The Fray Announce UK And European Autumn Light Tour

THE FRAY

ANNOUNCE UK & EUROPEAN “AUTUMN LIGHT TOUR” IN OCTOBER & NOVEMBER 2026

ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM, A LIGHT THAT WAITS

OUT NOW

Celebrate Release Week with Appearance at the GRAMMY Museum and Performance on The Kelly Clarkson Show

Multi-Platinum band The Fray’s highly anticipated new album A Light That Waits is out now.

The band also announce the Autumn of Light Tour, featuring special guests to be announced soon. The European tour kicks off on 27 October in Poland, with stops across Germany, Sweden, France, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, and more before wrapping up in November in the UK, with dates in Bristol, London, Glasgow, and Manchester.

Tickets & VIP go on sale Friday the 20th of March at 10am local. It is possible to get first access to tickets on Wednesday, 18 March at 10 AM local time by signing up for pre-sale at thefray.com. Additional Spotify presales will begin Thursday, 19 March at 10 AM local time.

The tour will support “A Light That Waits”, the band’s first full-length release in years and ushers in a renewed creative chapter defined by emotional clarity, cinematic songwriting, and the timeless sound that has connected The Fray to fans around the world for more than two decades.

“We have such great memories of touring in the summer. The vibe for us and for the fans is something that we've all really connected with and had a good time with over the history of The Fray,” Wysocki says. “Getting these new songs in front of people is going to be exciting.

Rising to prominence in the early 2000s, The Fray introduced a soul-searching alt-rock sound that was both expansive and intimate. Over the course of their career, the band has earned four GRAMMY Award nominations, three Billboard Music Awards, multiple Billboard Top 10 hits, and a devoted global fanbase. Their breakout single, “How to Save a Life,” is RIAA Diamond-certified, spent 58 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, and became a defining anthem through its association with ABC’s Emmy-winning series Grey’s Anatomy.

Additional milestone news arrived this week as their breakthrough album How to Save a Life was newly certified 5X Platinum by the RIAA, further proof that the band’s catalog continues to resonate with longtime listeners and new fans alike.

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With more than two decades of hits together, Joe King, Ben Wysocki, and Dave Welsh are also accomplishing something new on this project, co-writing all 11 tracks together for the first time as a band. That includes their current single “Ice Cold Lakes,” which they performed this week on The Kelly Clarkson Show. Watch HERE as well as the official visualizer HERE.

The band also kicked off release week with a special performance and conversation at the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles, moderated by journalist and producer Adam Weissler. In front of a sold-out crowd, they shared stories about their early days, reflected on their biggest hits, and previewed new music from the album.

For more information on A Light That Waits, tour dates, and ticket details, visit thefray.com.

UK & EUROPEAN “AUTUMN LIGHT TOUR” 2026

12th Nov - Ireland Dublin - National Stadium

13th Nov - Northern Ireland Belfast - Ulster Hall

15th Nov - UK Bristol - O2 Academy

16th Nov - UK London - Eventim Apollo

18th Nov - UK Glasgow – O2 Academy

19th Nov - UK Manchester - Academy

About The Fray:

Following a triumphant return in 2024 after a decade-long hiatus, The Fray continue their next chapter with the release of their highly anticipated new album, A Light That Waits, arriving March 13. The album’s title track will be released January 23, marking the band’s first full-length body of new music in years and signaling a renewed creative era defined by emotional clarity and cinematic songwriting.

The multi-Platinum-selling band, composed of lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Joe King, guitarist Dave Welsh, and drummer Ben Wysocki, rose to prominence in the early 2000s with a soul-searching alt-rock sound that was both expansive and intimate. Over the course of their career, The Fray have earned four GRAMMY Award nominations, three Billboard Music Awards, multiple Billboard Top 10 hits, and a devoted global fanbase. Their breakout single, “How to Save a Life,” is RIAA Diamond- certified, spent 58 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, and became a defining anthem through its association with ABC’s Emmy-winning series Grey’s Anatomy.

Praised by Rolling Stone for their “stick-in-your-head hooks and eloquent narratives” and by the Los Angeles Times for their “melodically rich” songwriting, the band’s 2005 debut album How to Save a Life is RIAA-certified 4x Platinum in the U.S. and remains one of the best-selling digital debuts of all time. In support of A Light That Waits, The Fray will launch their new North American run, the Summer of Light Tour, with special guest Dashboard Confessional, kicking off in Canada this May and continuing throughout the summer.