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Welsh reggae metal titans Skindred<\/a> have announced a six-date UK & Ireland tour in support of their new album \u2018You Got This\u2019. <\/p>\n Featuring the Planet Rock playlisted single \u2018Can I Get A\u2019, \u2018You Got This\u2019 is unleased to the world on Friday 17th April 2026. <\/p>\n Six months after its release, Skindred will play Nottingham, Birmingham, Dublin, Belfast and Glasgow, with an extra special show on Halloween at London\u2019s iconic Alexandra Palace. <\/p>\n Nu-metallers Alien Ant Farm are special guests at all shows except Nottingham and Glasgow, while Spineshank and Orgy are additional support in Birmingham and London. <\/p>\n Tickets to the UK dates go on sale from Planet Rock Tickets<\/a> at 10am on Friday 27th March. <\/p>\n Arya Goggins, Skindred\u2019s drummer, says: \u201cWe wanted to do something really special to support the release of our new album You Got This. After touring with our friends Alien Ant Farm in Europe last year, we had to bring them to the UK to join the Skindred party! <\/p>\n \u201cHalloween is always such a special night, for both us and our fans, so this year our annual \u2018Night of the Living Dred\u2019 show will be its biggest ever at London\u2019s Alexandra Palace! Along with Alien Ant Farm we have Spineshank and Orgy joining us. It\u2019s going to be a really special night with loads of surprises.\u201d <\/p>\n Skindred\u2019s You Got This UK Tour dates:<\/p>\n OCTOBER 2026 <\/p>\n Nottingham Rock City \u2013 Sat 24th (w\/ Spineshank) <\/p>\n Birmingham O2 Academy \u2013 Fri 30th (w\/ Alien Ant Farm, Spineshank and Orgy) <\/p>\n London Alexandra Palace \u2013 Sat 31st (w\/ Alien Ant Farm, Spineshank and Orgy) <\/p>\n NOVEMBER 2026 <\/p>\n Dublin 3Olympia \u2013 Fri 6th (w\/ Alien Ant Farm) <\/p>\n Belfast Telegraph Building \u2013 Sat 7th (w\/ Alien Ant Farm) <\/p>\n Glasgow Barrowlands \u2013 Fri 13th <\/p>\n Skindred’s October and November 2026 UK tourPlanet Rock’s guide to the best upcoming rock tours:LN – January-September 2026<\/p>\n LN will perform a series of shows<\/a> throughout 2026, including their slot at Steelhouse Festival in July. Visiting Wolverhampton, London, Nottinghamshire, Birmingham, North Yorkshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Sheffield, Bristol, Cardiff and Swansea, LN’s string of shows follow the release of their new single ‘Shield Wall’ and run from January to September. <\/p>\n Dan Byrne – March-April 2026<\/p>\n After supporting The Dead Daisies<\/a> on their recent tour, Liverpudlian rocker Dan Byrne announced a UK tour for March and April 2026. His ‘Live\u2026 In The Moment’<\/a> tour will span 13 headline shows, kicking off in Wolverhampton on Saturday 21st March and finishing in Newport, Wales on 11th April. <\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n Suzi Quatro – April 2026<\/p>\n Rock icon Suzi Quatro<\/a> is set to celebrate 62 years in the music industry with a 10-date UK tour in April 2026. The monumental headline tour will visit 10 iconic venues throughout the country – opening at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Tuesday 7th April and wrapping up at Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre on Monday 20th April. Fans can expect all their favourite hits: ‘Can The Can’, ’48 Crash’, ‘If You Can’t Give Me Love’, ‘Stumblin’ In’, ‘The Wild One’, ‘Devil Gate Drive’, ‘She’s In Love With You’ \u2013 and many more.<\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n Muse – April 2026<\/p>\n In celebration of their 10th studio album, Muse will put on a one-off show on Good Friday<\/a> (3rd April) in London. Taking to the O2 Academy Brixton, the English rockers will likely perform new singles ‘Unravelling’ and ‘Be With You’, from the upcoming album ‘The Wow! Signal’.<\/p>\n The Damned – April 2026<\/p>\n Five decades after punk pioneers The Damned first debuted, the band will hold a huge 50th anniversary concert<\/a>, in London. On Friday 11th April 2026, they’ll take to the London OVO Arena Wembley, supported by The Loveless featuring Marc Almond, Peter Hook and the Light, and The Courettes.<\/p>\n The Damned said: “We haven’t made up the set list as yet but with 50 years of catalogue to choose from, only the best songs from our chequered history will be performed – and with the passion and commitment all good music lovers deserve. You know we won’t disappoint\u2026 We never thought we’d make it this far and neither did you\u2026.”