Van Morrison announces 10 extra 2026 UK tour dates

Van Morrison has announced 10 more UK live tour dates for 2026. Find all the details below.

The Northern Irish musician had shared details of a five-night London residency in May, scheduled to take place at the new British Airways ARC arena next month. It’ll follow the release of his latest album, ‘Somebody Tried To Sell Me A Bridge’, in January.

Later, it was confirmed that Morrison will make an additional appearance in the capital when he headlines the New Wimbledon Theatre on September 26. Today (Tuesday August 4), he has added extra dates nationwide.

Following the extended London stint, the singer-songwriter is set to perform at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on October 8 and 9. He’ll then make stops at Swansea Arena, Bristol Beacon, Plymouth Arena and Torquay’s Princess Theatre, before closing out the month with a pair of gigs at Brighton Dome.

In early November, Morrison will head to Scotland for shows at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and Edinburgh’s Usher Hall.

Tickets for the newly announced concerts go on general sale at 9am BST this Friday (August 7) – you’ll be able to buy yours here. A Ticketmaster pre-sale goes live at the same time on Thursday (August 6).

Van Morrison’s London residency shows are:

SEPTEMBER
23 – British Airways ARC, London
24 – British Airways ARC, London
26 – New Wimbledon Theatre, London
27 – British Airways ARC, London
28 – British Airways ARC, London
29 – British Airways ARC, London

OCTOBER
08 – Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
09 – Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
11 – Swansea Arena, Swansea
12 – Bristol Beacon, Bristol 
27 – Plymouth Arena, Plymouth 
28 – Princess Theatre, Torquay
30 – Brighton Dome, Brighton
31 – Brighton Dome, Brighton

NOVEMBER
02 – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
03 – Usher Hall, Edinburgh 

Lucy Noble, SVP UK venues, AEG Presents, said in a previous statement: “We are thrilled to welcome Van Morrison as the very first artist to have a residency at our brand-new venue [British Airways ARC]. The shows are set to be incredible.”

This spring, Morrison was given the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 Jazz FM Awards. He recently performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival alongside Raye, Nick Cave & The Bad SeedsPinkPantheressLewis Capaldi and more.

Last summer saw Morrison open for Neil Young at BST Hyde Park in London.

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