In this week’s Gig Guide, we bring you 10 recently announced UK and Ireland tour dates!
Freya Ridings
Credit: Simon Emmett
Freya Ridings will be touring across the UK and Ireland this autumn!
Dates:
September 2026
6 – Belfast, Ulster Hall
7 – Dublin, 3 Olympia Theatre
8 – Cork, Cork Opera House
10 – Kilkenny, St Canice’s Cathedral
15 – Poole, Lighthouse
17 – Brighton, Brighton Dome
18 – Cambridge, Corn Exchange
20 – Sheffield, Sheffield City Hall
22 – Birmingham, Birmingham Town Hall
23 – Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
24 – Nottingham, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
27 – Gateshead, The Glasshouse
28 – Bristol, Bristol Beacon
30 – Manchester, The Bridgewater Hall
October 2026
1 – Cardiff, The New Theatre
3 – Oxford, The New Theatre
5 – London, Royal Albert Hall
Thrown
Credit: Arising Empire
Thrown have announced some UK headline shows alongside their Download appearance next month.
Dates:
June 2026
14 – Donington, Download Festival 2026
15 – Brighton, Concorde 2
16 – Norwich, The Waterfront
Wheels In Motion
Wheels In Motion is a special tour run by an indie live agency called Motion Talent. It will feature three artists from their roster – The Jacques, The Sukis, and Pistol Daisys – in support of indie venues across the UK.
Motion Talent’s Neil O’Brien said: “I am incredibly excited to see our first Wheels In Motion tour hit the road in September with three of our homegrown emerging artists playing some of the UK’s best independent venues. As an independent live agency booking tours and festivals worldwide Motion Talent is committed to investing in artists by creating high quality touring and being involved at the beginning with marketing, PR, transport, accommodation and technical support unlike anyone else. I see it as our responsibility not only to represent established artists but also to actively create tomorrow’s talent – Wheels In Motion is just that and hopefully will be the first of many great tours in the future.”
Dates:
September 2026
2 – Birmingham, Hare & Hounds 2
3 – Sheffield, Sidney & Matilda
4 – Manchester, Factory251
5 – Huddersfield, Amped
6 – Leeds, Lending Room
9 – Glasgow, Stereo
10 – Newcastle, Think Tank
11 – Liverpool, Arts Club Loft
12 – Nottingham, Bodega
13 – Brighton, Komedia 2
18 – Southampton, Joiners
19 – London, Dingwalls
20 – Norwich, Waterfront Studio
24 – Tunbridge Wells, The Forum
25 – Guildford, Boileroom
26 – Bedford, Esquires
27 – Hitchin, Club 85
CQ Wrestling
Credit: The Buffacow
CQ Wrestling will be on tour across the UK over the next few months.
Dates:
May 2026
27 – York, The Crescent
28 – Guildford, Boileroom
29 – Norwich, Waterfront Studio
30 – Exeter, Cavern
June 2026
2 – Bristol, Rough Trade
5 – Sheffield, Sidney & Matilda
6 – Edinburgh, Cabaret Voltaire
10 – Newcastle, Cluny 2
11 – Birmingham, Sunflower Lounge
12 – Hull, Polar Bear
13 – Liverpool, Rough Trade
October 2026
21 – London, The Dome
22 – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
26 – Glasgow, G2
27 – Manchester, Yes (Pink Room)
29 – Nottingham, Bodega
Tigercub
Credit: Andreia Lemos
Tigercub will be on tour in the UK and Ireland later this year.
Dates:
October 2026
17 – Dublin, Workman’s Club
18 – Belfast, Ulster Sports Club
22 – Manchester, Academy 3
23 – Newcastle, The Grove
24 – Glasgow, Oran Mor
27 – Birmingham, O2 Institute 2
28 – Bristol, The Fleece
November 2026
13 – Brighton, Chalk
Levellers
Credit: Steve Gullick
Levellers will be playing a huge hometown show later this year to celebrate 35 years of the band’s landmark album Levelling the Land.
The band’s Mark Chadwick and Jez Cunningham said: “It’s going to be great to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Levelling The Land in Brighton. It’s a Brighton album, 90% of it was written in Brighton, a lot of the songs are about Brighton and its environs, so we are just made up to be playing in our home town, it’s been good to us, it’s a unique town, so it’s really important to us. Hove Park has an original standing stone in it – The Goldstone – which is good for us because we are hippies!”
When purchasing tickets, there will be an option to donate to charity Sussex Homeless. The band said: “We’ve been working with Sussex Homeless for 5 years. It’s front line work, what they do is hardcore and we are really happy to support that. We’ve all been homeless back in the day, and we just used to squat, but you can’t do that anymore, that’s criminal now, so it’s an issue close to our hearts. Jim who runs it is all over it, we know the money is being used at the pointy end and we are very happy to be part of it.”
Date:
September 2026
5 – Brighton, Hove Park
Battlesnake
Credit: Rhys Bennett High Voltage Photography
Battlesnake will be in the UK for a number of shows this summer.
The Australians said: “We’ve been counting the days to get back to the UK and Europe. There’s something electric about these crowds that just pulls us in every time. This isn’t just another run of shows, it’s a return to a place that’s become part of the Battlesnake story.”
Dates:
July 2026
08 – Dover, The Booking Hall (Supporting Bat Sabbath)
09 – Southend, Chinnerys )Supporting Bat Sabbath)
10 – Cheltenham, 2000 Trees
11 – Cheltenham, 2000 Trees
August 2026
07 – Catton Bark, Bloodstock
08 – London, Downstairs at the Dome
09 – Brighton, Concorde 2
10 – Southampton, The 1865 (Supporting Castle Rat)
22 – Fernhill Farm, ArcTanGent Festival
Swervedriver
Credit: Steve Gullick
Swervedriver have added a second London date to their tour later this year.
The run of shows is to celebrate the 25th anniversary of celebrated album Raise.
Swervedriver said: “London! Just getting over the buzz of our show selling out in two hours and now we’re excited to announce that Village Underground has added an extra night for those that missed out first-time round,” says singer and guitarist Adam Franklin.
“Leeds, thank you for selling out too!”
October 2026
23 – London, Village Underground
24- London, Village Underground (*SOLD OUT*)
27 – Bristol, The Fleece
29 – Oxford, 02 Academy2
30 – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club (*SOLD OUT*)
November 2026
2 – Glasgow, Oran Mor
Citizen
Credit: Atiba Jefferson
Citizen will tour across the world later this year and this includes a number of UK shows. The tour is in support of new album Halcyon Blues (August 7, Run For Cover Records).
Supporting Citizen on the UK dates will be Modern Color and thistle!
Dates:
October 2026
24 – London, Earth Hall
25 – Leeds, Stylus
27 – Glasgow, TV Studio
28 – Manchester, Academy 2
29 – Bristol, The Prospect Building
Mimi Barks
Credit: Greg Phenix
Mimi Barks will be on tour in the UK later this year!
Dates:
September 2026
09 – Bournemouth, The Bear Cave
10 – Swansea, The Bunkhouse
11 – Plymouth, The Junction
12 – London, Academy 2
13 – Nottingham, Rough Trade
14 – Manchester, Star and Garter
15 – Glasgow, Garage Attic
16 – Newcastle, Zerox
17 – Sheffield, Corporation
18 – Milton Keynes, Craufurd Arms
