In this week’s Gig Guide, we bring you details for 10 UK and Ireland tours and one-off shows.
Tom Walker
Credit: Alex Bramall
Tom Walker will perform three special shows later this year!
The shows will be an intimate, acoustic performance of his back catalogue.
Dates:
March 2925
24 – Birmingham, Town Hall
25 – Manchester, New Century
26 – London, Hackney Church
Benefits
Credit: Tom White
Benefits have announced a number of shows to celebrate the release of album Constant Noise (March 21, Invada Records).
The shows are a mix of in-store and full shows.
Dates:
March 2025
21 – Middlesbrough, Unit 41 [Sold Out]
22 – Sheffield, *Bear Tree
25 – London, *Rough Trade East
26 – Brighton, *Resident
27 – Coventry, *Just Dropped In
April 2025
5+6 – Croydon, Cro Cro Land
22 – Hebden Bridge, Trades Club
23 – Hull, Social
24 – Nottingham, Bodega
25 – London, Lexington [Sold Out]
26 – Bristol, Louisiana
27 – Birmingham, Hare & Hounds
28 – Leicester, Firebug
29 – Glasgow, Rum Shack
30 – Leeds, Attic
May 2025
01 – Manchester, The White Hotel
02 – Gateshead, Glasshouse
earthtone9
Credit: Andy Ford
earthtone9 will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of album ArcTanGent with a UK and Ireland tour!
The show – with special guests yet to be announced – will see the band play the iconic album in full.
Vocalist Karl Middleton said: “These 25th anniversary ArcTanGent shows are going to be truly special, and a real celebration.
“We’re going to play ArcTanGent in full on this tour. Every track. You’re gonna hear songs that have never been played live, and after this tour, will NEVER be played again. This is a 2025 only, never to be repeated thing. One chance to come party with us folks. Be there. X ”
Guitarist Owen Packard said: “Looking back now it’s clear that the ArcTanGent album was the zenith of our original incarnation of earthtone9. Four years of relentless writing, touring and just living together as a band, all coalesced into ten songs and a defining musical statement about who we were as a collective.
“We were really proud of that record. It came out exactly as we had hoped. And it dropped at a time in history (the early 2000’s) that felt exciting, communal and bursting with possibility. It was a great time to be a band, and the celestial paths aligned to allow us to be a part of it.”
Dates:
September 2025
18 – Lincoln, The Drill
19 – Glasgow, Cathouse
20 – Manchester, Academy 3
October 2025
09 – Birmingham, Mama Roux’s
10 – Exeter, Cavern Club
11 – Swansea, Sin City
12 – Bristol, Thekla
November 2025
06 – Norwich, Waterfront Studio
07 – Southampton, Joiners
08 – London, The Dome
09 – Milton Keynes, The Craufurd Arms
December 2025
12 – Limerick, Dolan’s Kasbah
13 – Dublin, Workman’s Club
14 – Belfast, Voodoo
Jeremie Albino
Jeremie Albino will be in the UK in April!
Jeremie said: “I’m really excited to be getting back to Europe and the UK. I’ve had such a great response to the album, and I can’t wait to play these songs live and connect with my fans across the pond. I’m also looking forward to playing some cities I haven’t been to before!”
Dates:
April 2025
26 – Glasgow, Nice N Sleazy
27 – Manchester, The Lodge
28 – London, The Victoria
Black Sabbath
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Black Sabbath have announced a final show and it’s going to be a cracker!
Ozzy Osbourne – who will play his own short set before taking to the stage with Sabbath – said: “It’s my time to go Back to the Beginning….time for me to give back to the place where I was born.
“How blessed am I to do it with the help of people whom I love. Birmingham is the true home of metal. Birmingham Forever.”
Also on the lineup is an insane number of stars: Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Alice In Chains, Halestorm, Lamb Of God, Anthrax, and Mastodon.
There will also be appearances from Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins), David Draiman (Disturbed), Duff McKagan, Frank Bello (Anthrax), Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit), Jake E Lee, Jonathan Davis (Korn), KK Downing, Lzzy Hale (Halestorm), Mike Bordin (Faith No More), Rudy Sarzo, Sammy Hagar, Scott Ian (Anthrax), Slash, Sleep Token II (Sleep Token), Papa V Perpetua (Ghost), Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine), Wolfgang Van Halen and Zakk Wylde.
Also announced is Jason Momoa, Tool, Guns ‘n’ Roses and Rival Sons.
