Zayn has never done anything quite like this before. An artist who broke records with his debut solo album, spent years building a devoted fanbase through music alone, and only last year embarked on his first-ever solo tour — is now heading out on a 31-date global run that feels like a genuine step change. The KONNAKOL Tour, produced by Live Nation, kicks off on 12th May at Manchester’s AO Arena and represents the largest live undertaking of his career.
The UK stretch moves quickly. After Manchester, he plays Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on 16th May, Birmingham’s Utilita Arena on 19th May, and rounds off the European run with a show at London’s The O2 on Saturday 23rd May — the only European dates on the entire tour, which makes them the ones to prioritise. From there, the tour heads to the US, Mexico City, São Paulo and beyond before closing out on 20th November in Miami.
The tour arrives alongside KONNAKOL, his fifth studio album out today via Mercury Records and Island Records UK. It’s his most culturally inspired project to date, drawing heavily on his heritage — the snow leopard on the album artwork, a profound symbol in South Asia, ties back to imagery fans first spotted at the end of each Las Vegas residency show. That residency, his first ever, left critics and fans buzzing and gave him a platform to debut and tease material from the record before its release.
New single ‘Die For Me’ marks his return to pop and R&B territory, accompanied by a video directed by Frank Borin and Ivanna Borin and conceptualised by Zayn himself. It follows last year’s ‘Eyes Closed’ with BLACKPINK’s Jisoo — a collaboration that debuted at number 10 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart and topped iTunes in over 40 countries — and the critically acclaimed Room Under the Stairs before it.
For an artist who became the first UK male solo artist to simultaneously chart at number one on both the UK and US album charts in the same week — with Mind of Mine back in 2016 — the scale of what he’s building toward in 2026 feels significant. Tickets are on sale now.