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The biggest UK tours and concerts in 2026: the ultimate guide
Here’s our ultimate guide to the biggest (and best) tours set to ignite around the UK this year
Wowee. What a year 2025 was for live music. What. A. Year. From epic summer stadium shows and bright young things bursting onto the scene to finding our new favourite festival headliners illuminating the open skies at sunset, last year had it all.
Oasis buried the hatchet and brought back Britpop to the masses; beloved balladeer Lewis Capaldi made a heartwarming comeback to the stage; Dua Lipa and Lana Del Rey proved they’re both in their element packing out stadiums around the country, with Sam Fender also making the coveted step up to the big leagues; Sabrina Carpenter captivated crowds of all generations; Iron Maiden indicated there’s no chinks in their armour yet, whilst Tyler, the Creator showed that he’s – quite frankly – unrivalled in the live space.
After reeling off those highlights, you may have not wanted it to end. But never fear, as the upcoming twelve months is chockablock with concerts and tours that are equally as eye-watering.
So, without further adieu, here’s our ultimate guide to the biggest tours and concerts set to take place in 2026:
Biffy Clyro
When and where? 9 – 21 January 2026; Belfast SSE Arena, Nottingham Motorpoint Arena, London The O2, Birmingham Utilita Arena, Manchester Co-op Live Cardiff Utilita Arena, Aberdeen P&J Live, Glasgow OVO Hydro + 3 July 2026; London Finsbury Park
Celebrating a milestone of 30 years as a band, Glasweigan rock trio Biffy Clyro will be bringing their tenth – and chart-topping – studio album Futique to an arena near you this January. For those gagging for more of Scotland’s most formidable rock band, they’ll be returning for a landmark outdoor headline gig in London’s Finsbury Park during the summer. Mon’ The Biff!
Buy tickets to Biffy Clyro’s 2026 UK dates here
Florence + the Machine
When and where? 6 – 20 February 2026; Belfast SSE Arena, Birmingham bp pulse LIVE, Glasgow OVO Hydro, Newcastle Utilita Arena, Liverpool M&S Bank Arena, Sheffield Utilita Arena, London The O2, Manchester Co-op Live + 24-30 August 2026; Edinburgh Summer Sessions, Reading & Leeds Festival
The ever-immaculate Florence Welch and her band, the Machine, are set to turn UK arenas into an ethereal love-in throughout February for the Everybody Scream Tour. Touring their mesmerisingly mystical new album Everybody Scream, Florence + the Machine will also headline Reading & Leeds Festival on August Bank Holiday weekend as well as Edinburgh Summer Sessions too, so there may very well be a prime opportunity to dance barefoot beneath the summer moon as the album permits.
Buy tickets to Florence + the Machine’s 2026 UK dates here
RAYE
When and where? 17 – 27 February 2026; Manchester Co-op Live, Birmingham bp pulse LIVE, Glasgow OVO Hydro, London The O2 + 28-30 August 2026; Reading & Leeds Festival
It’d be a safe bet that once-in-a-generation (heck, lifetime) star RAYE will be chucking in a few Grammys alongside her bucket of BRIT Awards come 1 February 2026, so what better way to celebrate than with her native fans? If her headline show at London’s All Points East in 2025 wasn’t enough to satiate her hometown crowd, the empowered powerhouse pop voice plays The O2 Arena an astonishing six times after concerts in Manchester, Glasgow and Birmingham. Oh yeah, and she headlines Reading & Leeds Festival to boot.
Buy tickets to RAYE’s 2026 UK dates here
Dave
When and where? 4 – 17 March 2026; Glasgow OVO Hydro, London The O2, Birmingham Utilita Arena, Manchester Co-op Live + 28-30 August 2026; Reading & Leeds Festival
After stepping away from music for most of 2024, Dave made a triumphant return in October 2025 with The Boy Who Played The Harp, cementing his status as grime’s most introspective talent. The rapper will be taking the album global in 2026 – but not before treating UK fans to a string of stadium shows throughout March.
