Thrash metal band Thorns at 1865 Southampton on 5 July.
Headliners
Deacon Blue , UB40 featuring Ali Campbell , Tom Grennan, Paul Weller
TK Maxx presents Bedford Summer Sessions, the season’s ultimate open-air celebration!
The Essex rapper headlines shows in London and Manchester
Following the recent release of his new album, Tom Grennan has announced a huge run of outdoor shows next summer, starting in Margate and ending in Halifax.
Catch Welsh legend Tom Jones at various venues in the UK this summer.
BRIT award winner Tom Odell is heading around the UK this summer, with shows at Sounds of the City in Leeds and Latitude Festival.
Tropic Gold and Banks Arcade are hitting the road together this summer! Both rising names in the alternative scene, from opposing corners of the globe, this is a showcase of the future of metal.
Wet Leg confirm three huge headline shows next summer in Leeds, Manchester and London with special guests English Teacher.
Wolf Alice are set to play their biggest show yet with a massive homecoming at North London’s Finsbury Park on July 5th.
Trailblazer Young Miko brings her genre-blurring sound and unstoppable energy to HERE at Outernet, London this July.
Aziz Ansari is an award-winning actor, director, writer and comedian. He co-created, writes, directs, and stars in the Netflix original series Master of None for which he has won two Emmy’s for Outstanding Comedy Writing as well as Emmy and DGA Award nominations for his directing.
Cambridge Comedy Garden presents five nights of superstar comedy live in a beautiful Big Top including Jack Dee, Ross Noble, Chris McCausland, Sara Pascoe, Dylan Moran, David O’Doherty, Tom Allen and many more!
Crossed Wires is a celebration of the podcasts you love, the hosts you obsess over, and the stories that stick with you long after your headphones are off.
David Sedaris returns to the UK! One of America’s most celebrated satirists and humour writers, in many ways David Sedaris’ life has been an open book. Through his essays, diaries and hugely popular BBC Radio series, he has made us consider the absurdities of human nature and modern life: family, travel, relationships, aging, the pandemic, political upheavals and of course roadside trash!
Gary Owen has been entertaining audiences for more than two decades with his sharp observational humour and fearless storytelling. Known for his unapologetic, rule-defying style, his material draws from his personal life, time in the military and the everyday absurdities that connect people across backgrounds.
This year’s A-listers include Britain’s best-beloved JACK DEE, BAFTA nominated The Last Leg’s JOSH WIDDICOMBE, stage and screen mega-star TOM ALLEN, household name SARA PASCOE, BBC queen of comedy MICHELLE DE SWARTE, off-the-cuff powerhouse ROSS NOBLE, Strictly sensation CHRIS MCCAUSLAND, plus many many more super-star acts!
Elton John’s greatest hits are reimagined by multi award-winning Jess Robinson (Dead Ringers, The Last Leg), renowned for her pitch-perfect impressions.
Alexandra Palace’s very own Kaleidoscope Festival is back for 2026!
The phenomenal first-year line-up features Parenting Hell’s Josh Widdecombe, chaotic powerhouse Ross Noble, multi-award-winning Sara Pascoe, Mock The Week’s Dara O’Briain, Taskmaster’s Fern Brady, cult comic/poet Tim Key, telly supremo Tom Allen, new Queen of Comedy Michelle De Swarte, Netflix sensation Phil Wang, podcast hero John Robins, Viceland and Channel 4 star Jamali Maddix and many (many) more.
In his biggest live tour to date leading political comedian Matt Forde (The Royal Variety Performance, Spitting Image, HIGNFY, British Scandal) finds positivity in life despite all the evidence to the contrary in politics and his own health.
Primetime Emmy Nominee Michelle Wolf has established herself as one of the most influential voices in the comedy landscape. Her stand-up specials across HBO and Netflix have garnered critical acclaim and top viewing figures.
This comedy spectacular features Jack Dee, Dylan Moran, Sara Pascoe, Rosie Jones, Fin Taylor, Simon Amstell, Michelle de Swarte, Ed Gamble, Tom Allen, Ross Noble and more.
