Top Tickets This Week: Sam Smith, Jay-Z, Snow Patrol, Duran Duran, Ezra Collective & More

Sam Smith

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Sam Smith has scheduled intimate UK dates for their global To Be Free residencies. 

The Grammy, BRIT, Golden Globe and Oscar-winning artist will kick off the run with two performances at Manchester's Albert Hall on September 3 and 4, before heading across the country for eight nights at the London Coliseum from September 8 to 19. Tickets go on general sale at 10am tomorrow (July 10) - Compare and buy tickets here.

Next month, Smith will play four dates of their To Be Free: Mexico City residency at the Auditorio Nacional before returning to the UK. Late last year, they played mulitple intimate shows at Brooklyn’s Warsaw for their To Be Free: New York City residency, then headed to San Francisco.

In late June, the London-raised singer-songwriter announced their fifth studio album, 'Hazel Eyes', alongside the release of a new single titled My Guy. The follow-up to 2023's 'GLORIA', due out on August 21, will also include Smith's previously shared tracks Love Is A Stillness and To Be Free. Head here for more details.

Jay-Z

JAŸ-Z has announced a huge London show for later this year.

The American rapper has expanded his 30th anniversary celebrations to the UK with a performance at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 4. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday (July 10) - Compare and buy tickets here.

The show will follow his previously scheduled concerts at Yankee Stadium in New York this week (July 10, 12 and 12) and precede his more recently confirmed dates at Stade de France in Paris on September 10 and SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on October 23.

JAŸ-Z, who headlined Roots Picnic in Philadelphia this May for his first solo show in six years, released his most recent solo album, '4:44', in 2017, though he put out 'Everything Is Love' in 2018 with Beyoncé as The Carters. More recently, he teamed up with D'Angelo on the track I Want You Forever, from the soundtrack for the 2024 film The Book Of Clarence. In June, two remixes of JAŸ-Z's A Million And One Questions were released on streaming services.

Duran Duran

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Duran Duran have announced a special Halloween show in London later this year.

Fresh from their BST Hyde Park performance in the city last weekend, the '80s pop legends have confirmed they'll return for a huge show at the O2 Arena on October 31, concluding their previously confirmed UK and European arena tour. Tickets go on general sale at 10am tomorrow - Compare and buy tickets here.

Now an annual tradition, the Danse Macabre Halloween Party show comes to London for the first time after two years of sold-out runs at New York's Madison Square Garden and Manchester's Co-op Live. It evolved from the band's landmark 2022 performance at the Wynn Theatre in Las Vegas, which went on to inspire their latest studio album, 2023's Halloween-themed album 'Danse Macabre'. Fans are encouraged to dress up in Halloween attire and join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees in celebrating.

Other stops on the group's autumn trek include Glasgow's OVO Hydro Arena, Belfast's SSE Arena, Birmingham's Utilita Arena, Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena and Leeds' First Direct Bank Arena. They'll also perform in Oslo, Stockholm, Hamburg, Cologne, Brussels and Paris. Support will come from the British band Pigeon on the UK leg. 

Snow Patrol

Photo: Tom Beard

Snow Patrol have announced two special London shows for later this year.

The BRIT and Grammy-nominated band will return to the Royal Albert Hall on September 21 and 22 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their fourth album, 'Eyes Open'. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday - Compare and buy tickets here.

In addition to the new shows, Snow Patrol will mark the milestone with an expanded 20th anniversary reissue of 'Eyes Open' on July 24, featuring an entire bonus disc of live and stripped-back recordings from Union Chapel in London, as well as live tracks from Berlin, and remixes. 

The trio recently shared These Alarms, a collaboration with Kylie Minogue that was originally penned for the pop superstar during sessions for the band's latest album, 2024's 'The Forest Is The Path', before being shelved under the working title Kylie.

Ezra Collective

Ezra Collective have announced the Here Because of Hope Tour.

The Mercury Prize and BRIT-winning London jazz group will support their fourth album of the same name, out on September 18, with shows across the UK and Europe in 2027. Between February 13 and March 19, they've lined up shows in Berlin, Brussels, Cologne, Amsterdam, Lyon, Bristol, Nottingham, Dublin, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham and London, where they'll wrap up the run with two nights at the O2 Academy Brixton.

Support will come from Joy (Anonymous) in Europe and Pa Salieu in the UK and Ireland. The latter appears on Only Love, the recently shared first single from the new record. Tickets for all dates go on general sale at 10am local time on July 10 - Compare and buy tickets here.

Prior to their 2027 tour, the band will appear at numerous festivals in the UK and Europe this summer, including headline sets at Love Supreme Festival in East Sussex and Lost Village in Lincolnshire. Later in the year, they'll headline Australian shows in Perth and Brisbane before appearances at Move My Way Festival in both Sydney and Melbourne, then performances in South Korea and Japan. November will see them return to North America. Tickets for those dates are on sale now.

Fally Ipupa

Due to demand, Fally Ipupa has announced a second London show for the autumn.

The Congolese superstar will now celebrate his 20-year career across two nights at The O2, with a new performance added on October 24, the day prior to his previously confirmed show at the venue.

Tickets for the new date go on general sale at 10am on July 10 - Compare and buy tickets here.

Ipupa also marked the two-decade milestone with the release of his new album, 'XX', in April. It features collaborations with a number of international artists, including Wizkid, Angélique Kidjo, Joé Dwèt Filé, DJ Maphorisa, Calema and KeBlack.

Vybz Kartel And Mavado

Vybz Kartel and Mavado are set to share the stage again.

Two of dancehall's biggest icons will reunite for Gaza Vs Gully Live, a celebration of dancehall music at London's O2 Arena on September 9. ​The reunion follows Kartel and Mavado's infamous 2006 Sting festival lyrical showdown in Jamaica, one of dancehall's most iconic battles, which helped take both aritsts to the peak of their fame. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday - Compare and buy tickets here.

The event will follow their appearance at Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica later this month. They'll also headline Malta's Freedom Street Europe festival in September. 

Last September, Kartel brought his Worl' Boss Global Tour to the UK, wiith the run including two sold-out shows at London's O2 Arena. Mavado also returned to the UK last year for Reggae Land, with Kartel set to headline this year's edition in August. 

Kartel released his latest studio album, 'God & Time', in June, and it featured Mavado, who hasnt put out a studio album since 2009's 'Mr. Brooks... A Better Tomorrow'. His latest solo single, Big Money, arrived in March and he's also collaborated on tracks by several other artists.

Also Announced Or On Sale This Week:

• Luann De Lesseps, aka Countess Luann, has announced a UK tour for early 2027.
• Avatar have announced a special London show for spring 2027.
• Dave Chappelle has confirmed a London show for next month.
• Tinie Tempah has scheduled The Night's Not Dead Tour for later this year.
• Kneecap will headline Glasgow's OVO Hydro this winter on their Fenian Tour.
• Due to demand, Skindred have added extra UK shows to their You Got This Tour.
• MNEK has announced UK and European shows for his first tour in seven years.

Here here for a full list of new announcements and find your tickets.

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