Last updated: 2 October 2026
Blossoms play their first arena tour in November and December 2026, built around their sixth album, Songs from the Wedding Cake, released on 2 October. The Stockport band open at the Ulster Hall in Belfast on Monday 23 November and the 3Olympia Theatre in Dublin the next night, before moving into the arenas: Utilita Arena Cardiff (26 November), Alexandra Palace in London (27 November) and the first of two homecoming nights at Co-op Live in Manchester on 28 November.
December brings the First Direct Bank Arena in Leeds (3 December), Utilita Arena Birmingham (4 December) and the OVO Hydro in Glasgow (5 December), and the tour finishes back at Co-op Live on Friday 11 December 2026. The Royston Club support on the arena dates.
As of October 2026, nothing has been announced for 2027. This page lists the confirmed tour, a night-by-night guide, Blossoms' documented British concert history since 2022, the songs they play most, their records and how tickets were sold.
The tour was announced on 18 June 2026 together with the album, and went on general sale on Friday 26 June 2026, after artist and venue presales on 24 and 25 June. Demand in Manchester led to a second Co-op Live date on 11 December, which went on sale on 21 August after an artist presale on 19 August.
Two nights at the UK's largest indoor arena is a statement for a band that played its first gig at the Night and Day Café in Manchester in April 2013. It follows their biggest headline show to date, at Wythenshawe Park on 25 August 2024, with Inhaler and Shed Seven among the support acts.
Belfast and Dublin are deliberately smaller rooms: the Victorian Ulster Hall and the 3Olympia, a theatre on Dame Street. For fans who want to see the new songs in a more intimate setting, those are the dates to look at.
Co-op Live opened in 2024 on the Etihad Campus in east Manchester and, at roughly 23,500 capacity, is the largest indoor arena in the UK. The Etihad Campus Metrolink stop is a short walk away; expect queues on the tram after big shows.
The OVO Hydro opened in 2013 on the Scottish Event Campus beside the Clyde and holds about 14,300. Exhibition Centre station (low-level line from Glasgow Central) is next to the venue.
Leeds's First Direct Arena opened in 2013 with a fan-shaped auditorium for about 13,500, so most seats face the stage. It is around 15 minutes' walk from Leeds station.
Utilita Arena Birmingham opened in 1991 as the National Indoor Arena and holds around 15,800 for concerts. It sits by the canals off Broad Street, roughly 15 minutes' walk from Birmingham New Street.
Monday 23 November 2026 — Ulster Hall, Belfast (tour opens in Belfast). The artist's most recent documented Belfast show was at Limelight 1 on 13 November 2024. The tour starts here.
Tuesday 24 November 2026 — 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin.
Thursday 26 November 2026 — Utilita Arena Cardiff, Cardiff (first arena date, with The Royston Club). The artist's most recent documented Cardiff show was at Principality Stadium on 12 July 2025.
Friday 27 November 2026 — Alexandra Palace, London. The artist's most recent documented London show was at Finsbury Park on 4 July 2025.
Saturday 28 November 2026 — Co-op Live, Manchester (first of two Co-op Live nights). 2 nights are booked at Co-op Live; this is number 1. In Manchester, the last documented Blossoms concert was at The Deaf Institute (5 August 2026).
Thursday 3 December 2026 — First Direct Bank Arena, Leeds. In Leeds, the last documented Blossoms concert was at O2 Academy Leeds (18 October 2024).
Friday 4 December 2026 — Utilita Arena Birmingham, Birmingham. The artist's most recent documented Birmingham show was at O2 Academy on 1 November 2024.
Saturday 5 December 2026 — OVO Hydro, Glasgow. The artist's most recent documented Glasgow show was at Bellahouston Park on 28 June 2025.
Blossoms' rise is written in Manchester venues. They sold out the Deaf Institute in November 2014, played three nights at Stockport Plaza in 2018, a homecoming at Edgeley Park in 2019 and four nights at the O2 Apollo in Manchester at the end of 2022. Our table starts with that Ribbon Around the Bomb tour in November 2022, and in summer 2023 it shows headline shows at Castlefield Bowl, Millennium Square in Leeds and Kendal Calling.
