Big Thief have announced a UK and European headline tour for 2026 – you can find all the details below.
The New York indie-folk trio are due to hit the road next spring in support of their sixth studio album, ‘Double Infinity’, which is released this Friday (September 5). Pre-order/pre-save here.
Dubbed the ‘Somersault Slide 360’ tour, the forthcoming trek will see Adrianne Lenker, Buck Meek and James Krivchenia play three nights at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on April 23, 24 and 25.
The band are then scheduled to take to the stage at Dublin’s 3Arena (April 29), before heading to Manchester’s Aviva Studios (May 27) and Glasgow’s legendary Barrowland Ballroom (30).
These UK and Ireland gigs will take place between numerous European concerts in cities such as Oslo, Copenhagen, Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Milan and Hamburg throughout the spring and summer.
Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST (11am CET) next Thursday (September 11). You’ll be able to buy yours here (UK/Ireland) and here (Europe).
Alternatively, fans can access an artist pre-sale at the same time on Monday (8) by signing up here. Spotify/venue pre-sales begin on Tuesday (9).
The ‘Somersault Slide 360’ tour boasts some of Big Thief’s biggest headline shows of their career to date. Support will come from Dylan Meek, Laraaji and Ata Kak. Check out the full itinerary below.
Big Thief’s 2026 UK and European ‘Somersault Slide 360’ tour dates are:
APRIL 2026
08 – Oslo, Sentrum Scene*
09 – Oslo, Sentrum Scene*
10 – Stockholm, B-K*
11 – Copenhagen, K.B. Hallen*
13 – Berlin, Columbiahalle*
14 – Cologne, E-Werk*
17 – Paris, L’Olympia*
18 – Paris, L’Olympia*
21 – Amsterdam, AFAS Live*
23 – London, O2 Academy Brixton*
24 – London, O2 Academy Brixton*
25 – London, O2 Academy Brixton^
29 – Dublin, 3Arena^
MAY 2026
27 – Manchester, Aviva Studios%
30 – Glasgow, Barrowland Ballroom%
JUNE 2025
02 – Brussels, Forest National%
03 – Luxembourg City, den Atelier%
14 – Milan, Magnolia%
15 – Munich, Tonhalle%
16 – Hamburg, Große Freiheit 36%
* with Dylan Meek
^ with Laraaji
% with Ata Kak
Big Thief have already previewed ‘Double Infinity’ with the singles ‘Incomprehensible’, ‘Grandmother’, ‘All Night All Day’ and ‘Los Angeles’. The record follows on from 2022’s Grammy-nominated ‘Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You’.
Speaking to NME last month, the trio addressed parting ways with their original bassist, Max Oleartchik, last year due to “interpersonal reasons”.
“We won’t go into it because they are just very personal, and I don’t think it would serve anyone to publicise those personal reasons,” Lenker explained.
“It was hard, and there’s a lot of grief in it, because it was a partnership, in a real, very deep way. It was 10 years of living together and doing everything together, and then it was a really difficult breakup.
“It was really hard to go through that transition, but ultimately, I think it’s better for both of us.”
The band went on to open up about the experience of readjusting to their new dynamic as a three-piece.
“Figuring out what the triangle was, after we broke up with Max, I feel, is such a big part of the ‘Double Infinity’ sound,” said Krivchenia. “And it’s also why we duffed it a couple times, too – I think just because we were learning. When we did a session as a trio, still pretty far after the breakup, we were like, ‘This will be great, right?’”
