Gene have announced some more UK and Ireland tour dates for 2026, following the rapid sell-out of their upcoming reunion shows. Find all the details below.
Back in March, the Britpop band confirmed that they’d be returning to the stage together for the first time in over 20 years. Speaking to NME at the time, frontman Martin Rossiter promised an “epic show” with no “half measures”.
Their first scheduled gig will take place at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds on September 29, ahead of performances at Sheffield’s Network (October 2) and London’s Eventim Apollo (3).
This initial trio of concerts sold out in less than 10 minutes, due to a huge demand for tickets. Now, Gene have announced five more dates for next year in the UK and Ireland.
These will take place at Nottingham’s Rock City (March 5), Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom (6), Bristol’s Beacon (14), Dublin’s 3Olympia (25) and Manchester’s Albert Hall (26).
Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST this Friday (August 29) – you’ll be able to buy yours here. A venue pre-sale for the new shows went live at the same time today (Wednesday 27).
“We are so pleased to announce that we will be heading out on a tour in March 2026!” Gene wrote alongside an official tour poster on social media (see above).
“We really never expected the response to the October shows, so we want to ensure as many of you can come and see us as possible.”
Gene’s upcoming UK and Ireland tour dates are:
SEPTEMBER 2025
29 – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds (sold out)
OCTOBER 2025
02 – Network, Sheffield (sold out)
04 – Eventim Apollo, London (sold out)
MARCH 2026
05 – Rock City, Nottingham
06 – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
14 – Beacon, Bristol
25 – 3Olympia, Dublin
26 – Albert Hall, Manchester
Gene will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of their 1995 debut album, ‘Olympian,’ at the forthcoming reunion shows. Their most recent live gigs took place back in 2004.
During his interview with NME earlier this year, Rossiter explained that the comeback was down to Creation Records founder Alan McGee. “Alan is like one of those regional stage hypnotists in Adidas [trainers],” he explained. “You do find yourself being easily persuaded by him, but I’m glad he did.”
As for what fans can expect from the setlist, he said: “It’s not gonna just be ‘Olympian’, we’ll throw in what the young-uns call a couple of deep cuts. We’ve got a shortlist of 30 songs and I think we’ll probably end up playing 25 of those, so it’s going to be a fairly epic show. We’ll probably be on stage for about two hours.”