FRAMELESS is a spectacular multi-sensory digital art experience in the heart of London
Experience the beloved animated series’ soundtrack performed by a live orchestra, as Aang’s epic journey comes to life on the big screen!
Journey through more than 300 of Van Gogh’s most celebrated works, including The Starry Night, Sunflowers, and Café Terrace at Night. Or, immerse yourself in Monet’s dreamlike artistry, with masterpieces like Water Lilies, Impression, Sunrise, and Woman with a Parasol, surrounding you in a dynamic display that moves, shifts, and comes alive.
Your table is ready, and summer is served! Discover Mamma Mia! The Party at The O2, London.
Bluey’s Big Play is a theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s television series
Step inside your favourite Pixar stories!
Step into mind-blowing immersive rooms, interact with optical illusions and discover how your brain interprets reality. See your friends shrink before your eyes, discover if you really see colours that don’t exist, and feel sensations that question your very perception of reality.
York will, once again, be at the forefront of the strength world next summer as the strongest men and women from across the country descend on the city for two awe-inspiring events.
Newcastle United take on Everton in a preseason friendly at the Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium this August.
An inspirational in-conversation live event featuring Usain Bolt, is set to take place at The O2 London on in July, for one night only
National treasure Dame Maureen Lipman stars in the title role of Allegra. Allegra is full of life, joy and an irresistible urge to sing. She bursts into song at home, in the street and even in the local shops and cafés. Sometimes the orchestra plays only in her imagination. Sometimes it spills gloriously into the real world, much to the delight, confusion and occasional horror of everyone around her.
International star of stage and screen, Ralph Fiennes stars as Sir Henry Irving, the greatest actor of the Victorian age, with Miranda Raison as Ellen Terry, the most loved and best paid actress of the day. This astonishing new play by David Hare will come to the West End in 2026, fresh from a sell-out season at the Theatre Royal Bath.
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Following smash hit runs in London, New York and Melbourne, Heathers the Musical returns to London for 52 performances only this summer. Welcome to Westerberg High, where popularity is a matter of life and death and Veronica Sawyer is just another of the nobodies dreaming of a better day.
Witness the incredible untold life story and music of multi-platinum selling, 10-time GRAMMY® winner and global icon, Chaka Khan! With 22 albums, 25 chart-topping hits, 70 million records sold and a career spanning five decades, Chaka Khan has shaped the sound of generations. Now, her story explodes onto the stage in a dazzling world premiere musical.
Fall head over heels in Spring 2026! The multi-award-winning musical Kinky Boots is strutting its way to London in a joyous, brand-new production starring Strictly Come Dancing’s Johannes Radebe. The acclaimed West End and Broadway sensation runs at the spectacular London Coliseum from March 2026 for a strictly limited season only.
Passion, power, and poetry collide as four women arrive in Navarre on a diplomatic mission, testing the devotion of the King and his lords whose vows are undone by love, desire, and wit.
Love defies darkness as the acclaimed State Ballet of Georgia bring the legendary Swan Lake to London. Exquisite artistry, lavish staging and Tchaikovsky’s soaring score, performed live by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, bring this timeless masterpiece to life at the London Coliseum this July.
Based on the international best-selling memoir, this bold and uplifting new musical tells the extraordinary true story of William Kamkwamba.
Mischief’s ‘breathlessly funny’ (Time Out) hit comedy The Comedy About Spies is back following a sold-out 2025 summer season, do not miss the award-winning Best New Play (WhatsOnStage Awards 2026) and ‘abandon yourself to the madness’ (The Times) this Summer at the Adelphi Theatre.
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After Hours Til Dawn Tour extended to summer 2026.
He’s back! Following a September tour, Lewis Capaldi has announced a string of huge outdoor shows for summer 2026.
J. Cole returns with The Fall-Off, his long‑awaited final album, and launches J. Cole: The Fall-Off Tour – his first headlining world tour since 2017. Fans can look forward to a powerful live show celebrating one of hip‑hop’s most influential artists.
Lily Allen huge UK tour in summer 2026
Long Live The Black Parade. My Chemical Romance will return to the UK next July with two major headline shows in London, Liverpool and Glasgow
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