Buy tickets to Dave’s 2026 UK dates here
Wu-Tang Clan
When and where? 17 – 19 March 2026; Manchester Co-op Live, London The O2
In 2025, the surviving members of Wu-Tang Clan announced that the Staten Island supergroup would be disbanding for good, bringing to a close what will undoubtedly be remembered as one of the most important chapters in hip hop history. But before they go, they’re embarking on one last tour – Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber – which will include bittersweet stops at London’s O2 Arena and the Co-Op Live in Manchester.
Buy tickets to Wu Tang Clan’s 2026 UK dates here
Gorillaz
When and where? 20 – 31 March 2026; Manchester Co-op Live, Birmingham bp pulse LIVE, Glasgow OVO Hydro, Leeds First Direct Bank Arena, Cardiff Utilita Arena, Nottingham Motorpoint Arena, Liverpool M&S Bank Arena + 20 June 2026; London Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s shape-shifting cartoon consortium has been graffitiing all over British pop-culture since the 90s. 2025 saw Gorillaz celebrate their 25th with a pop-up exhibition and news of a new album and tour for 2026. Pitched as an exploration of death, rebirth and Eastern philosophy, expect their upcoming stadium shows to be transcendental.
Buy tickets to Gorillaz’ 2026 UK dates here
5 Seconds Of Summer
When and where? 30 March – 5 April 2026; Glasgow OVO Hydro, Birmingham Utilita Arena, London The O2, Manchester Co-op Live, Cardiff Utilita Arena
Rocketing back to the fore with a snarling, 90s-indebted new look, Aussie pop rockers 5 Seconds Of Summer are marking the era of Everyone’s A Star! with a refreshed sense of assuredness. Unrecognisable from the plucky young boys that once supported One Direction, their bold new full-length album is dripping with attitude but no less packed with anthems. Putting their money where their mouths are, the Everyone’s A Star World Tour sees 5SOS head to arenas around the country to ensure everyone’s involved.
Buy tickets to 5 Seconds Of Summer’s 2026 UK dates here
Rosalía
When and where? 5 – 6 May 2026; London The O2
Rosalía’s maximalist new masterpiece Lux marched towards the upper echelons of ‘2025’s best albums’ lists – despite being a relatively late contender – because it’s a genuine marvel. For those eagerly anticipating how it’ll translate on to the stage, the ambitious Catalonian embarks on a European tour including two dates at The O2 Arena in London. Think classical grandeur meets emotional art pop chaos. She’s one of contemporary music’s most innovative stars, after all.
Buy tickets to Rosalía’s 2026 UK dates here
Take That
When and where? 29 May – 26 June 2026; Southampton St. Mary’s Stadium, Coventry Building Society Arena, Sunderland Stadium Of Light, Glasgow Hampden Park, Cardiff Principality Stadium, Manchester Etihad Stadium, London Stadium
Take That’s 2026 UK run isn’t just another greatest-hits lap, it’s the resurrection of The Circus Live: the tour that sold over 600,000 tickets in under five hours and drew more than a million fans back in 2009, setting UK touring records in the process. This was the tour that featured a life-sized robot elephant and a 33ft inflatable ringmaster… that had Lady Gaga as a support act… If they manage to top all that, this will be a pretty special sequel.
Buy tickets to Take That’s 2026 UK dates here
The Weeknd
When and where? 11 June – 19 August 2026; Manchester Etihad Stadium, London Wembley Stadium
Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, stretches R&B to its most alternative limits, whilst penning unprecedentedly commercial successes that twist pop culture in his direction – ‘Blinding Lights’ anyone? There are few artists quite like him, if any. As part of the After Hours Til Dawn Tour, the enigmatic star is set to play an incredible five nights at London’s Wembley Stadium, adding an extra two nights at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium due to overwhelming demand.
Buy tickets to The Weeknd’s 2026 UK dates here
Zach Bryan
When and where? 12 – 24 June 2026; Liverpool Anfield, Edinburgh Murrayfield Stadium, London Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Zach Bryan’s raw songwriting style may dig deep into his personal hardship and heartbreak, but the former U.S. Navy serviceman hasn’t made his ascent to country music superstar status look hard at all. Emerging as modern Americana’s most uniquely emotional voice in recent years, us Brits clearly can’t get enough of him – if two sold-out dates at BST Hyde Park in 2025 wasn’t an indication of how in-demand the singer-songwriter is, Bryan’s back on British shores in 2026 with stadium shows in Liverpool, Edinburgh and London.