The Gary tour of October and November 2024 was their most ambitious yet: more than thirty British dates, from two nights each at PRYZM in Kingston and Jacaranda Baltic in Liverpool to the Eventim Apollo, ending with a five-night Manchester residency in five different venues — Manchester Academy, the O2 Ritz, Albert Hall, O2 Victoria Warehouse and the O2 Apollo. In summer 2025 they played Glastonbury's Woodsies stage, Bellahouston Park, Finsbury Park, Scarborough and two nights at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
In 2026 they marked ten years of their debut album with a show at the Deaf Institute on 5 August, playing it in full, and launched Songs from the Wedding Cake with a show at Holy Diver in Stockport on 2 October. Manchester accounts for far more documented shows than any other city, followed by London and Liverpool.
The table below lists 86 documented UK concerts by Blossoms between 2022 and 2026, with the most shows in Manchester (17), London (8), Liverpool (6), Cardiff (4), Sheffield (3), Glasgow (3). It is not exhaustive: it only includes documented shows.
| Date | City | Venue | Tour / event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | Stockport | Holy Diver | |
| 28 August 2026 | Bramham | Leeds Festival (The Grid) | Gary |
| 5 August 2026 | Manchester | The Deaf Institute | Blossoms 10th Anniversary |
| 25 July 2026 | Sheffield | Sarah Nulty's Main Stage | Gary |
| 20 June 2026 | Manchester | Victoria Baths | |
| 19 June 2026 | Preston | Wyresdale Park | |
| 18 June 2026 | Buxton | Hargate Hall | |
| 24 May 2026 | Warrington | Main Stage (festival) | Gary |
| 3 November 2025 | Manchester | O2 Apollo Manchester | Gary |
| 16 August 2025 | Sandringham | Sandringham House | Gary |
| 25 July 2025 | Steventon | Truck Stage | Gary |
| 12 July 2025 | Cardiff | Principality Stadium | Gary |
| 11 July 2025 | Cardiff | Principality Stadium | Gary |
| 10 July 2025 | Scarborough | Scarborough Open Air Theatre | Gary |
| 5 July 2025 | Derby | Vaillant Live | Gary |
| 4 July 2025 | London | Finsbury Park | Gary |
| 3 July 2025 | Silverstone | Silverstone Circuit | Gary |
| 28 June 2025 | Glasgow | Bellahouston Park | Gary |
| 27 June 2025 | Pilton | Glastonbury Festival (Woodsies) | Gary |
| 26 June 2025 | Bath | Komedia | Gary |
| 21 June 2025 | Delamere | Delamere Forest Park | Gary |
| 14 June 2025 | Huddersfield | The John Smith's Stadium | Gary |
| 25 May 2025 | Kenton | Powderham Castle | Gary |
| 24 May 2025 | Liverpool | Sefton Park | Gary |
| 18 April 2025 | Wolverhampton | Civic Hall | Gary |
| 27 March 2025 | Liverpool | Eventim Olympia | |
| 7 March 2025 | Aylesbury | Aylesbury Waterside Theatre | Gary |
| 25 February 2025 | London | O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire | Gary |
| 19 December 2024 | Salford | Salford Lads Club | |
| 11 December 2024 | Manchester | DIECAST | Gary |
| 4 December 2024 | London | OVO Arena Wembley | |
| 23 November 2024 | Manchester | O2 Apollo Manchester | Gary |
| 22 November 2024 | Manchester | O2 Victoria Warehouse | Gary |
| 21 November 2024 | Manchester | Albert Hall | Gary |
| 20 November 2024 | Manchester | O2 Ritz | Gary |
| 19 November 2024 | Manchester | Manchester Academy 1 | Gary |
| 13 November 2024 | Belfast | Limelight 1 | Gary |
| 9 November 2024 | Cardiff | The Great Hall, Cardiff University Students' Union | Gary |
| 8 November 2024 | Bournemouth | O2 Academy Bournemouth | Gary |
| 7 November 2024 | Portsmouth | Portsmouth Guildhall | Gary |
| 5 November 2024 | Brighton | Brighton Dome | Gary |
| 4 November 2024 | Norwich | Nick Rayns LCR, UEA | Gary |
| 3 November 2024 | Stockport | Stockport Plaza | Gary |
