Glasgow shows to look forward to in 2025

FEBRUARY

KAWALA
9-Feb-25 SWG3
The North London 5 piece have announced their brand-new mini album, the Kawala Collection, releasing January 24th, consisting of 9 tracks portraying KAWALAs diverse songwriting capabilities. KAWALA have always been connected to the summer, in sound and spirit. If their debut album Better With You was their sunrise, then this new era of music is their midday sun; a prism through which this unified beam of light is focused to divide into a far-reaching spectrum of colour, curiosity, and above all, confidence. 2024 has already seen the band play shows extensively around the UK and Europe, including incredible sets at Colors, Electric Castle, Pukkelpop plus a sold-out headline show at Londons OUTERNET. As they continue to build momentum, KAWALA prepare to embark on their biggest ever UK tour in 2025

INHALER
17-Feb-25 O2 Academy
18-Feb-25 O2 Academy

The Dublin four-piece are set to release their third album Open Wide on February 7th, which will be celebrated with a slate of international shows as part of the Open Wide World Tour, including their biggest ever UK shows to date. Since their career launched in 2018, Inhaler have been among the biggest new names in guitar music, achieving commercial success with roaring chart positions. To date, theyve sold over a quarter of a million records globally and garnered 500 million streams. Their debut album, It Wont Always Be Like This, hit #1 in the UK and Ireland, while their 2023 follow-up, Cuts & Bruises, topped the Irish charts and reached #2 in the UK. They have spent the past few whirlwind years on a relentless world tour, supporting acts like Arctic Monkeys, Pearl Jam, Harry Styles, and Kings of Leon, as well as headlining their own shows.

SNOW PATROL
21-Feb-25 OVO Hydro

Snow Patrol have never really taken the easy route. Now comprising the trio of Gary Lightbody, Johnny McDaid and Nathan Connolly, the band have emerged from the process of writing and recording their extraordinary new album, The Forest is the Path, perhaps a little battered, but maybe, just maybe, a little wiser and certainly more humble from the experience. The Forest Is The Path was released on September 13th and marks their eagerly awaited return after six years, following 2018s Wildness. This summer saw them headline a run of UK festivals, before the band returned to play two intimate shows in London and Belfast in the week of album release. They will return to play an 8 date UK and Ireland Arena tour in February 2025.

MARCH

SABRINA CARPENTER
11-Mar-25 OVO Hydro

Sabrina Carpenter has enchanted an audience of millions as a singer, songwriter, actress and style icon. With her music, she has delivered one anthem after another on stage and in the studio, earning multiple gold and platinum certifications, and performing to sold out crowds around the world. Her record-breaking 2024 continued after her chart topping hits Espresso and Please Please Please, with the release of her critically acclaimed sixth studio album Short n Sweet this past August. Live, the last twelve months alone have taken Sabrina Carpenter everywhere from Taylor Swifts ERAs Tour to breakout performances at Coachella and Governors Ball, plus the iconic Saturday Night Live season finale. She will now be bringing her wildly-anticipated Short n Sweet Tour across the UK and Europe this spring, including Sabrinas second ever London headline show.

GRACIE ABRAMS
12-Mar-25 OVO Hydro

Since making her debut in 2019, Gracie Abrams has emerged as one of the most compelling singer-songwriters of her generation, earning the admiration of such like minded artists as Taylor Swift, Lorde, Billie Eilish, and Olivia Rodrigo and most recently, she earned the highly coveted nomination for Best New Artist for the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards. In 2023, Abrams released her highly anticipated debut album, Good Riddance, on February 24, followed by a North American headline tour that sold out in under one hour. Gracie has been touring with Taylor Swift as the opening on select dates of her blockbuster Eras Tour this month and will now be embarking on a headline UK tour this spring.

THE DARKNESS
20-Mar-25 Royal Concert Hall

Legends of rock, The Darkness, have returned to bedazzle and amaze once more as they serve up their eighth studio album Dreams On Toast via Cooking Vinyl in March 2025. A lavish display of sonic delicacies, Dreams On Toast is a dynamic dish packed full of sure-to-be hits. Not only will Dreams On Toast feature arguably their best collection of songs yet, but The Darkness will also be hitting the road next March for their largest headline tour of the UK in years, solidifying their status as one of Britain, and indeed the worlds, most important rock bands. The Dreams On Toast UK headline tour will see them play 17 shows across the country finishing at Londons OVO Wembley Arena on March 29th. Support comes from Northern Irish indie-rock heroes Ash, who first supported The Darkness on their legendary Permission To Land Tour over 20 years ago.

THE DARE
21-Mar-25 QMU

The Dare is the solo project of vocalist, songwriter and producer Harrison Patrick Smith. Bursting onto the scene with the ubiquitous Girls his much lauded The Sex EP drew widespread praise from critics and fellow artists alike. His explosive live shows have sold out across North America and Europe, and his legendary DJ sets, honed at his signature downtown Manhattan party Freakquencies, have soundtracked parties for Gucci, Celine and many more. He has shared stages and collaborated with Charli xcx, Yves Tumor, Water From Your Eyes and a host of others. The Dare will embark on tour across the UK and Europe for March 2025. These additional dates follow a sold-out run of shows in November this year in celebration of his debut album Whats Wrong With New York?.

WILL VARLEY
27-Mar-25 Drygate

In the chaos that surrounds us, Will Varley offers a moment of reflection. The Kent-based singer-songwriter has mastered the kind of evocative music that can transport us to another place entirely. Since his earliest days of touring aged just 14, he has gone on to sell out headline shows in both the US and the UK ? performing in hallowed venues such as the Royal Albert Hall and Shepherds Bush Empire ? with more than 30 million combined Spotify streams. In that time, he has never stopped honing his craft and, as a result, become one of our most gifted songwriters. With a new album promised for 2025, Will is set to embark on a UK wide tour this spring.

