Hottest Tickets: Your Guide To The Biggest Shows in July 2026
Thursday, 09 July 2026
Written by Stereoboard
Hi there! Please be seated for the latest edition of Stereoboard’s monthly gig guide, where we host all of the biggest names in live music under one roof, running through who’s hot and who’s even hotter thanks to our ever-changing Hottest 100 tickets list, which determines its standings by comparing face value ticket prices from more than 50 agents and resellers over a 24 hour period.
Who are July’s headline acts?
There are a few big dogs doing the rounds this month as summer really gets underway in terms of outdoor spectacles — say hello to Luke Combs, Karol G, System of a Down et al, who are all stadium-bound this month — but in terms of the Hottest 100, it’s Bruno Mars who’s proving to be the most consistent draw. It helps, of course, that the all-singing, all-dancing pop supremo is set to play six nights at Wembley Stadium as part of The Romantic Tour, so there’s plenty of him to go around.
Speaking of outdoor spectacles, Lewis Capaldi isn’t quite done with us yet. Having already played a string of massive shows this summer, including a headline set at the Isle of Wight festival, he’s also announced that the first night of his BST Hyde Park double header, which will close out this year’s series, will be livestreamed exclusively on YouTube for free from 8.45pm BST on July 11. Also this summer there’s the small matter of more eye-grabbing sets at Latitude Festival, Liverpool’s Sefton Park, Belfast Vital and Manchester’s Wythenshawe Park.
Who’s ruling the Hottest 100 Tickets list?
Metallica have been smashing attendance records left, right and centre of late, so it’s not a surprise to learn that the thrash titans have been riffing hard towards the top of the rundown for much of the past month. It’s a similar story with K-pop icons BTS, whose own stadium extravaganzas have been doing numbers. With their UK tours all wrapped up, though, attention turns to something a little more intimate and rustic.
The Killers’ Brandon Flowers recently announced his return as a solo artist for the first time in more than a decade. His new record ‘Thrasher’ is out on August 21, leaning hard into a country palette following his band’s recent exploration of heartland rock textures on their last couple of releases. Following its arrival he’ll drag his handsome ass over for October shows in Bournemouth, London, Bristol, Nottingham, Manchester, York, Glasgow, Birmingham and Dublin, and plenty of you are keen to be there if demand on the Hottest 100 is any indication.
Who’s on the rise?
It’s been a good few weeks on the chart for Sienna Spiro. Her recently-released debut ‘Visitor’ suggested she’d soon be making waves in the world of artful pop melancholy, drawing comparisons with Adele, and its accompanying tour will likely set the seal on that promise. The My House Tour is huge — with shows planned in North America this autumn, followed by a run across Asia, Australia and New Zealand — and its UK dates look suspiciously like stepping stones towards arena stardom, with four nights at London’s Eventim Apollo following two apiece in Edinburgh and Manchester.
Grassroots heroes
Militarie Gun are currently touring hard (when are they not?) in support of their excellent second LP ‘God Save The Gun’, recently announcing a very cool two month run of North American shows this autumn under the banner ‘20 songs for 20 dollars’. Echoing the broadly insane 2009 10 for $10 hardcore tour (just with songs instead of bands) it’ll do exactly what it says on the tin. “WE CANT CONTROL TICKETING FEES BUT WE CAN CONTROL WHETHER OR NOT THE TICKET IS AFFORDABLE TO BEGIN WITH,” they wrote upon announcing the run, caps very necessary. Before that, though, they’ll play a festival set at this weekend's 2000trees alongside some July headline UK dates at Birmingham’s Castle & Falcon, Edinburgh’s Caves and Gorilla in Manchester.
Deals, steals and highlight reels
Before we sign off for this month, we wanted to let you know that here at Stereoboard we’ve always got one eye on a steal. That’s why you’ll always find our Ticket Deals page stocked with shows going at face value or below, from 6lack to Yard Act.
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