In this week’s Gig Guide, we bring you tour dates for 10 alternative bands and artists.
The tours will all be in the UK and Ireland.
Pentire
Credit: Colin Hawkins
Pentire will be on tour in the UK in February in support of their new EP Love on TV (January 31, 2025).
Dates:
February 2025
13 – Bristol, Thekla
14 – Manchester, Deaf Institute
15 – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
17 – Glasgow, King Tuts
18 – Newcastle, Zerox
19 – Sheffield, Yellow Arch
20 – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
22 – London, Oslo
Bradley Simpson
Bradley Simpson will be on a solo tour of the UK and Ireland in May 2025!
The tour is in support of his debut solo album The Panic Years (February 28, 2025).
Dates:
May 2025
7 – Dublin, The Academy
10 – Newcastle, University
11 – Glasgow, SWG3 Galvanizers
13 – Sheffield, Leadmill
14 – Leeds, Beckett Student Union
16 – Manchester, O2 Ritz
17 – Birmingham, O2 Institute
19 – Cardiff, Tramshed
20 – Bristol, SWX
22 – Southampton, Engine Rooms
23 – London, O2 Forum Kentish Town
Shaman’s Harvest
Credit: Adrienne Beacco
Missouri rockers Shaman’s Harvest will tour the UK and Ireland for the first time next year!
Support comes from Blacktop Mojito!
Vocalist Nathan Hunt said: “We’ve been absolutely blown away by the response to our UK and Ireland show announcement! The response from fans has been unreal, and we just couldn’t leave it at that. We wanted to add more dates so we could see as many faces as possible and bring the Shaman’s Harvest experience to even more cities. The excitement is off the charts, and we’re ready to bring it all—we’re coming in hot!”
Dates:
March 2025
05 – Bristol, Fleece
06 – Southampton, The 1865
07 – London, O2 Islington Academy
08 – Birmingham, O2 Institute 2
12 – Manchester, Rebellion
13 – Glasgow, Cathouse
14 – Newcastle, Anarchy Brew
15 – Sheffield, Corporation EXTRA DATE
19 – Belfast, Limelight 2
20 – Dublin, The Academy
21 – Cork, Cyprus Avenue
22 – Swansea, Sin City EXTRA DATE
26 – Buckley, The Tivoli EXTRA DATE
27 – Derby, Hairy Dog, EXTRA DATE
28 – Norwich, The Waterfront, EXTRA DATE
29 – Brighton, The Arch
Cage The Elephant
Credit: Cassilyn Anderson
Cage The Elephant will be on tour in the UK in February.
Support comes from Sunflower Bean and Girl Tones!
Dates:
February 2025
13 – Glasgow, O2 Academy
14 – Manchester, O2 Apollo
16 – Wolverhampton, University of Wolverhampton at The Halls
17 – London, O2 Academy Brixton
Sabaton
Sabaton have announced three UK shows for the end of 2025!
The shows will be part of The Legendary Tour and there’s going to be some surprises!
The band said: “Throw traditional thinking out the window and prepare yourself for more SABATON than ever before.
“Without revealing too much too soon, let’s just say we are planning to make history with the Legendary Orchestra! Along with that and other surprises, fans will experience something unprecedented.”
Dates:
December 2025
04 – London, The O2
05 – Manchester, Co-op Live
06 – Nottingham – Motorpoint Arena
Bdrmm
Credit: Stew Baxter
Bdrmm will be on tour in the UK next March to celebrate the release of new album Microtonic (February 28, 2025 via Rock Action).
Dates:
March 2025
6 – Newcastle, Wylam Brewery
7 – Hull, The Welly
8 – Leeds, Project House
9 – Glasgow, Queen Margaret Union
11 – Manchester, Gorilla
12 – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
13 – Birmingham, The Castle & Falcon
15 – Brighton, Hove Old Market
16 – Southampton, Papillon
18 – Bristol, The Fleece
19 – London, Electric Ballroom
South Arcade
South Arcade have announced two shows for March!
The band said: “We have got 2 really exciting shows planned for March 2025 where South Arcade and North Arcade get to battle it out as a round 2 of the HOW 2 GET AWAY WITH MURDER music video. These will be our biggest shows so far and look forward to giving the crowd a special night of lots of energy and drama!”
Dates:
March 2025
13 – Manchester, Academy 3
14 – London, Koko
Loose Articles
Credit: Andrew Benge
Loose Articles will be on tour in the UK for the Arts Council England-funded Kick Like a Girl Extra Time tour!
The tour will see the band performing at a number of dates but also special intimate events which are aimed at females and non-binary people who may want to find out more about touring, being a member of a touring crew and much more.
The band said: “This is the second Kick Like a Girl tour and from the reaction we had during and following the last one, we feel more than ever the importance as a band to be doing tours like this. We feel passionately about making changes in the music industry to address inequality. We want to create a shift away in the industry we operate in from being white male dominated.”
“Across all the job roles that exist—from being in a band to being a sound tech, promoter, manager etc—we want to encourage young female and non-binary people to get involved and feel like they can succeed in this line of work. As a band our song topics touch on gender roles and overcoming the struggles of being a gender minority in a male dominated industry, so why not actually practice what we preach about in our songs and really try to make a difference? We want all of the gigs we play to be a safe space for all regardless of gender identity. Everyone is invited to get involved with the party!”
Any females/non-binary people who take part in the shadow events will be added to the VIP LAFC Club and be given guestlist alongside a friend/guardian for that night’s show.
Dates:
January 2025
26 – Northwich, Salty Dog
February 2025
01 – Preston, The Ferret
02 – Hull, The New Adelphi (Femme/Queer All Dayer)
07 – Darwen, Sunbird Records
08 – Atherton, The Snug
14 – Blackpool, Bootleg Social
15 – Rochdale, The Empire
21 – Birkenhead, FutureYard
22 – Mossley, The Vale
28 – Barrow, Barrow Underground
March 2025
01 – Manchester, Levenshulme Library
08 – Morecambe, More Music
Welly
Welly will be in the UK touring in February!
Dates:
February 2025
15 – Nottingham, Bodega
Newshapes
19 – Glasgow, King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut
23 – Manchester, Gullivers
24 – Birmingham, Dead Wax
25 – London, The Black Heart
