Dermot Kennedy announces 2026 UK and Europe arena tour

Dermot Kennedy has shared details of his largest headline tour of the UK and Europe.

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The landmark tour will see the singer and songwriter play his biggest venues to date between May and June next year, and include six UK arena shows.

New dates kick off on May 11 with an opening night in Copenhagen, before continuing with shows in Stockholm, Hamburg, and Berlin on May 12, 14, and 15 respectively.

From there, other European dates across May include shows in Paris, Luxembourg, Brussels, Vienna, Amsterdam and more, before Kennedy heads over to the UK at the end of the month for a show at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro (29) and Manchester’s AO Arena (30).

The remainder of the UK dates continue into June, and include slots at Cardiff’s Utilita Arena, Leeds’ First Direct Bank Arena, Birmingham’s Utilita Arena, and The O2 in London.

New shows come on the heels of last month’s announcement that the artist would be making two headline appearances at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on July 11 and 12. At the 2026 shows, Kennedy will be breaking out both fan favourites and new material from his soon-to-be-announced third album, which is expected to be released early next year.

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Tickets go on sale next Friday (November 28) at 10am GMT and 11am CET. Fans can get early access to the pre-sale by pre-ordering Kennedy’s forthcoming album here. Visit here for tickets.

Dermot Kennedy’s 2026 tour dates are:

MAY
11 – Copenhagen, Denmark, Falkonersalen
12 – Stockholm, Sweden, Annexet
14 – Hamburg, Germany, Barclays Arena
15 – Berlin, Germany, Max-Schmeling-Halle
17 – Zurich, Switzerland, Halle 622
18 – Paris, France, L’Olympia
20 – Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Rockhal
21 – Brussels, Belgium, Forest National
23 – Munich, Germany, Zenith
24 – Vienna, Austria, Gasometer
26 – Dusseldorf, Germany, Mitsubishi Electric Halle
27 – Amsterdam, Netherlands, AFAS Live
29 – Glasgow, UK, OVO Hydro
30 – Manchester, UK, AO Arena

JUNE
1 – Cardiff, UK, Utilita Arena
2 – Leeds, UK, First Direct Bank Arena
4 – Birmingham, UK, Utilita Arena
5 – London, UK, The O2

JULY
11 – Dublin, Ireland, Aviva Stadium [Previously announced]
12 – Dublin, Ireland, Aviva Stadium [Previously announced]

These new shows come following the singer playing a handful of live shows recently, including an intimate, stripped back tour of Europe, the UK and North America, and a special half-time performance at Soccer Aid Match in Manchester. He also joined Zach Bryan at BST Hyde Park earlier this summer, and joined the country music star for his gig at Indiana’s Notre Dame Stadium in September.

Before then Kennedy conceived and curated the MISNEACH music festival, which took place in Sydney, Australia and Boston, Massachusetts, in March and featured performances from Nell Mescal, Cliffords, Kneecap, Frames, Florence Road and more.

At the start of the year, the musician joined The Staves, Ólafur Arnalds and more in paying tribute to Irish artist Talos on a chat show.

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