Dave unveils details of huge ‘The Boy Who Played The Harp’ 2026 arena tour

Dave has today (October 16) unveiled details of a huge 2026 arena tour in support of his new album, The Boy Who Played The Harp’. Check out all the dates below.

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The Brixton-born, Streatham-raised rapper announced news of a new album earlier this month (October 1), with the recording arriving on Friday October 24. You can pre-order it here.

The tour begins in Munich at the Olympiahalle on February 2 and continues with dates in Paris, Brussels, Dusseldorf, Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Dublin before landing in the UK for a national run beginning in Glasgow at the OVO Hydro on March 4. After this, Dave has further dates in Birmingham, Manchester plus two nights at London’s, The O2.

Tickets for the European and UK dates will be first available via an artist presale which fans can access by pre-ordering Dave’s upcoming new album via his official store by October 20 at 10am. Mastercard pre-sales begin a day later on October 21 at 9am followed by the general ticket sale, which begins on October 23 at 9am here.

Dave’s upcoming 2026 Tour Dates are:

FEBRUARY 2026
2 – Munich, Germany – Olympiahalle
4 – Paris, France – Accor Arena
6 – Brussels, Belgium – ING Arena
8 – Dusseldorf, Germany – PSD Bank Dome
10 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
13 – Berlin, Germany – Uber Arena
15 – Copenhagen, Denmark –  Royal Arena
17 – Stockholm, Sweden – Avicii Arena

MARCH 2026
2 – Dublin, Ireland –  3Arena
4 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
6 – London, UK – The O2
7 – London, UK – The O2
13 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena
16 – Manchester, UK – Co-op Live

The upcoming release from Dave will follow back-to-back Number one albums, ‘Psychodrama’, released in 2019, and 2021’s ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’. 

NME gave Dave’s 2021 album ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’ five stars in a review. The project, which featured James Blake and Stormzy, was commended for its confidence and ability to tell stories through its clever wordplay and smooth production.

The review concluded: “As illustrated throughout the stunning ‘Psychodrama’, Dave has always been the one to rap traditionally, using hip-hop for what it was intended to do: give a voice to the voiceless. He has always been able to show the inner-workings of many young Londoners in a clean and universal way that can perhaps help the whole world to better understand the Black British experience, especially that of Black men.

“Always ready to tell the hard truths for those who can’t, Dave has proved again that he’s a voice of a generation, sitting pretty atop his peers when it comes to making unforgettable London rap classics.”

‘We’re All Alone In This Together’ debuted at the top spot in the charts with over 74,000 chart sales – 56 per cent of which were physical copies – making it the highest opening week of 2021.

Besides being the chart’s biggest opening week since November 2019, when Coldplay’s ‘Everyday Life’ opened with 81,000 chart sales, Dave’s latest offering has also claimed the biggest opening week for a UK rap album since Tinie Tempah’s debut ‘Disc-Overy’ in October 2010.

In July, Dave joined Drake on stage at Wireless Festival for ‘Wanna Know’ – before being joined afterwards by Central Cee for “Sprinter’. Earlier this year, he spoke out about his waning confidence in Manchester United, and said as long as the team is owned by the Glazers it “will never know peace”.

The rapper has been a longtime supporter of the Manchester team, and made numerous mentions to the club in his tracks, including shouting out player Amad Diallo in 2023 in his track ‘UK Rap’.

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