Profits from the shows will be shared between Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn Children’s Hospice, a Children’s Hospice supported by Aston Villa.
Date:
July 2025
5 – Birmingham, Villa Park
Masters Of Reality
Credit: Alex Solca
Masters Of Reality will tour the UK in April in support of new album The Archer (March 28, Mascot Records).
Dates:
April 2025
6 – Southampton, 1865
7 – Manchester, Rebellion
8 – Glasgow, Classic Grand
9 – London, 229
Divorce
Credit: Flower Up & Rosie Sco
Divorce will tour in the UK and Ireland in March for a headline run on the Drive to Goldenhammer tour in celebration of their debut album of the same name (March 7, Gravity/Capitol).
Dates:
March 2025
In-store performances
06 – Brighton, Resident Music
07 – Leeds, Jumbo Records
08 – Manchester, Wax & Beans
10 – Nottingham, Rough Trade
11 – Bristol, Rough Trade
12 – Sheffield, Bear Tree Records
13 – London, Rough Trade East
Divorce UK & Ireland headline tour dates 2025
27 – Oxford, The Bullingdon
28 – Bristol, Strange Brew – SOLD OUT
29 – Birmingham, The Castle & Falcon
31 – Belfast, Ulster Sports Club
April 2025
01 – Dublin, The Workman’s Club
03 – Manchester, Gorilla
04 – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club – SOLD OUT
05 – Glasgow, Stereo – SOLD OUT
08 – Brighton, Chalk
09 – London, KOKO
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins will be playing a huge show in London this summer!
The trio will be playing at Gunnersbury Park with support from Skunk Anansie and White Lies, with more support to be announced!
Date:
August 2024
10 – London, Gunnersbury Park
The Dollyrots & Don’t Panic
The Dollyrots and Don’t Panic will be on a co-headline tour in the UK this spring!
Don’t Panic’s Ted Felicetti said: “Coming to the UK has become our band’s favo(u)rite annual tour. Yes I added the extra ‘U’ just for you guys over across the pond!
“Our first time coming there as a full band was with our friends The Dollyrots, and it was so amazingly fun a few years ago that we decided, hey, let’s do that again! So we are back baby! Twice the fun, twice the awesome and all the rock and roll you can handle. We will be bringing some new music, some new merch, and we plan on binge watching all the ‘Naked Attraction’ we can stomach. You are not going to wanna miss this show”
The Dollyrots’ Kelly Ogden said: “The UK is a place we hold near and dear to our hearts, and it’s been a whole two years since we’ve been able to bring our cheeky American bubblegum punk overseas.
“Last time around we toured the UK with Don’t Panic and it went so awesomely that we decided to make the sequel! We all come from punk rock roots & the Bowling For Soup family, so in a lot of ways this is a joyous reunion. Let’s kick this tour in the bollocks, or nuts, or whatever you wanna say, let’s just get awesome!”
Dates:
April 2025
25 – Glasgow, Attic Bar
26 – Manchester, AATMA
27 – London, New Cross Inn
28 – Nottingham, Bodega
29 – Birmingham, Asylum 2
30 – Swansea, The Bunkhouse
May 2025
1 – Southampton, The Joiners
2 – Milton Keynes, Craufurd Arms
3 – Leeds, Key Club
Letlive.
Credit: DJay Brawner
So we had to pinch ourselves a million times but it’s true… Letlive. are back and will be in the UK as part of their ‘sincerely yours’ tour.
“I think this is all happening out of necessity. The boys and I have expressed our need to play letlive. music again based on where we are in our lives individually and how the collective spiritual theme between us has aligned.” Jason Aalon Butler explains.
“Also, if you’ll allow me to be presumptuous—I believe the world could use the ll.ove. Besides, soul punx never dies.”
“We came from a time of building an audience in grassroots venues. I am grateful to be able to enter a new chapter of letlive., where our life experiences in the past few years can offer a new and exciting experience for our fans,” says Jean Nascimento.
Jeff Sahyoun adds: “letlive. represents a part of my life that refuses to be silenced. Coming back to it feels like fulfilling a calling—one that reminds me of why I ever started all of this in the first place.”
Joining Jason, Jean and Jeff will be Point North’s Sage Webber on drums and former Issues bassist Skyler Acord!
Dates:
July 2025
10 – London, Electric Ballroom
12 – Cheltenham, 2000 Trees Festival
