The Biggest Outdoor UK Shows to Catch in 2026
2026 is shaping up to be a massive year for live music, with some of the biggest artists set to headline outdoor stages across the UK. Whether you’re into rock anthems under the stars, dance beats on the beach, or indie vibes in the countryside, there’s an open-air show with your name on it.
We’ve rounded up some of the top outdoor headline gigs of 2026 and all you need to know about where to snap up gig tickets before they’re gone.
The Georgia singer-songwriter has announced a run of outdoor shows and festival appearances for summer 2026, including a slot at the Sky Presents Isle of Wight Festival. He’ll be joined by his band Freak Feely, with support from Lauren Spencer Smith on all dates apart from Scarborough, and Jordan Rakei across all shows.
Remaining tickets on sale now from Ticketmaster
The Cure will headline open-air venues across the UK & Ireland in summer 2026, performing songs from their legendary catalogue of hits. They’ll be joined by The Twilight Sad, Just Mustard, Stella And The Dreaming, Mogwai and The Slow Readers Club at select dates.
Tickets on sale now & on sale Friday (17 October) at 10am from Ticketmaster
The global country music superstar has announced a trio of huge 2026 summer shows in Ireland, Edinburgh and London with special guests including The Script, The Teskey Brothers, Thomas Rhett, Ty Myers and The Castellows at select dates.
Tickets on sale Friday (17 October) at 10am from Ticketmaster
After joining Oasis as a special guest on the biggest stadium tour of the year, Richard Ashcroft will return in summer 2026 for a string of outdoor live shows, following his own headline arena tour in the spring.
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Iron Maiden will bring their acclaimed Run For Your Lives World Tour to the UK in July 2026 for a one-off outdoor headline performance at the legendary Knebworth Park. The show will feature a hand-picked bill of special guests, including The Darkness, The Hu, Airborne & The Almighty.
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The Platinum-selling alt rockers will bring their Long Live The Black Parade Tour to Liverpool, Glasgow and London stadiums in summer 2026, with three huge headline dates at Wembley Stadium.
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
The band will play a UK exclusive headline show in Brighton next year as well as headline Malahide Castle in Dublin as part of their European run of live dates next summer.
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Snow Patrol
The indie pop-rockers announce UK and Ireland summer 2026 tour, including London Crystal Palace Park show and headline slots at In It Together and Splendour Festival. Special guests include Circa Waves, Rag ‘N’ Bone Man and more at select dates.
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Pitbull
Mr Worldwide has announced a huge run of summer shows for next year including headline slots at American Express Presents London BST Hyde Park and the inaugural American Express Presents Roundhay Festival, where he will be joined by Kesha plus more special guests TBA.
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Take That will bring The Circus Live to stadiums across the UK in summer 2026 plus very special guests The Script and Belinda Carlisle joining them across all dates except Dublin, and OneRepublic confirmed as support at Dublin only. The highly acclaimed show was first staged in 2009, and has already set UK records as the fastest-selling tour.
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Billy Ocean
The music legend will kick off his run of outdoor shows at Leigh Sports Village Stadium before heading to locations across the UK from Lincoln to Llangollen, and Southampton to Scarborough, with a final headline performance at Colchester Castle’s Summer Series. He will be joined by special guest, Wet Wet Wet star turned solo artist Marti Pellow across all date.
Tickets on sale Friday (17 October) at 10am from Ticketmaster