<\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n Florence Black – April 2026<\/p>\n Following the release of their new studio album ‘Pouring Rain’, Florence Black will head on a UK and Ireland tour in April, visiting Dublin, Belfast, North Wales, Edinburgh, Sunderland, Cambridge, Bradford, Southend and Merthyr Tydfil. The ‘Pouring Rain Tour Part 1<\/a>‘ will take place between the 8th and 17th April. <\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n Robert Jon & The Wreck – April and October 2026<\/p>\n A UK leg of Robert Jon & The Wreck’s ‘Heartbreaks & Last Goodbyes European Tour<\/a>‘ kicks off in Kent on 14th April 2026, before heading through Newcastle, Glasgow, London, Manchester and concluding in Southampton on the 19th. They’ll then perform a second leg of the tour here in the UK in October, visiting Cambridge, Nottingham, Liverpool, Bristol, Leeds and Oxford from 2nd-8th October. <\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n Jethro Tull – April-May 2026<\/p>\n Progressive rock legends Jethro Tull<\/a> will embark on The Curiosity Tour across the UK in April and May 2026. Opening at Peth Concert Hall on 19th April and wrapping up at Eastbourne Congress Theatre on 16th May, Jethro Tull will play a total of 19 shows in Scotland, England and Wales. Find out all the other cities they are visiting and when<\/a>.<\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n Yes – April-May 2026<\/p>\n Yes will head on a nine-date tour<\/a> in the spring of 2026, playing songs from their back catalogue as well as their 1971 album ‘Fragile’ in full. It will kick off in Glasgow on the 22nd April, playing through ’til the final show in London’s Palladium on 4th May.<\/p>\n Beth Hart – May 2026<\/p>\n Beth Hart has announced a five-date headline UK tour for May 2026<\/a>. Always an astounding live performer, Beth Hart will open her tour at Bristol Beacon on Friday 15th May and conclude at Oxford New Theatre one week later on Friday 20th May. Planet Rock has an exclusive 48-hour pre-sale to Beth Hart’s UK tour that starts RIGHT HERE<\/a> at 10am on Wednesday 22nd October. General sale follows on Friday. <\/p>\n Chevy Metal – May 2026<\/p>\n Chevy Metal will perform their first full UK show on Saturday 30th May 2026. The cover band, founded by late Foo Fighters<\/a> drummer, Taylor Hawkins will join the line up for Cornwall’s The Great Estate Festival. They’re now managed by Taylor’s son, Shane Hawkins \u2014 who will also host a drum clinic at the event. <\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n Black Label Society – May 2026<\/p>\n Black Label Society will perform three UK concerts<\/a> in May 2026, visiting Glasgow, London and Bournemouth between the 28th and 30th. They’ll be supported by Venom Inc. The concerts will follow the release of their upcoming studio album ‘Engines of Demolition’ on Friday 27th March 2026.<\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n Flea – May 2026<\/p>\n Red Hot Chili Peppers bass guitarist Flea will head off on a 10-date tour<\/a>, visiting America, Canada, Germany, The Netherlands, the UK and France in the spring. Flea will perform in London on Tuesday 26th May, with tickets on sale later this week. The tour will follow the release of his single ‘Traffic Lights’ featuring Thom Yorke.<\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a> from Friday 23rd January<\/p>\n John 5 – May 2026<\/p>\n John 5 will embark on his first UK and Ireland tour<\/a> in May 2026. The guitarist will kick off the tour in Southampton on Tuesday 5th May, before heading through Exeter, Bristol, Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow, Chester, Wolverhampton, London, Milton Keynes and Southend, closing in Brighton on Sunday 17th. <\/p>\n Philip Sayce – May-June 2026<\/p>\n Philip Sayce is set to perform a 10-date UK tour<\/a> in the spring\/summer of 2026, visiting Bristol, Nottingham, Holmfirth, Glasgow, Newcastle, Basingstoke, Bury St Edmonds, Chester, Cardiff and London. The tour will run from 19th May to 3rd June and will be supported by British guitarist and singer songwriter Tom Moriarty.<\/p>\n Buy tickets here <\/a><\/p>\n Skunk Anansie and Garbage – June 2026<\/p>\n Skunk Anansie will join forces with Garbage for a series of outdoor summer shows in 2026. They kick off their co-headline tour on 16th June in Halifax, before visiting Delamare Forest, Dreamland Margate, Scarborough and Cardiff – wrapping up in Southampton on the 23rd.<\/p>\n Skunk Anansie will also perform at State Fayre<\/a> on Saturday 27th June. <\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a> <\/p>\n Blackbird Festival – June 2026<\/p>\n American rockers Alter Bridge will perform in Cardiff for the first time in over seven years next June, as they headline the inaugural Blackbird Festival<\/a>, which they’ve launched. They’ll be joined by Skindred, Florence Black and Cardinal Black when they take to the grounds of Cardiff Castle on Saturday 27th June 2026.