Wolf Alice
Wolf Alice will tour the UK and Ireland in January 2022, with stops lined up in Glasgow, Newcastle, Norwich, Manchester, Sheffield, Liverpool, Southampton, Bexhill, Dublin, Birmingham, Plymouth, Bristol and London, where they’ll play the Eventim Apollo. The trek will support their upcoming album, ‘Blue Weekend’, out on June 11. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on March 26.
Jake Bugg
The singer-songwriter will support his upcoming fifth studio album, ‘Saturday Night, Sunday Morning’, with 17 shows in spring, beginning in Newcastle on March 14 and wrapping up at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on April 5. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on March 26.
Tom Odell
Tom Odell has confirmed The Monsters Tour for 2022, with 15 shows announced across the UK and Ireland between February 15 and March 8. The trek will support his upcoming album of the same name, due out on June 25. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on March 26.
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK will return to the stage in 2022, with The Official Tour Ru-Turns set to kick off at the Regent Theatre in Ipswich on February 1, wrapping up with three dates at the London Palladium between February 27 and March 1. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on March 26.
Westlife
Due to demand, the Irish group will double up at London’s Wembley Stadium on August 22, the day following their rescheduled concert at the venue. Tickets go on sale at 10am on March 26.
Laura Marling
The singer-songwriter will kick off a 12-date tour on October 4 in Birmingham and wrap up on October 20 at London’s Roundhouse. It marks her first headline UK run since touring ‘Semper Femina’ in March 2017. Tickets go on sale at 9am on March 26.
Rag’N’Bone Man
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The powerhouse vocalist will support his upcoming album, ‘Life By Misadventure’, with shows in Brighton, Dublin, Belfast, Leeds, Bristol, Bournemouth, Glasgow, Plymouth, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle and London between October 17 and November 6. He has also confirmed a Live After Racing show at Doncaster Racecourse on July 17. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on March 26.
Newton Faulkner
Newton Faulkner has confirmed The Interference (Of Light) Tour for the autumn, supporting his upcoming album of the same name with 15 shows across the UK and Ireland between October 11 and November 2. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on March 26. The dates will follow Faulkner’s rescheduled autumn shows beginning in September.
All Points East
Foals, Bombay Bicycle Club and Róisín Murphy are among the acts announced for the Monday, August 30, line up of All Points East. After the cancellation of last year’s event due to COVID-19, it will return to Victoria Park in London for its third instalment on the August bank holiday weekend — later than its usual spot in May.
Jamie xx and Kano are confirmed as the double headliner for Saturday August 28 with Bicep topping the bill on the Sunday, August 29, for All Points East presents Field Day. Tickets are on sale now.
Also announced this week:
- Rammstein have postponed their UK and European tour for a second time to summer 2022.
- The Cribs have moved their UK tour to spring 2022 due to COVID-19 restrictions, adding dates in the process.
- Sophie Ellis-Bextor has rearranged her Kitchen Disco Tour to 2022, adding extra dates.
- Dave, Megan Thee Stallion and Skepta lead the line up for Parklife Festival 2021.
- André Rieu has added three dates to his rescheduled UK and Ireland tour in 2022.
- Russ has lined up shows in Manchester and London as part of his 2022 Shake The Globe Tour.
- Richard Ashcroft has moved his shows at the London Palladium to October.
- Fontaines D.C. have rearranged their tour plans again, adding a third Manchester date.
- Black Midi have announced an autumn show at London’s Alexandra Palace.
- A Magic Mike Live arena tour will hit the UK and Ireland in 2022.
- Dry Cleaning will tour the UK and Ireland in 2022.
- Jacob Collier has announced the Djesse World Tour for 2022.
- Madness, The Streets, and Royal Blood to headline Portsmouth’s Victorious Festival.
- The Great Escape festival has announced the first 68 acts for its debut digital edition.
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