| 2 November 2024 | London | Eventim Apollo | Gary |
| 1 November 2024 | Birmingham | O2 Academy | Gary |
| 30 October 2024 | Bristol | O2 Academy Bristol | Gary |
| 29 October 2024 | Lincoln | The Engine Shed | Gary |
| 28 October 2024 | Hanley | Victoria Hall | Gary |
| 26 October 2024 | Halifax | Victoria Theatre | Gary |
| 25 October 2024 | Liverpool | Mountford Hall | Gary |
| 23 October 2024 | Nottingham | Rock City | Gary |
| 22 October 2024 | Kingston upon Hull | Hull City Hall | Gary |
| 21 October 2024 | Sheffield | Octagon Centre | Gary |
| 19 October 2024 | Glasgow | O2 Academy Glasgow | Gary |
| 18 October 2024 | Leeds | O2 Academy Leeds | Gary |
| 17 October 2024 | Newcastle upon Tyne | O2 City Hall Newcastle | Gary |
| 5 October 2024 | Liverpool | Jacaranda Baltic | Gary |
| 4 October 2024 | Liverpool | Jacaranda Baltic | Gary |
| 3 October 2024 | Kingston upon Thames | PRYZM | Gary |
| 2 October 2024 | Kingston upon Thames | PRYZM | Gary |
| 19 September 2024 | London | Levi's Haus of Strauss | |
| 25 August 2024 | Manchester | Wythenshawe Park | Gary |
| 10 August 2024 | London | Gunnersbury Park | Gary |
| 14 July 2024 | Glasgow | Glasgow Green | Gary |
| 22 June 2024 | Newport | Isle of Wight Festival (Main Stage) | Gary |
| 21 March 2024 | London | Royal Albert Hall | Ribbon Around The Bomb |
| 10 February 2024 | Manchester | Club Academy, University of Manchester Students' Union | Ribbon Around The Bomb |
| 27 August 2023 | Kingham | Alex James' Farm | Ribbon Around The Bomb |
| 25 August 2023 | Portsmouth | Southsea Common | Ribbon Around The Bomb |
| 29 July 2023 | Penrith | Lowther Deer Park | Ribbon Around The Bomb |
| 22 July 2023 | Sheffield | Hillsborough Park | Ribbon Around The Bomb |
| 8 July 2023 | Leeds | Millennium Square | Ribbon Around The Bomb |
| 7 July 2023 | Huddersfield | The Parish | Ribbon Around The Bomb |
| 6 July 2023 | Manchester | Castlefield Bowl | Ribbon Around The Bomb |
| 11 December 2022 | Manchester | O2 Apollo Manchester | Ribbon Around The Bomb |
| 10 December 2022 | Manchester | O2 Apollo Manchester | Ribbon Around The Bomb |
| 9 December 2022 | Manchester | O2 Apollo Manchester | Ribbon Around The Bomb |
| 8 December 2022 | Manchester | O2 Apollo Manchester | Ribbon Around The Bomb |
| 7 December 2022 | Manchester | Night & Day Café | Ribbon Around The Bomb |
| 5 December 2022 | Belfast | The Telegraph Building | Ribbon Around The Bomb |
| 3 December 2022 | London | O2 Academy Brixton | Ribbon Around The Bomb |
| 2 December 2022 | Brighton | Brighton Dome | Ribbon Around The Bomb |
| 30 November 2022 | Norwich | Nick Rayns LCR, UEA | Ribbon Around The Bomb |
| 29 November 2022 | Birmingham | O2 Academy | Ribbon Around The Bomb |
| 27 November 2022 | Liverpool | Mountford Hall | Ribbon Around The Bomb |
| 26 November 2022 | Cardiff | The Great Hall | Ribbon Around The Bomb |
Concert data: setlist.fm
Across the 15 most recent documented UK concerts with a full song list (4 July 2025 to 28 August 2026), these are the songs that came up most often. Titles only — set lists change from night to night.
Festivals have been central to Blossoms' story since their first, Tramlines in Sheffield, in 2014. On 2 May 2021 they headlined the Sefton Park pilot in Liverpool, the first major British music event in fourteen months to run without social distancing or face masks. They have headlined Y Not, Neighbourhood Weekender and Truck, and at Glastonbury in 2022 they brought out Melanie C for 'Spice Up Your Life'; in 2025 CMAT joined them for 'I Like Your Look'.
In 2026 they played Neighbourhood Weekender in Warrington, Tramlines in Sheffield and Leeds Festival. No 2027 festival bookings have been announced.