<\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a> when they go on sale on 22nd August 2025. <\/p>\n Foo Fighters – June 2026<\/p>\n Foo Fighters will perform their only UK stadium dates of 2026 in June. Their ‘Take Cover’<\/a> tour will play Liverpool Anfield Stadium on Thursday 25th and Saturday 27th June. Guns N’ Roses – June 2026<\/p>\n Guns N’ Roses<\/a> will head to the UK and Ireland in June 2026 as part of a huge 42-date world tour<\/a>. They’ll headline Download Festival in Leicestershire on Saturday 13th June, fresh from a show at Dublin 3Arena on Wednesday 10th June. The shows will form part of their European leg, which also visits Poland, The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and France.<\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n Dogstar – June 2026<\/p>\n Actor Keanu Reeves’ band, Dogstar, are set to perform two UK and Ireland shows ahead of their performance at Download Festival in 2026. They’ll take their ‘All In Now Tour<\/a>‘ to Dublin on Thursday 11th June, before heading to the Roundhouse in London on Saturday 13th. Download Festival will then take place the following date on Sunday 14th. <\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n Tom Morello – June 2026<\/p>\n Tom Morello has announced has announced a headline show for the summer of 2026. The Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave guitarist will perform at Electric Brixton in London on Monday 15th June. It will follow his performance at Download Festival<\/a> the previous weekend.<\/p>\n Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger – June 2026<\/p>\n Following Halestorm’s headline performance at Download Festival on 13th June 2026, frontwoman Lzzy Hale and guitarist Joe Hottinger will put on a series of intimate shows<\/a> across the UK and Ireland. Starting on 14th June in Glasgow and concluding in Belfast on 20th, the gigs will also take place in Southampton, London and Dublin. <\/p>\n Alter Bridge – June 2026<\/p>\n Alter Bridge will put on two intimate concerts in the summer of 2026, as part of their ‘What Lies Within<\/a>‘ tour. They’ll perform at Dunfermline Alhambra Theatre on Wednesday 24th June, before heading to The Telegraph Building in Belfast the following day. The band will then perform at Blackbird Festival, Cardiff Castle on Saturday 27th.<\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n System of a Down – July 2026<\/p>\n Following nine-years away, System of a Down will return to the UK in July<\/a> as part of a eight-date European tour. The heavy-metal band will perform at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Monday 13th and Wednesday 15th July 2026. The gigs will mark their first UK performance since Download Festival 2017. The band will be supported by Queens of the Stone Age and Acid Bath.<\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a> from 19th September<\/p>\n A Thousand Horses – July 2026<\/p>\n Nashville rockers A Thousand Horses will head to the UK this summer, performing five headline shows from 13th-20th July. As well as performing at Maid of Stone Festival in Kent on Friday 17th July, the band’s ‘White Flag Down Tour<\/a>‘ will also head to Nottingham, Wolverhampton, Norwich, South Wales and Southampton.<\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n The Darkness – July and December 2026<\/p>\n After performing as special guests for Iron Maiden<\/a> at Knebworth Park in July 2026, The Darkness will go on to play a series of shows in December that year. The ‘Bands of Brothers Arena Tour 2026<\/a>‘ will run from 8th-16th December and will be supported by Brothers Osborne and A. They’ll visit Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Brighton and London. <\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a> from 28th November<\/p>\n Ronnie Wood & His Band – August 2026<\/p>\n Ronnie Wood & His Band are set to support Eric Clapton during his outdoor show at the Sandringham Estate this summer<\/a>. On Sunday 23rd August, the former Rolling Stones legend will take to the stage in Norfolk, which will also feature Andy Fairweather Low’s band The Low Riders, and blues harmonica player Will Wilde.<\/p>\n Lenny Kravitz – August 2026<\/p>\n Lenny Kravitz is set to perform a huge UK show this summer, as part of his ‘Lenny Kravitz Live 2026 tour<\/a>‘. You can catch him at London’s Gunnersbury Park on Saturday 15th August 2026, supported by Leon Thomas, Joss Stone, Brooke Combe and De’Wayne.