News: David Gray Announces New UK/Ireland 2026 Dates For His Past & Present Tour

Following his headline Legends set at Electric Picnic this weekend, David Gray has announced a brand-new summer run of UK & Ireland dates for June–July 2026 as part of his Past & Present World Tour.

The tour has already seen him sell out 68 shows across the USA, Australia, UK and Ireland in 2025, including landmark nights at London’s Royal Albert Hall, Glasgow’s SEC Armadillo, Manchester’s O2 Apollo and Dublin’s 3Arena. His Electric Picnic set marked another milestone in support of his widely praised new album Dear Life (out now via Laugh A Minute Records/Secretly Distribution).

The newly announced 2026 summer shows include headline appearances at Cardiff Castle, Scarborough Open Air Theatre, Belfast’s SSE Arena, Dublin’s Fairview Park, Lincoln Castle, and two nights Live at the Marquee in Cork, with special guests The Divine Comedy joining on select dates.

Tickets will be available via artist presale on Tuesday 2 September at 10am BST, followed by a Spotify presale on Wednesday 3 September at 10am BST, and local presales on Thursday 4 September at 10am BST. General sale begins on Friday 5 September at 10am BST / 5am ET.

Please note: there will be no Artist or Spotify presale for Hampton Court, and no Spotify presale for Isle of Man.

Past & Present Summer Tour Dates 2026:
June 10 – London, UK – Hampton Court Palace Festival
June 13 – Cork, Ireland – Live at the Marquee (with special guest The Divine Comedy)
June 14 – Cork, Ireland – Live at the Marquee (with special guest The Divine Comedy)
June 16 – Belfast, UK – SSE Arena (with special guest The Divine Comedy)
June 17 – Dublin, Ireland – Fairview Park (with special guest The Divine Comedy)
June 19 – Derby, UK – Vaillant Live
June 23 – Douglas, Isle of Man – Villa Marina Royal Hall
June 26 – Llangollen, UK – Llangollen Pavilion (with special guest The Divine Comedy)
June 27 – Warrington, UK – Parr Hall
June 28 – Lincoln, UK – Lincoln Castle (with special guest The Divine Comedy)
July 1 – Watford, UK – Colosseum
July 2 – Manchester, UK – Barton Aerodrome
July 4 – Scarborough, UK – Open Air Theatre (with special guest The Divine Comedy)
July 5 – Halifax, UK – The Piece Hall (with special guest The Divine Comedy)
July 7 – Northampton, UK – Derngate
July 8 – Eastbourne, UK – Congress Theatre
July 10 – Margate, UK – Dreamland (with special guest The Divine Comedy)
July 11 – Cardiff, UK – Cardiff Castle (with special guest The Divine Comedy)

Tamzin McGhee