In this week’s Gig Guide, we bring you 10 tour dates that have recently been announced for the U.K. and Ireland!
Teenage Joans
Credit: Leave The Crumbs
Teenage Joans will be touring the U.K. for the first time as headliners this May!
Dates:
May 2026
3 – Liverpool, Liverpool Sound City
5 – Glasgow, Nice n Sleazy
6 – Leeds, The Key Club
8 – Birmingham, The Sunflower Lounge
9 – Bristol, Rough Trade
12 – London, The Black Heart
13 -16 – Brighton, The Great Escape
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark will be returning to tour the U.K. this summer to celebrate a summer of hits!
“”There is always something special about outdoor concerts in the summer,” Andy McCluskey said of the dates. “A different energy and excitement. Prepare for the party… and bring your dancing shoes!”
Dates:
June 2026
11 – Lincoln, Lincoln Castle
12 – London, Hampton Court Palace
13 – Plymouth, 80’s Calling Fest
19 – Southampton, Guildhall Square
26 – Bristol, Canons Marsh Amphitheatre
28 – Brighton, Brighton Centre
July
4 – Dublin, Trinity College Concert Series
8 – Bradford, Bradford Live
9 – York, York Museum Gardens
25 – Margate, Dreamland
30 – Glasgow, Kelvingrove Bandstand and Amphitheatre
31 – Glasgow, Kelvingrove Bandstand and Amphitheatre
August 2026
2 – Isle Of Man, Villa Marina
7 Rochdale, Rochdale Town Hall Square, Rochdale
Sugar Horse
Credit: Katie Richards
Sugar Horse has announced a few U.K. shows to celebrate the release of new album Not a Sound in Heaven (April 10, Fat Dracula Records).
Dates:
April 2026
14 – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
15 – Manchester, Star & Garter
16 – Glasgow, Nice ‘n’ Sleazy
17 – Nottingham, The Old Bus Depot
18 – London, The Black Heart
19 – Leeds, StrangeForms Festival
Hilary Duff
Credit: Lauren Dunn
Hilary Duff will be bringing her Lucky Me tour to the U.K and Ireland later this year!
Dates:
September 2026
6 – Dublin, 3Arena *
8 – Cardiff, Utilita Arena Cardiff *
10 – London, The O2 *
12 – Manchester, AO Arena *
13 – Glasgow – OVO Hydro *
Levellers
Credit: Steve Gullick
Levellers will be touring in the U.K. and Ireland later this year to celebrate 35 years of Levelling the Land!
Jeremy Cunningham, bassist for Levellers, said:“This year we celebrate 35 years of Levelling the Land! So we’re looking forward to getting out on the road and playing some of our favourite songs from that album – plus some other classics too. We’ll see you there!”
Support comes from The Meffs on all dates and Neds Atomic Dustbin joining on select dates (signified by a * next to the show in the dates below).
Dates:
October 2026
20 – Holmfirth, Picturedrome
21 – Holmfirth, Picturedrome
22 – Belfast, Mandela Hall
F23 – Dublin, Vicar Street
24 – Glasgow, Barrowland*
29 – York, Barbican
30 – Llandudno, Venue Cymru*
31 – Blackpool, Empress Ballroom *
November 2026
19 – Nottingham, Rock City
20 – Bristol, Prospect Building *
21 – London, Hammersmith Eventim Apollo*
Dead Pony
Dead Pony will be out on tour later this year!
The band said: “Can’t wait to get back out on the road for our “Eat My Dust!” Headline tour. The reaction to the single has blown us away and it feels like the rooms are going to erupt when we play the new tracks. We have been busy in the studio building a really unique and special new live show, the fans are going to love it.”
Headline dates:
May 2026
26 – Nottingham, BETA
27 – Edinburgh, La Belle Angele
29 – Manchester, Rebellion
30 – Birmingham, Mama Roux’s
31 – Sheffield, Corporation
June 2026
2 – Cardiff, The Globe
3 – Southampton, Joiners
4 – London, The Underworld
Mini Skirt
Mini Skirt will be on tour in the U.K. this spring!
Dates:
May 2026
06 – Brighton, Daltons
07 – London, The Shacklewell Arms
08 – Manchester, The Castle
09 – Glasgow, The Old Hairdressers
10 – Bristol, The Croft
Iron Maiden’s EDDFEST
Credit: John McMurtrie
Iron Maiden has revealed the EDDFEST details! The celebration would take place on July 10 and 11 at Knebworth Park.
Fans will be able to explore the Infinite Dreams Museum Experience, a walk-through display of stage props and relics, inspired by Sunday Times Bestseller book Infinite Dreams. This is an unprecedented and completely unique opportunity to view Maiden relics up close and personal.
Fans will also encounter Maidenville, where you will find the greatest Eddie’s Dive Bar yet, a second stage for music and entertainment, the Unfair Funfair featuring rides and Eddie-themed Funfair Games, plus Eddie’s Emporium and much more to explore throughout the site.
Band manager Rod Smallwood said: “After the monumental shows in the UK last year, we knew that if we were going to play the UK in 2026 it had to be very different. So we chose Knebworth Park as it gives us the space required – which is just not available in stadiums – to put together something groundbreaking for our fans by creating a Maiden World for them. We are excited to now reveal the details of this one-off event to celebrate the band’s 50 year career, which we are now calling EDDFEST, because, as everyone knows, Eddie is the true star of the show!
“We also know Maiden fans are basically a huge gang and we want to give them a weekend to remember at Knebworth. For the last couple of tours we have been arranging the Eddie Dive Bars for our fans, both pre- and post-show. Some of these took over the entire centres of towns with thousands of fans gathered there enjoying the fun, the music and each other’s company. So EDDFEST is going to expand on that concept in a huge variety of ways, to create a truly unmissable Maiden World over the whole weekend!
“There will be a whole host of great music, great beer (of course!), lots of exciting and varied fun things to do, great souvenirs and merch, some unique and fantastic photo opportunities to create unbeatable Maiden memories, and of course, the true camaraderie that comes from being a Maiden fan.”
FRIDAY NIGHT ON THE MAIDENVILLE SECOND STAGE
Featuring full sets from
Stray
Maiden United
Airforce
Tony Moore’s Awake
+
Hair Metal Glamageddon
On the Saturday, the main arena will see performances from The Almighty, Airbourne, The Hu, The Darkness and of course Iron Maiden!
There will also be Eddie’s Extended Emporium, the Trooper VIP area and a range of other experiences.
Wildernesses
Credit: Joey Atchison
Wildernesses will be on tour in the U.K. later this month!
Dates:
March 2026
18 – Hull, Divehu5
19 – Leeds, Opporto
20 – Nottingham, JT Soar
21 – Manchester, Old Pint Pot
22 – Birmingham, Dead Wax
24 – Bristol, Exchange
25 – Cardiff, Fuel
26 – Brighton, Rossi
27 – London, Folklore (album release show)
April 2026
9 – Brighton, East Street Tap
August 2026
21- Arctangent Festival
Shinedown
Credit: Ryan Camp
Shinedown will be on tour in the U.K. later this year!
Support comes from Those Damn Crows on all dates, and Coheed and Cambria on all dates bar Dublin.
Dates:
November 2026
14 – Birmingham, bp pulse LIVE
16 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro
17 – Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena
19 – London, OVO Arena Wembley
20 – Manchester, AO Arena
22 – Dublin, 3Olympia Theatre
