Hot on the heels of an announcement that The Beach Boys will also appear, organisers have announced that Amy will headline Friday June 12, supported by The Coral.

Tickets for both the shows go on sale on Friday (November 21) from ticketmaster.co.uk

Amy Macdonald on stage (Image: Southampton Summer Sessions)

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Across summer 2025, Amy added to the staggering tally of over 5 million people who have attended her shows, as she headlined gigs across Europe. She also attracted a huge crowd as she played a surprise secret set at TRNSMT and played a select run of intimate record store shows in support of the new album.

Her show at Southampton Summer Sessions in 2026 will form part of a broader headline tour, including two homecoming headline shows in Glasgow which will see her amass a combined audience of 28,000.

Support on the night will come from English rock band The Coral, one of the most consistently enjoyable and unpredictable bands of their era. With a rambunctious sound that deftly mixes elements of ‘60s garage rock, psychedelic pop and folk-rock, spliced with bits of Merseybeat, Motown, vintage blues and even sea shanties, The Coral topped the UK charts with their 2002 self-titled debut album.

A previous Southampton Summer Sessions (Image: Southampton Summer Sessions)

Hailing from Hoylake, a town on the Wirral Peninsula, the band was formed in 1996 by school friends: vocalist/guitarist James Skelly, guitarist Bill Ryder-Jones, drummer Ian Skelly and bassist Paul Duffy. Their sound has continued to evolve over the course of their multi-faceted career, with time doing nothing to dim their desire to explore new sonic avenues. 2021’s Coral Island was a double-length concept album devoted to memories of English seaside resort towns and 2023 saw them release country-rock with strings offering Sea of Mirrors.

In keeping with the night’s jangling alternative-rock theme, Nathan Evans & The Saint PHNX Band will open the evening’s entertainment.

Tickets for appearances by Alex James’ Britpop Classical, Billy Ocean, Pete Tong Ibiza Classics, Paul Weller, Skunk Anansie & Garbage, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Deacon Blue are already on sale with Paul Weller close to a sell out.