{"id":876218,"date":"2026-09-01T12:54:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T12:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/876218\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T12:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T12:54:09","slug":"sombr-follows-massive-reading-leeds-2026-set-by-announcing-huge-2027-uk-and-european-tour-including-london-date-with-suki-waterhouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/876218\/","title":{"rendered":"Sombr follows massive Reading &#038; Leeds 2026 set by announcing huge 2027 UK and European tour \u2013 including London date with Suki Waterhouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/sombr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sombr<\/a> has followed his huge slot at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reading-leeds-festival-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reading &amp; Leeds 2026<\/a> by announcing a 2027 UK and European tour. Check out a list of shows below, which include a London date with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/suki-waterhouse\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Suki Waterhouse.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The US pop star performed on the R&amp;L main stage \u2013 now known as The Grid \u2013 over the weekend, and pulled one of the biggest crowds at the 2026 edition of the festival. During his set, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-slayyyter-walk-sombr-from-an-ambulance-stretcher-to-the-stage-at-reading-2026-3965622\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">performed alongside Slayyyter, and kicked off the set by walking out with her from an ambulance stretcher<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, following the appearance at the dual festival, Sombr has announced a 2027 UK and European run of shows, which come as an extension of his massive \u2018You Are The Reason\u2019 tour.<\/p>\n<p>Dates kick off in Norway with a slot at the Unity Arena in Oslo on May 8, and continue throughout the month with shows in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria and more. Support for those dates will come from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/ravyn-lenae\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ravyn Lenae<\/a> and Jessie Mazin.<\/p>\n<p>The tour wraps up on June 22 with a huge stop at The O2 in London, and that gig will see support come from Suki Waterhouse.<\/p>\n<p>Festival slots include shows at Dublin\u2019s Malahide Castle, Belfast\u2019s Belsonic Ormeau Park, Glasgow\u2019s Summer Sessions and more across June and July.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the 2027 shows go on sale on Friday (September 4) at 10am local time, and pre-sale options start tomorrow (Wednesday September 2). <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fsombr-tickets%2Fartist%2F5455933\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Visit here<\/a> for tickets.<\/p>\n<p>Sombr\u2019s \u2018You Are The Reason\u2019 UK and European 2027 tour dates are:<\/p>\n<p>MAY<br \/>8 \u2013 Norway, Oslo \u2013 Unity Arena *^<br \/>9 \u2013 Sweden, Stockholm, Avicii Arena *^<br \/>11 \u2013 Finland, Helsinki \u2013 Veikkaus Arena *^<br \/>13 \u2013 Denmark, Copenhagen \u2013 Royal Arena *^<br \/>14 \u2013 Germany, Hamburg \u2013 Barclays Arena *^<br \/>16 \u2013 Belgium, Antwerp \u2013 AFAS Dome *^<br \/>18 \u2013 Germany, Berlin \u2013 Uber Arena *^<br \/>19 \u2013 Czech Republic, Prague \u2013 O2 Arena *^<br \/>22 France, Paris \u2013 Accor Arena *^<br \/>23 \u2013 Germany, Cologne \u2013 Lanxess Arena *^<br \/>27 \u2013 Switzerland, Zurich \u2013 Hallenstadion *^<br \/>28 \u2013 Germany, Munich \u2013 Olympiahalle *^<br \/>29 \u2013 Austria, Vienna \u2013 Stadthalle D *^<br \/>31 \u2013 Netherlands, Amsterdam \u2013 Ziggo Dome *^<\/p>\n<p>JUNE<br \/>15 \u2013 Malahide Castle \u2013 Dublin, Ireland <br \/>17 \u2013 Belsonic Ormeau Park \u2013 Belfast, Northern Ireland <br \/>19 \u2013 Glasgow Summer Sessions \u2013 Glasgow, UK <br \/>22 \u2013 UK, London \u2013 The O2 #<\/p>\n<p>JULY<br \/>14 \u2013 I-DAYS \u2013 Milan, Italy<\/p>\n<p>Support<br \/># Suki Waterhouse<br \/>* Ravyn Lenae<br \/>^ Jessie Mazin<\/p>\n<p>For Sombr, the new tour comes following the 21-year-old singer dropping his breakthrough single \u2018Back To Friends\u2019 last year, and his critically acclaimed debut studio album, \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/sombr-i-barely-know-her-review-3888251\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I Barely Know Her<\/a>\u2019 last summer, which featured tracks \u2018Undressed\u2019 and \u201812 to 12\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, he has released more music in 2026, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mQezde_qeXw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Homewrecker\u2019<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KoBUE6I4R9I\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Potential\u2019<\/a>, as well as recently-released single \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/sombr-tackles-self-worth-struggles-and-insecurities-on-soaring-new-anthem-my-body-isnt-ready-3953431\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">My Body Isn\u2019t Ready<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/sombr-brits-2026-interview-verve-oasis-uk-music-jack-whitehall-3932360\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The singer spoke to NME at the BRITs 2026<\/a>, where he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/brit-awards-2026-nominees-full-list-3924663\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">nominated for International Artist and International Song (\u2018Undressed\u2019)<\/a>. There, he said he felt \u201chonoured\u201d to be at the awards, and was \u201cthankful for the British people for accepting\u201d his debut album \u201cwith open arms\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just love it here,\u201d he told us. \u201cIt\u2019s the music that comes from the UK [that clicks with me]. In my opinion, I love America, but I think acts from the UK just beat them, in terms of iconic acts.\u201d He cited the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-beatles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Beatles<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-rolling-stones\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Rolling Stones<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/david-bowie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Bowie<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/elton-john\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elton John<\/a>, as well as some legendary Manchester bands like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/oasis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oasis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-stone-roses\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Stone Roses<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sombr has followed his huge slot at Reading &amp; Leeds 2026 by announcing a 2027 UK and European&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":876219,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[64,63,134,1770,11254,136,11255],"class_list":["post-876218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-indie","tag-live-music-news","tag-music","tag-pop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/876218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=876218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/876218\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/876219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=876218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=876218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=876218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}