Buy tickets to Zach Bryan’s 2026 UK dates here
Garbage + Skunk Anansie
When and where? 16 June – 17 July 2026; Halifax Piece Hall, Delamere Forest, Margate Dreamland, Scarborough Open Air Theatre, Cardiff Castle, Southampton Summer Sessions, Edinburgh Castle Esplanade
British rock music would undoubtedly be a hell of a lot more bland and blokey nowadays if it weren’t for the groundbreaking efforts of Garbage’s Shirley Manson and Skunk Anansie’s Skin in the 90s. Now, they’re teaming up to remind everyone of their impressive legacies in what promises to be one of the fiercest co-headline tours in recent history.
Buy tickets to Garbage + Skunk Anansie’s 2026 UK dates here
Lily Allen
When and where? 16 June – 7 July; Newcastle Utilita Arena, Glasgow OVO Hydro, Manchester AO Arena, Leeds First Direct Bank Arena, Nottingham Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff Utilita Arena, Birmingham bp pulse LIVE, London The O2
Turning personal anguish into the sharpest, most ruthless record of her career, 2025 saw Lily Allen riding high with West End Girl. Few other alumni from the MySpace era have managed to stay quite this relevant, and her 2026 tour already feels like an overdue coronation – giving us a new pop queen whose deep-cut lyrics will sound even better in an arena full of people all screaming at David Harbour.
Buy tickets to Lily Allen’s 2026 UK dates here
Lewis Capaldi
When and where? 18 June – 22 August 2026; Isle Of Wight Festival, TRNSMT Festival, Powderham Castle, Cardiff Blackweir Fields, Leeds Roundhay Festival, In The Park Newcastle, BST Hyde Park, Latitude Festival, Liverpool Sefton Park, Manchester Wythenshawe Park
When Lewis Capaldi brought his performance to a halt at Glastonbury Festival in 2023, it was touch-and-go as to whether we’d ever see him again. That was until a surprise comeback in 2025 – on the very same stage he departed in sad circumstances two years prior – which resulted in one of the most heartwarming, tear-jerking rebounds in music history. Thankfully, the cheeky Scotsman pulled through his darkest days, becoming the best-selling male solo artist of 2025 and even out-performing Kendrick Lamar. He’s ready to meet the insane demand to see him live in 2026 however, with a slew of headline shows including the Isle Of Wight Festival, BST Hyde Park, and TRNSMT.
Buy tickets to Lewis Capaldi’s 2026 UK dates here
Foo Fighters
When and where? 25 – 27 June 2026; Liverpool Anfield
Dave Grohl and his merry band of rockers (which now includes the imperious Ilan Rubin behind the drumkit) take their multiple Grammy Award-winning back catalogue to Liverpool’s lauded football stadium Anfield in 2026 as part of The Take Cover Tour. Foo Fighters plow around Europe throughout June, though it begs to be seen whether or not they’ll announce further UK dates, so make sure you nab tickets to see them light up The Beatles’ hometown.
Buy tickets to Foo Fighters’ 2026 UK dates here
Metallica
When and where? 25 June – 5 July; Glasgow Hampden Park, Cardiff Principality Stadium, London Stadium
Puppet masters Metallica are proving to be an unstoppable force as they enter their 45th year of existence in 2026, as the Metallica: M72 World Tour steamrolls into the UK. Reinforcing their enduring status as the standard setters for heavy metal spectacle, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich and Robert Trujillo play four shows on their Brit stint at Glasgow’s Hampden Park, Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, and back-to-back shows at London Stadium promising two different sets and two different support acts. A thunderous affair it shall be.
