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Top Tickets This Week: Korn, Pussycat Dolls, The Shires, Country To Country, James Blake

Thursday, 19 March 2026 Written by Jon Stickler

Korn

The nu-metal icons will tour the UK and Ireland for the first time in over a decade this autumn, playing Leeds' First Direct Arena, Utilita Arena Birmingham, Utilita Arena Newcastle, Manchester's AO Arena, Dublin's 3Arena and The O2 in London between October 26 and November 4.

The run will be sandwhiched between dates across mainland Europe, with stops in Stuttgart, Munich, Cologne and Paris beforehand, before continuing with shows in Amsterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg, Hannover, Berlin, Prague, Krakow, Vienna and Milan between November 8 and 21.

Support on all dates comes from special guests Architects, with Youth Code opening the UK and Ireland shows and European dates between October 18 and 23, and Pixel Grip joining the remaining the European shows between November 8 and 21. Tickets for all dates go on general sale at 8am GMT on Friday (March 20) - Compare and buy tickets here.

The tour follows their previously announced South America dates in May and a headline set at Sick New World festival in Las Vegas in late April.

Korn released their latest studio album, 'Requiem', in 2022. More recently, they put out a remastered 20th anniversary edition of 'See You On The Other Side' last November.


Pussycat Dolls

Photo: Rankin

Pussycat Dolls, comprising Nicole Scherzinger, Kimberly Wyatt and Ashley Roberts, will celebrate 20 years of their 2005 debut album 'PCD' with the PCD Forever Tour.

They'll kick off with dates across North America between June 5 and August 1, joined by special guests Lil’ Kim and Mya.

The UK and European leg will follow between September 9 and October 13, and includes arena shows in Birmingham, Nottingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Dublin, Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester and London, where they'll headline The O2. Again they'll be joined by special guest Lil' Kim for the whole leg.

Tickets for all dates go on general sale at 10am local time on Friday (March 20) - Compare and buy tickets here.

Ahead of their reunion tour, the group will reissue their albums 'PCD' and 'Doll Domination' on mulitple formats on May 8. They've also shared a new single Club Song, which lives up to its name.


The Shires

Photo: Bethan Miller

The British country duo have announced a new album and accompanying UK tour.

With 'Bonfire' set for release through Big Machine on July 3, the band will support the record with a full band UK tour in November, calling in Glasgow, Gateshead, York, Manchester, Birmingham, London, Brighton, Ipswich, Poole, Swansea, Liverpool, Bedford and Bristol. Support will come from Kaylee Bell.

Get pre-sale tickets for select dates via Ticketmaster now, ahead of general sale for all shows at 10am on Friday (March 20) - Compare and buy tickets here. Meanwhile, head here to hear the first single from the record, Getaway Car. 

Last week, The Shires opened The Yard stage with a performance at Country To Country festival in London, where they also hosted the Spotlight Stage.

Before the tour, The Shires will appear as part of the support line-up for Garth Brooks at BST Hyde Park in London on June 27. Check out the full bill here.


Country To Country

Photo: Kaitlin Butts

Country To Country festival will return from March 12 to 14 next year, taking place at London's O2 Arena and the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, though it will not return to its previous locations in Belfast or Dublin.

Instead, organisers have confirmed Manchester's AO Arena as the third location for next year, with additional events planned across city centre venues, including New Century Hall, with more to be announced.

Country To Country began back in 2013 and always boasts a stacked line-up of country's biggest stars, as well as new artists. Over the years it has hosted Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, LeAnn Rimes, Luke Bryan, Lady A, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, The Zac Brown Band, Little Big Town, Keith Urban, Darius Rucker, Luke Combs, Faith Hill, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Chris Stapleton and Lainey Wilson, among others.

Earlybird three-day tickets for all locations go on sale at 10am on Friday (March 20) - Compare and buy tickets here.


James Blake

Photo: Robbie Lawrence

James Blake will take his Trying Times Tour to London's O2 Academy Brixton on September 29, followed by stops in Utrecht, Brussels, Paris, Berlin, Cologne, Glasgow, Manchester and Bristol between October 5 and 28.

The new dates will follow the previously confirmed summer North American leg that kicks off on May 27 in Atlanta. Tickets for those gigs are on sale now, while tickets for the UK and European shows go on general sale at 10am local time on Friday (March 20) - Compare and buy tickets here.

Later in March, Blake will play intimate shows across the UK, with the sold-out run billed as A Homecoming Series Of Intimate Shows.

​The tour takes its name from the Grammy winner's new album, which was released last week. Check out our review here.


Also Announced This Week:

  • Placebo will celebrate their 30th anniversary with a UK and European tour in the autumn.
  • Slayyyter has announced her Wor$t Girl In The World Tour.
  • Metric, Broken Social Scene and Stars have announced the UK and European leg of their co-headline All The Feelings Tour.
  • Stephen Wilson Jr. will bring his Gary The Torch Tour to the UK and Europe this autumn.
  • Tony Hadley has announced The Christmas Big Band Tour.
  • The Fray have announced the Autumn Light Tour.
  • The Pogues Play The Hits Tour will travel across the UK and Ireland this winter.
  • Jill Scott has added a third London date to the UK leg of her To Whom This May Concern World Tour.
  • McFly have announced an outdoor show in Glasgow for the summer.
  • Due to phenomenal demand, Olivia Dean has upgraded her summer Dublin shows.
  • The Be Like Blippi Tour will head across the UK later this year.

Head here for a full list and to find your tickets.  

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