BIG SPECIAL announce 2026 UK + Ireland headline tour | Biggest show to date at London's Roundhouse | Currently on tour with Pixies
- Desh Kapur
- May 14
- 2 min read
BIG SPECIAL announce UK / EU headline tour dates
Includes biggest ever headline show at London’s Roundhouse
Tour dates in support of Pixies are now underway
BIG SPECIAL are today announcing a run of UK and European headline tour dates. The band will tour their acclaimed, inimitably rowdy live show through the EU this October before a UK run in February 2026 sees them perform their biggest headline show to date at London’s Roundhouse.
BIG SPECIAL recently headlined a sold-out show at London’s Forum and are currently on tour opening for Pixies in the UK and Europe. Earlier this year the band released a deluxe edition of their debut album POSTINDUSTRIAL HOMETOWN BLUES, which is out now on SO Recordings. Listen to the deluxe edition of the album HERE.
BIG SPECIAL tour dates 2025
14 May - O2 Academy, Edinburgh, UK **
16 May - O2 Academy, Brixton, London, UK **
17 May - O2 Academy, Brixton, London, UK **
19 May - O2 Academy, Leeds, UK **
20 May - O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK **
21 May - Utilita Arena, Cardiff, UK **
23 May - O2 City Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK **
24 May - O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK **
25 May - Dot To Dot Festival, Bristol, UK
30 May - Maifield Derby, Maimarkt Mannheim, Mannheim, DE
25-28 Jul - Deer Shed Festival, Thirsk, UK
08 Oct – Cactus Café, Bruges, BE
09 Oct – Trix Bar, Antwerp, BE
10 Oct – Rotown, Rotterdam, NL
11 Oct – Bitterzoet, Amsterdam, NL
12 Oct – Hall of Fame, Tilburg, NL
14 Oct – Loppen, Copenhagen, DK
15 Oct – Lux, Hannover, DE
16 Oct – Kantine, Berlin, DE
17 Oct – Chmury, Warsaw, PL
18 Oct – Café V lese, Prague, CZ
22 Oct – Arena, Vienna, AUT
23 Oct – Santeria, Milan, IT
24 Oct – Exil, Zurich, CH
25 Oct – Orangehouse, Munich, DE
28 Oct – MTC, Cologne, DE
29 Oct – La Boule Noire, Paris, FR
31 Oct – Razzmatazz 3, Barcelona, ESP
01 Nov – El Sol, Madrid, ESP
** = Pixies support
BIG SPECIAL UK & Ireland 2026 headline tour dates
13 Feb – The Waterfront, Norwich, UK +
14 Feb – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK +
15 Feb – Digital, Newcastle, UK +
18 Feb – University Stylus, Leeds, UK +
19 Feb – SWG3 Warehouse, Glasgow, UK +
20 Feb – New Century Hall, Manchester, UK +
21 Feb – O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK +
24 Feb – Electric Bristol, Bristol, UK +
25 Feb – The 1865, Southampton, UK +
27 Feb – Roundhouse, London, UK ^ + △
06 Mar – The Workman’s Club, Dublin, IE
07 Mar – Ulster Sports Club, Belfast, UK
+ = Support from GANS
^ = Support from Liz Lawrence
△ = Support from Good Health Good Wealth
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