Lewis Capaldi is back, and this time he’s taking things outside.
After blowing the roof off a sold-out UK and Ireland arena tour this year (17 dates, every single one gone), he’s now announced his biggest ever outdoor headline shows for summer 2026. It’s giving: parks, beer in plastic cups, and thousands of emotionally unstable twenty-somethings scream-crying Someone You Loved under a summer sky.
This includes BST Hyde Park on Saturday 11 July, where he’ll play to 65,000 fans, plus a run of huge outdoor dates in Dublin, Belfast, Manchester, Leeds and more. These aren’t stadiums, but they might as well be.
Capaldi’s comeback hasn’t been subtle. His latest single ‘Survive’ became the fastest-selling single of 2025, and gave him his sixth UK number one, officially surpassing Bowie, Katy Perry, and The Police. He’s now in the same club as Beyoncé, Drake and Queen, a group chat we’d like to see, honestly.
And this wasn’t some quiet fanbase win, it was the biggest opening week of Lewis’s career, and bigger than anything released this year by Lady Gaga or Sabrina Carpenter. That’s not just success, that’s dominance.
Then came Glastonbury. Capaldi’s 2025 Pyramid Stage set was short, emotional, and completely unforgettable. After cancelling shows in 2023 to prioritise his mental health (and honestly, good on him), his return felt like a moment, both for him and for the thousands watching. Survive made its live debut. Someone You Loved brought the entire field to church. It was messy and human and powerful, basically, everything that makes Capaldi a different kind of pop star.
If you want to see it all in real life, here’s where he’s going in 2026:
24 June – Dublin, Marlay Park
26 June – Limerick, Thomond Park
28 June – Exeter, Powderham Castle
30 June – Cardiff, Blackweir Fields
4 July – Leeds, Roundhay Park
11 July – London, BST Hyde Park
20 August – Belfast, Belfast Vital
22 August – Manchester, Wythenshawe Park
That’s eight huge outdoor headline shows, the biggest of his career, and the next logical step after selling out every arena in sight this year.
A quick reminder of who we’re dealing with here. Lewis Capaldi is the man behind six number one singles, the artist responsible for the UK’s most streamed song ever, and the writer of an album that stayed in the UK top 10 for 77 weeks straight. He has two BRIT Awards, two GRAMMY nominations, and over 30 billion global streams.
His Netflix doc How I’m Feeling Now was the platform’s most-watched music documentary in 2023. His debut album was the biggest-selling UK release of both 2019 and 2020. And his comeback track Survive was the fastest selling single of 2025.
So yeah, you could say he’s doing alright.
If you were hoping to catch him live this year, bad news: the entire 17-date 2025 arena tour is sold out. That includes three nights at The O2 in London, two at Co-Op Live in Manchester, and basically every major UK city you can think of. But let’s not forget, back in 2017 he was also selling out venues, albeit much smaller ones.
Which means the 2026 outdoor run is your shot.
Pre-sale opens Thursday 18 September at 9am. General sale is Friday 19 September at 9am. Tickets will go fast, this is the same fanbase that crashed Ticketmaster twice during the arena rollout. Be prepared and get your tickets here.
If you’ve ever shouted Before You Go in your kitchen or tried not to sob at Wish You The Best on the bus, this is your moment.