APRIL

OLLY ALEXANDER
3-Apr-25 Barrowland Ballroom

Olly Alexanders much anticipated new solo album Polari is due for release on February 7th, with the landmark project hitting the road next year across the UK and Europe. Polari is a pop album for the ages, looking back on history as a means to learn more about yourself. Olly Alexanders first album under his own name takes as its primary inspiration the (almost) lost art of Polari. Originating around Europe and the Romani community as early as the 1600s, this coded slang became in effect a secret language for homosexuals and the stigmatized during the twentieth century. After a decade releasing music as Years & Years, Polari is literally Olly Alexander talking the talk. Entering a brand new solo era, Olly Alexanders influence on pop culture shines bright.

DIVORCE
5-Apr-25 Stereo

The Nottingham four-piece Divorce have announced their highly-anticipated forthcoming debut album Drive to Goldenhammer, which arrives on March 7th 2025 via Gravity / Capitol. After coming together as Divorce in mid-2021 and releasing a slew of genre-defiant singles, the group quickly caught the attention of tastemakers the world over. Last year they signed to Gravity Records (Universal Music) for their acclaimed Heady Metal EP, before filling 2024 with a raft of international festivals and tours with Bombay Bicycle Club, The Vaccines and Everything Everything. They have since sold out their own upcoming four-night residency at hometown venue Bodega (the first band to do so), wrapped up their UK tour with their biggest headline show to date at a sold out Islington Assembly Hall, and are now set for an exciting UK/EU tour this spring.

MAY

BRADLEY SIMPSON
11-May-25 SWG3 Galvanizers
Having performed in front of millions of fans around the world and selling out headline shows, Bradley Simpson is now channelling that star power into his debut solo album, The Panic Years. Set to be released on Feb 28th 2024, the record is destined to establish him as one of the UKs most exciting new global artists. As weve heard from the singles Cry At The Moon, Picasso, Daisies and Always Like This, the album achieves a rare blend of qualities. On The Panic Years, Bradleys new songs take in touches of indie-rock, Americana, 80s synth and psychedelia but they also sparkle with pop addictiveness. With this release comes the news of Bradleys biggest headline tour to date, a run of shows scaling up from his recent UK tour selling out in just one day.

SEPTEMBER

ONEREPUBLIC
23-Sept-25 OVO Hydro

GRAMMY? nominated band, OneRepublic have announced the Escape to Europe 2025 Tour. Kicking off at Dublins 3Arena on 18th September 2025, the band will perform at 27 arenas across major European cities including London, Paris and Berlin, concluding in Lisbon November 2025. The band will be joined by special guest Ella Henderson, whos UK number 1 debut single Ghost was co-written by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder. This Summer, OneRepublic released their sixth studio album "Artificial Paradise", which included huge hits "RUNAWAY" plus "I Aint Worried" which featured in blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick, and has been streamed over 3 billion times. The album also included their latest collaboration with David Guetta, "I Dont Wanna Wait", which has amassed nearly a billion streams since its release.


OCTOBER

KATY PERRY
7-Oct-25 OVO Hydro

Katy Perry has announced The Lifetimes Tour is coming to the UK in October 2025 - a spectacular career-spanning run of live shows, including all the hits from across her multi-million selling albums. The Lifetimes Tour sees the global pop superstar perform in cities across the UK, opening in Glasgow on the 7th of October at the OVO Hydro continuing through to Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham, and finally culminating with a date at Londons O2 Arena on 13th October. With a cumulative 115 billion streams alongside worldwide sales of over 70 million adjusted albums and 143 million tracks, Katy Perry is one of the best-selling musical artists of all time. She is one of only twelve artists in history to have surpassed 100 million certified units. With The Lifetimes Tour, Katy announces an exciting new era in her record-breaking pop career, one UK fans will not want to miss!


JO WHILEYS 90S ANTHEMS
11-Oct-25 O2 Academy
Get ready to be transported back to the decade that defined a generation - as the legendary Jo Whiley brings her electrifying new show Jo Whileys 90s Anthems to your doorstep. The undisputed queen of this decade of British music will be rummaging through her record bag, dusting off her vinyl and bringing you the biggest hits and hidden gems that shaped the soundtrack of the 90s. From the rise and huge success of Blur and Oasis to the block rocking beats of The Chemical Brothers and The Prodigy, with Jo behind the decks, this isnt just a soulless 90s playlist - its a journey through music history. Jo lived every moment, curated every track, and shared the studio and stage with the greatest acts of the decade. Jo is still at the cutting edge of new music and will always be the ultimate authority on the very best of classic sounds of the 90s, Jo is an institution in her own right and a national treasure.

NOVEMBER

JAMES B PARTRIDGE: THE BIG CHRISTMAS ASSEMBLY
4-Nov-25 Pavilion Theatre

Fans of Christmas spirit and school assembly nostalgia, rejoice! After overwhelming demand for his current 2024 Christmas Assembly tour, the nations favourite primary school teacher-turned-Glastonbury-sensation, James B Partridge, is planning an even bigger holiday season for 2025 with The Big Christmas Assembly! Launching at Nottinghams Theatre Royal on November 2nd, 2025, this festive tour will bring holiday joy to every corner of the UK through December 22nd, leaving just enough time for James to squeeze in some last-minute Christmas shopping. Jamess 2025 schedule is packed, as his Primary School Assembly Bangers tour is set to begin in late January. This nostalgic tour brings classic school assembly songs from our collective youth to audiences across the UK. Primary School Assembly Bangers promises singalongs and beloved tunes for an evening full of shared memories and fun.

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