In this week’s Gig Guide, we bring you eight of the latest tour dates to be announced for the UK and Ireland!
Sammy Hagar
Sammy Hagar has updated his UK tour!
Hagar said: “After waiting 30 years to come back, we really wanted to get this right. Several factors pushed us toward revising this tour but after wrapping our Las Vegas residency last month at Dolby Live where the sound, the technology, and the more intimate size really lets us connect with the audiences, it was clear that we wanted to deliver an experience like that for our fans in England.
“When I heard our promoter was opening a similar tech-forward venue in London that really sealed the deal for me. Three nights, a fresh set every night, and I get to stay in London, one of my favorite cities in the world, for a week. That’s the Best of All Worlds!”
Dates:
July 2026
6 – Wolverhampton, University of Wolverhampton at the Civic Hall
7 – Manchester, O2 Apollo Manchester
9 – London, British Airways Arc
11 – London, British Airways Arc
12 – London, British Airways Arc
Joan Jett And The Blackhearts
Joan Jett And The Blackhearts will tour in the UK this summer, for the first time in 16 years!
Jett said: “We can’t wait to be back on stage in the UK this Summer! I wrote and recorded “Bad Reputation”, my first solo LP in London. It’s been too long since we’ve been in the UK and we’re excited to see everyone!”
Dates:
July 2026
2 – Glasgow, O2 Academy Glasgow
4 – Manchester, Manchester Academy
5 – Leeds, O2 Academy Leeds
7 – Wolverhampton, University of Wolverhampton at the Civic Hall
8 – London, British Airways Arc
Reverend & The Makers
Reverend & The Makers will tour the UK in November.
It is in support of new album Is This How Happiness Feels? (May 8, Distiller Records).
Dates:
November 2026
11 – Birmingham, O2 Institute
13 – Glasgow, SWG3 TV Studio
14 – Newcastle, Northumbria University SU
16 – Leeds, Beckett SU
17 – Cardiff, Tramshed
19 – London, Electric Ballroom
20 – Brighton, Chalk
21 – Oxford, O2 Academy
23 – Northampton, Roadmender
24 – Norwich, Waterfront
26 – Nottingham, Rock City
27 – Manchester, Academy
28 – Bristol, Electric
Yard Act
Yard Act have a few shows lined up for later this year!
Dates:
November 2026
6 – Leeds, O2 Academy
13 – Manchester, O2 Victoria Warehouse
26 – Brixton, O2 Academy
Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts
Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts will be back in the UK this summer.
Smith said: “I’ve always had a special place in my heart for the UK ever since I first started playing here a decade ago with my previous band. This is my first proper UK tour as a solo artist and I’m just as excited now as I was back then!”
Dates:
July 2026
19 – MAID OF STONE Festival
20 – London, The Grace
22 – Southampton, 1865
23 – Wolverhampton, KK’s Steel Mill
24 – Leeds, The Key Club
25 – *yet to be announced*
26 – Glasgow, Classic Grind
DeadWax
DeadWax have a few shows coming up!
The band said: “We want our shows to have the energy of raves, not have people standing around just nodding along. We make music to bounce to.”
Dates:
May 2026
14 – Bristol, The Louisiana [HEADLINE]
15 – Brighton, TBC
16 – London, Strongroom [HEADLINE]
July 2026
9 – Gloucester, 2000trees
September 2026
3-5 – Torquay, Burn It Down Festival
Skindred
Credit: Dean Chalkley
Skindred have a number of shows later this year!
Support for most of the run (not including Nottingham or Glasgow) comes from Alien Ant Farm.
Spineshank and Orgy will also perform on the Birmingham and London dates.
Skindred drummer Arya Goggins said: “We wanted to do something really special to support the release of our new album You Got This.
“After touring with our friends Alien Ant Farm in Europe last year, we had to bring them to the UK to join the Skindred party! Halloween is always such a special night, for both us and our fans, so this year our annual ‘Night of the Living Dred’ show will be its biggest ever at London’s Alexandra Palace! Along with Alien Ant Farm we have Spineshank and Orgy joining us. It’s going to be a really special night with loads of surprises.”
Dates:
October 2026
24 – Nottingham, Rock City
30 – Birmingham, O2 Academy
31 – London, Alexandra Palace
November 2026
6 – Dublin, 3Olympia
7 – Belfast, Telegraph Building
13 – Glasgow, Barrowlands
Des Rocs
Credit: Jimmy Fontaine
Des Rocs will return to the U.K. later this year as part of a wider European tour.
Frontman Danny Rocco said: “Europe has always understood us in a special way, so coming back after this long feels incredible. These shows are going to be completely unhinged.”
Dates:
October 2026
10 – Manchester, Gorilla
11 – London, The Garage
