In this week’s Gig Guide we bring you nine recently announced U.K. and Ireland tour dates!
A
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A will be doing a run of instore shows in line with the release of new album Prang (May 22, Cooking Vinyl).
The band said: “Alright everyone, we’ve read your comments… we’re going to be taking PRANG on the road this May, playing some shows at some of the best record stores in the UK. We’ll be playing a set filled with songs, new and old, followed by a session meeting all of you, signing your records and taking photos… how ace is that?
“Honestly, the fact you’ve stuck with us and waited 21 years for a new record… means more than we can put into words. So it feels really important to get out there, do this properly, and thank you in person.”
Dates:
May 2026
22 – Southampton, Vinilo Records (1pm) (Stripped Back Show + Signing)
22 – Kingston, Kingston College (7.30pm) (Album Release Show)
25 – Bury, Wax & Beans (7pm) (live show + signing) (live show + signing)
26 – Leeds, Vinyl Whistle (1pm) (Stripped Back Show + Signing)
26 – Liverpool, Jacaranda (7pm) (live show + signing)
27 – Birmingham, HMV Vault (5pm) (live show + signing)
28 – London, Rough Trade East (7pm) (live show + signing)
December 10
December 10 will be touring in the U.K. this summer.
The band said: “We loved our Introducing! run of shows – as in LOVED – that was collectively the favourite week of our lives… so it was time to take the next step and go on the road again. Hendrik came up with the name when we were at dinner yesterday in Tokyo, as this tour really feels like us taking the next step… We are buzzing to add new music to the set list and get back on the tour bus and on the road.”
Dates:
July 2026
10 – Edinburgh, Assembly Rooms
11 – Liverpool, O2 Academy Liverpool
12 – Leeds, Styles
13 – Sheffield, Electric
15 – Wolverhampton, Wulfrun Hall
16 – Bristol, O2 Academy
17 – London, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
20 – Belfast, Ulster Hall
21 – Dublin, National Stadium
Hayden Thorpe
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Hayden Thorpe will be touring in the U.K. later this year. He will be playing some of the Wild Beasts songbook for the first time in nine years.
Hayden said: “I’m fortunate enough that in my daily life I will quite often encounter a kind soul who’ll tell me how much a certain Wild Beasts song, album or show has meant to them. I’ve come to learn that as time passes, the heart’s connections do not fade and the potency of the music remains strong.
“I’ve been missing the songs myself of late, so it felt like a ripe time to reach for the high notes and call on my hand’s muscle memory. It’s a full-circle manoeuvre as the dates perfectly align with the 20th anniversary of Wild Beasts first single release, “Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants”.
“The venue choices are also very deliberate. Each room played an important role in the history of the band. Brewery Arts was our cultural HQ growing up in Kendal, Hoxton Hall was the scene of a breakthrough show for our second album ‘Two Dancers’ and Brudenell Social Club will always be where we came of age as musicians.
“I’m thrilled to be taking this moment to celebrate the shared history we all have with Wild Beasts music.”
Dates:
November 2026
14 – Kendal, Brewery Arts
17 – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
19 – London, Hoxton Hall
Alkaline Trio
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Alkaline Trio have announced a number of U.K. shows for the summer!
Dates:
July 2026
3 – Birmingham, O2 Institute
4 – London, O2 Forum Kentish Town
5 – Newcastle, O2 City Hall
7 – Leeds, O2 Academy
8 – Manchester O2 Ritz
9 – Cheltenham, 2000trees
High Fade
High Fade will be touring in the U.K. and Ireland later this year.
Dates:
October 2026
3 – London
4 – Southampton
8 – Secret show
9 – Edinburgh
10 – Secret show
15 – Secret show
16 – Newcastle
17 – Liverpool
23 – Leeds
24 – Hull
29 – Secret show
30 – Birmingham
31 – Sheffield
November 2026
4 – Cardiff
5 – Secret show
6 – Bristol
8 – Chelmsford
20 – Dublin
26 – Secret show
27 – Manchester
28 – Glasgow
29 – Secret show
Benthos
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Benthos will be performing in the U.K. this summer.
The band said: “We’re thrilled to announce our first UK shows in London and Nottingham, alongside RADAR Festival in Manchester and ArcTanGent in Bristol. This will be our UK debut, and you really can’t imagine how excited we are. British music has always been a major influence on us; we grew up on rock ‘n’ roll, and it’s incredible to finally play where so many of our idols made – and are making – their mark.”
Dates:
July 2026
31 – London, The Grace
August 2026
1 – Nottingham, The Carousel
2 – Manchester, RADAR Festival
20 – Bristol, ArcTanGent Festival
Westside Cowboy
Westside Cowboy will be touring in the UK later this year.
Dates:
November 2026
24 – Glasgow, St Luke’s
25 – Newcastle, NUSU
26 – Sheffield, Crookes Social Club
27 – Leeds, Irish Centre
29 – Birmingham, XOYO
30 – Southampton, 1865
December 2026
01 – Brighton, Chalk
02 – London, O2 Forum Kentish Town
04 – Bristol, Electric Bristol
05 – Manchester, Albert Hall
Maebe
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Maebe has announced a few U.K. shows!
Dates:
May 2026
28 – Bristol, The Exchange
29 – Birmingham, The Rainbow
30 – Southend, The Fickle Pickle
June 2026
25 – Leeds, Wharf Chambers
26 – Nottingham, JT Soar
August 2026
02 – Manchester, Radar Festival
The Amity Affliction
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The Amity Affliction will be touring in the U.K. later this year.
Dates:
October 2026
10 – Manchester, O2 Ritz
11 – London, O2 Forum Kentish Town
12 – Nottingham, Rock City
13 – Bristol, O2 Academy