Credit: Tom Pallant

Following on from last month's announcement of his 'up close and personal' tour this July to play songs off the album stripped, back giving fans an exciting opportunity to hear stories about how the songs were made, Yungblud has revealed dates for a UK arena tour in April 2026, featuring his biggest ever UK headline shows outside of Bludfest.  Fans who pre-ordered the album ‘Idols’ before 10am BST on Tuesday 10th June were able to register for pre-sale tickets, with general sale beginning on Friday 13th June at 10am BST.

The Idols UK & Ireland Tour will see the artist play a series of mammoth arena shows, starting off at Dublin’s 3Arena and culminating at Manchester's AO Arena. The tour, marking Yungblud’s first UK appearance following this summer’s Bludfest, will also include a stop at The O2 in London, and will include his biggest ever UK headline shows outside of Bludfest. Taking to social media to reveal details of the tour, Yungblud posted, I’m so excited to announce our biggest shows yet.

Support for the Idols UK & Ireland Tour comes from Mexico via Monterrey's The Warning.

The Idols UK &+ Ireland Tour dates are as follows:
15.04.26 Dublin, 3Arena
17.04.26 Leeds, First Direct Arena
18.04.26 Cardiff, Utilita Arena
20.04.26 Glasgow, OVO Hydro
23.04.26 Birmingham, Utilita Arena
24.04.26 London, The O2
25.04.26 Manchester, AO Arena 

On ‘Idols’, Yungblud explores the theme of hero-worship; how we look to others for validation, often putting others’ lives on a pedestal at the expense of the richness of our own experiences. Yungblud says, “We turn to others for an identity before turning to ourselves. Self-belief, self-reclamation, self-evolution and change. As we grow up, we lose our belief in magic and mystery. We begin to rationalise everything; our cage walls build up.” He added, “We compare ourselves to 15 different people before we’ve even had our breakfast”. Yungblud describes the album as, “A love letter to self-reclamation… to rock music… [and] to life; in all it’s f*cking madness.” 

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