<\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a> from 6th February<\/p>\n Hollywood Vampires – August 2026<\/p>\n Supergroup Hollywood Vampires will head on an eight-date UK tour<\/a> in the summer. The band, made up by Joe Perry, Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper and Tommy Henriksen will visit London, Cardiff, Scarborough, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Colchester and Halifax from 12th-22nd August 2026.<\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a> from 23rd January<\/p>\n Bon Jovi – August-September 2026<\/p>\n Bon Jovi<\/a> will perform five UK and Ireland dates in the summer of 2026, following four nights in New York. The ‘Livin’ On A Prayer’ legends will begin the UK stretch of their ‘Forever<\/a>‘ tour in Edinburgh on Friday 28th August, before performing in Dublin on Sunday 30th and London on Friday 4th, Sunday 6th and Wednesday 9th September. <\/p>\n Buy tickets here <\/a><\/p>\n Robin Trower – August-September 2026<\/p>\n Guitarist Robin Trower will perform a series of dates<\/a> in Sunderland, Edinburgh, Manchester, Cambridge and London this summer. The blues rocker will play signature hits like ‘Bridge of Sighs’, ‘Too Rolling Stoned’ and ‘Day of the Eagle’, when he headlines the shows from 31st August-5th September.<\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n Evanescence – September 2026<\/p>\n As part of their 2026 world tour, Evanescence will come to the UK in September<\/a>, performing four shows here. The American rockers will kick off the UK leg of their tour in Leeds on Tuesday 8th before heading through Manchester, Birmingham and London, wrapping up on the string of shows here on Sunday 13th. <\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n Europe – September-October 2026<\/p>\n In celebration of the 40th anniversary of their third studio album ‘The Final Countdown’, Swedish rockers, Europe, will head on tour in 2026<\/a>. It will kick off at Glasgow SEC Armadillo on Wednesday 30th September, before playing Wolverhampton Civic Hall on Friday 2nd October and London Eventim Apollo Hammersmith on Saturday 3rd.<\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks – September-October 2026<\/p>\n Jon Anderson will perform YES classics when he heads on tour with the Band Geeks<\/a> in September and October. They’ll visit Brighton, Portsmouth, Oxford, Nottingham, Birmingham, Bath, London, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow and Gateshead, between 6th September and 1st October. New dates were added<\/a> after the show’s first announcement, due to demand.<\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n The HU – September-October 2026<\/p>\n The HU will follow their upcoming performance at EddFest<\/a> with a 10-date UK and Ireland tour<\/a>. The Mongolian metallers will visit Glasgow, Bristol, Bournemouth, Newcastle, Belfast, Dublin, Birmingham, London, Manchester and Norwich from 29th September to 11th October. Their ‘Warrior Chant Tour’ will also feature special guests SK\u00c1LD.<\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n Francis Rossi – September-November 2026<\/p>\n Status Quo legend Francis Rossi will head on a 30-date tour this autumn. ‘The Songbook: Quo \u2013 Past, Present, Future tour’<\/a> will include songs from Francis’ solo catalogue, as well as hits from his Status Quo days. It will run from 22nd September until 10th November, visiting venues across the UK. It follows the release of his new studio album ‘The Accidental’. <\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n Steve Hackett – October 2026<\/p>\n Steve Hackett will perform Genesis classics as well as solo songs on his 17-date 2026 tour. ‘The Best of Genesis & Solo Gems 2026 UK Tour’<\/a> will travel from Cambridge Corn Exchange on Friday 2nd October 2026, through Ipswich, Eastbourne, Bournemouth, Bristol, Basingstoke, Torquay, Aylesbury, Leicester, Birmingham, Nottingham, Stockton, Glasgow, Manchester, Gateshead, York and Liverpool, before concluding at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Monday 26th October.<\/p>\n Pre-sale tickets go on sale here<\/a> on Planet Rock on Thursday 18th September.<\/p>\n Alice Cooper – October 2026<\/p>\n A slightly different tour this one… Alice Cooper will be heading around the UK in October, for his ‘Devil On My Shoulder’ book tour<\/a>. The autobiography will hit the shelves on Thursday 8th October, with Alice Cooper then heading on its supporting ‘speaking’ tour from 11th-20th, visiting Cardiff, Cambridge, London, Brighton, Manchester, Stockton, Glasgow and Wolverhampton.