Blossoms formed in Stockport in 2013: Tom Ogden (vocals, guitar), Charlie Salt (bass), Josh Dewhurst (lead guitar), Joe Donovan (drums) and Myles Kellock (keyboards), all born at Stepping Hill Hospital and raised within two miles of each other. The band took their name from The Blossoms pub on Buxton Road, and rehearsed in Salt's grandfather's scaffolding yard, which appears on the cover of their first album.
Signed to Skeleton Key, the label run by James Skelly of The Coral, they toured on weekends while holding down jobs, opened for James at Castlefield Bowl in 2014 and quit work that autumn. They were fourth in the BBC's Sound of 2016 poll, and their self-titled debut album went to number one in 2016 and was nominated for the Mercury Prize.
Cool Like You (2018) reached number four; Foolish Loving Spaces (2020) and Ribbon Around the Bomb (2022) both went to number one. In 2021 they recorded and performed Smiths covers with Rick Astley, a collaboration that later took them to Glastonbury together in 2023.
After leaving Virgin EMI, they set up their own label, ODD SK Recordings. Gary (2024), named after a fibreglass gorilla stolen from a Lanarkshire garden centre, became their fourth number one. Songs from the Wedding Cake, led by the single 'Joke About Divorce', followed on 2 October 2026.
| Album | Year | UK chart peak |
|---|---|---|
| Blossoms | 2016 | 1 |
| Cool Like You | 2018 | 4 |
| Foolish Loving Spaces | 2020 | 1 |
| Ribbon Around the Bomb | 2022 | 1 |
| Gary | 2024 | 1 |
| Songs from the Wedding Cake | 2026 | — |
Few British bands are as closely tied to their hometown. Blossoms have played The Blossoms pub that gave them their name, premiered an album film at Stockport Plaza and launched their 2026 album with a show at Holy Diver in the town.
That loyalty is returned. The two Co-op Live nights, a few miles up the road from Stockport, are effectively homecoming shows, and the Manchester residency of November 2024 — five nights, five venues — was designed as a celebration of the city's music history.
The sixth album was announced in June 2026 with 'Joke About Divorce', produced by Shawn Lee and premiered on BBC Radio 1 in April with a video starring Callum Scott Howells. The band also made a cameo in the 2026 film Finding Emily, whose soundtrack includes two of their songs.
A deluxe edition adds 'Live at the Deaf Institute', recorded at the August 2026 anniversary show. On the arena tour, expect the new album to share the set with the singles from Gary and the debut.
The Deaf Institute holds a few hundred people; Co-op Live holds more than 20,000. Blossoms played both within four months of each other in 2026, which neatly sums up how far they have come since 2014.
The arena tour is still a risk for a guitar band in 2026, but the numbers support it: four number-one albums, a sold-out Wythenshawe Park, and a 2024 tour that sold out most of its dates within an hour.
On their fifteen most recent documented UK shows, 'Honey Sweet' and 'Charlemagne' were played every time — 'Charlemagne' usually last — with 'Gary', 'Your Girlfriend' and 'There's a Reason Why (I Never Returned Your Calls)' almost always included. 'I Can't Stand It', 'Perfect Me', 'I Like Your Look', 'Nightclub' and the new single 'Joke About Divorce' have also been regulars.
Arena shows will have standing floors and seated tiers. Alexandra Palace is mostly standing; the Ulster Hall and 3Olympia have seated balconies.
The Royston Club, an indie band from Wrexham, support on the arena dates. Door times and age policies are published by each venue.
The tour went on general sale on 26 June 2026 after presales on 24 and 25 June, and the second Co-op Live date followed on 21 August. Tickets were sold through each venue's official outlets, with premium packages at some arenas. Prices are set by the promoter.
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Are Blossoms touring the UK in 2027?
No 2027 dates have been announced as of October 2026. Their arena tour runs from 23 November to 11 December 2026.
Where do Blossoms play in London?
At Alexandra Palace on Friday 27 November 2026.
How many Manchester dates are there?
Two, both at Co-op Live: 28 November and 11 December 2026.
Who is supporting Blossoms?
The Royston Club on the arena dates.
What is Blossoms' new album?
Songs from the Wedding Cake, released on 2 October 2026.
How many number-one albums do Blossoms have?
Four: Blossoms, Foolish Loving Spaces, Ribbon Around the Bomb and Gary.
Where are Blossoms from?
Stockport, Greater Manchester.
What is Blossoms' biggest headline show?
Wythenshawe Park in Manchester on 25 August 2024, until the 2026 arena tour.
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