Buy tickets to Metallica’s 2026 UK dates here
Kneecap
When and where? 27 June 2026; London Crystal Palace Park + 28-30 August 2026; Reading & Leeds Festival
Since their viral performance at Coachella, Kneecap have taken on the mantle as the world’s most incendiary band. Quite simply, they’re a must-see. Capping off an explosive twelve months of igniting stages (and opinions), the Belfast hip hop trio headline a knee-slapping line-up of Irish artists spanning the music spectrum at Crystal Palace Park in London, before heading to Reading & Leeds Festival at the tail end of summer.
Buy tickets to Kneecap’s 2026 UK dates here
My Chemical Romance
When and where? 30 June – 11 July 2026; Liverpool Anfield, Glasgow Bellahouston Park, London Wembley Stadium
“Emo’s rejoice” may sound like an entirely paradoxical sentiment. But you wouldn’t believe the level of elation spilling from emo’s reconnecting with their previous teenage selves when My Chemical Romance announced a run of UK stadium shows for 2026, including a whopping trio of dates at London’s Wembley Stadium. Expect thousands upon thousands of pairs of eyes streaming with tears and smudged in eye-liner when the emo icons bring The Black Parade and more to town.
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Buy tickets to My Chemical Romance’s 2026 UK dates here
Pitbull
When and where? 1 – 10 July 2026; Glasgow Summer Sessions, Leeds Roundhay Festival, Cardiff Blackweir, Lytham Green, BST Hyde Park
Pitbull last touched down in Blighty in June 2025, setting the O2 Arena ablaze alongside dancehall icon Shaggy. The ‘Fireball’ star is now set to return to the UK in 2026 as part of the aptly named I’m Back! Tour, which will see him top star-studded line-ups at BST Hyde Park and more.
Buy tickets to Pitbull’s 2026 UK dates here
BTS
When and where? 6 – 7 July 2026; Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Annyeonghaseyo! The biggest boyband of the decade have all completed their national service, and are finally ready to light up world stages with a world tour in 2026 – 2027. Following an announcement of their upcoming album set to release for March 2026, you can catch K-pop superstars BTS on their biggest tour to date, including two huge headline shows at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this July. Tickets go on sale on 24 January 2026, with presales opening on 22 January 2026.
Buy tickets to BTS’ 2026 UK dates here
System Of A Down
When and where? 13 – 15 July 2026; London Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Wake up. Grab a brush and put a little make-up bloody ticket to see System Of A Down as the nu-metal mainstays return to the UK in what will mark their first shows on our fair isles for nearly a decade. With Queens of the Stone Age providing support (I know right?) as well as Acid Bath on both dates at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, North London will be reverberating for weeks after the Serj Tankian and co. are finished.
Buy tickets to System Of A Down’s 2026 UK dates here
Bruno Mars
When and where? 18 – 19 July 2026; London Wembley Stadium
For the first time since 2017, pop music’s soulful showman Bruno Mars struts his way to the UK later this summer in what promises to be a stadium concert tour of mammoth proportions. With new album The Romantic – his first solo LP in a decade – to share with his adoring fans alongside his enviable arsenal of chart-topping anthems, Wembley Stadium is set to get real funky.
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Buy tickets to Bruno Mars’ 2026 UK dates here
Ariana Grande
When and where? 15 August – 1 September 2026; London The O2
The Eternal Sunshine Tour feels like a proper event. Ariana Grande’s first extended run in seven years – ending with a stacked 10-show residency at London’s O2 – arrives hot off her Oscar-nominated turn as Glinda in Wicked, meaning this is likely to be the last chance to see Grande on stage for a good while. Pop doesn’t get much bigger than this.
Buy tickets to Ariana Grande’s 2026 UK dates here
Bon Jovi
When and where? 28 August – 9 September 2026; Edinburgh Murrayfield Stadium, London Wembley Stadium
Recently revealed data indicates that Bon Jovi are set to become the most in-demand act of 2026. A befitting welcome back then, for one of rock music’s most enduring groups. Especially given the well-documented medical struggles that charming, chiselled frontman Jon Bon Jovi has battled to overcome just to be able to perform to his loyal followers. The sheer demand for tickets when they revealed their UK comeback at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield and London’s Wembley Stadium meant that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees added a further two London dates. Livin’ On A Prayer? You’re half way there!
Buy tickets to Bon Jovi’s 2026 UK dates here