<\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n Stephen Wilson Jr. – October 2026<\/p>\n Stephen Wilson Jr. will head to the UK for his ‘Gary The Torch<\/a>‘ tour in October. The country-rock singer will perform four shows from 19th-25th October, visiting Glasgow, London, Bristol and Manchester. <\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n Black Stone Cherry – October-November 2026<\/p>\n Black Stone Cherry will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album with a UK and Ireland tour in 2026. The Kentucky rockers will perform their self-titled album in its entirety in their ‘The Celebrate Tour<\/a>‘, which will take place from 20th October and 13th November. <\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n The Australian Pink Floyd Show – October-December 2026<\/p>\n The Australian Pink Floyd Show will head on a Greatest Hits UK Tour in 2026<\/a>, visiting venues across Britain for more than 30 shows. The tour will kick off at Bristol Beacon on Monday 26th October and conclude at Cambridge Corn Exchange more than a month later, on Saturday 5th December.<\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a> from 5th December<\/p>\n Blaze Bayley – October-December 2026<\/p>\n Blaze Bayley is set to perform songs from his tenure with Iron Maiden<\/a> during a series of shows in October and December 2026. His ‘Iron Maiden Anniversary Tour’ will visit Bedford, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Grimsby, Manchester, Blackpool, Worthing, Bristol, Southampton, Crumlin, Stoke, Sheffield, Norwich, Nuneaton, Cannock, Bradford and London from 2nd October to 12th December. <\/p>\n He’ll sing tracks from his albums with Iron Maiden; 1995’s ‘The X Factor’ and 1998’s ‘Virtual XI’ \u2013 as well as 1996 compilation album ‘Best of the Beast’.<\/p>\n Mammoth – November-December 2026<\/p>\n Wolfgang Van Halen’s band Mammoth is set to head on a European tour<\/a> in November, which includes one date here in the UK. They’ll perform at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Tuesday 24th, alongside Florence Black. It follows previously announced shows supporting Deep Purple, from 18th-22nd November.<\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n Deep Purple – November 2026<\/p>\n Deep Purple are set to put on a series of shows around the UK<\/a> this autumn, including a one-off show at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall. They’ll perform in Newcastle, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and London, from 18th-25th November. <\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n Shinedown – November 2026<\/p>\n In support of their 2026 album ‘EIGHT’, Shinedown will head on tour this autumn<\/a>. Getting underway in Birmingham on 14th November 2026, the UK leg of the tour will head through Glasgow, Nottingham and London, before concluding in Manchester on the 20th. They’ll be supported by Coheed and Cambria, and Those Damn Crows.<\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n The Pretty Reckless – November-December 2026<\/p>\n The Pretty Reckless will take their ‘Dear God Tour<\/a>‘ on the road later this year, in support of their fifth album of the same name. The band, which is fronted by Taylor Momsen, will visit Bristol, Wolverhampton, Manchester, London and Glasgow from 26th November-3rd December 2026.<\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n Little Angels – November 2026<\/p>\n Little Angels will return for their first show in 13 years on 9th November 2026, kicking off a new tour at Dublin Opium, followed by shows in Belfast, Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, Norwich, Oxford, Nottingham, Wolverhampton, Newcastle, Cardiff, Liverpool, Bristol, Bournemouth and London. Their ‘Big, Bad and Back Tour<\/a>‘ will feature the classic line up of vocalist Toby Jepson, guitarist Bruce Dickinson, drummer Mark Richardson, Jim Dickinson on keyboards and Mark Plunkett on bass guitar. It’ll now conclude in London on 29th November<\/a>, after extra dates were added due to demand. <\/p>\n Buy tickets here<\/a><\/p>\n Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter – December 2026<\/p>\n The Sex Pistols, with original members Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock plus Frank Carter as vocalist, will head on tour in December 2026<\/a>. They’ll visit Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow and London from 7th-20th, following a series of outdoor shows in the summer.<\/p>\n Buy tickets here <\/a><\/p>\n Rush – March 2027<\/p>\n Rush will perform seven UK dates as part of their 2027 ‘Fifty Something<\/a>‘ tour. They’ll visit Glasgow and Manchester, as well as putting on three shows in London, between 8th-21st March 2027. On the tour, they’ll perform a number of their greatest hits.<\/p>\n
Buy tickets here<\/a> when they go on sale on 14th November<\/p>\n