BIG SPECIAL announce UK / EU headline tour dates
Includes biggest ever headline show at London’s Roundhouse
Tour dates in support of Pixies are now underway
BIG SPECIAL | Photo credit: Isaac Watson / Whammoth
BIG SPECIAL are today announcing a run of UK and European headline tour dates. The band will tour their acclaimed, inimitably rowdy live show through the EU this October before a UK run in February 2026 sees them perform their biggest headline show to date at London’s Roundhouse.
Tickets are on sale now HERE.
BIG SPECIAL recently headlined a sold-out show at London’s Forum and are currently on tour opening for Pixies in the UK and Europe. Earlier this year the band released a deluxe edition of their debut album POSTINDUSTRIAL HOMETOWN BLUES, which is out now on SO Recordings. Listen to the deluxe edition of the album HERE.
BIG SPECIAL tour dates 2025
14 May – O2 Academy, Edinburgh, UK **
16 May – O2 Academy, Brixton, London, UK **
17 May – O2 Academy, Brixton, London, UK **
19 May – O2 Academy, Leeds, UK **
20 May – O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK **
21 May – Utilita Arena, Cardiff, UK **
23 May – O2 City Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK **
24 May – O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK **
25 May – Dot To Dot Festival, Bristol, UK
30 May – Maifield Derby, Maimarkt Mannheim, Mannheim, DE
25-28 Jul – Deer Shed Festival, Thirsk, UK
08 Oct – Cactus Café, Bruges, BE
09 Oct – Trix Bar, Antwerp, BE
10 Oct – Rotown, Rotterdam, NL
11 Oct – Bitterzoet, Amsterdam, NL
12 Oct – Hall of Fame, Tilburg, NL
14 Oct – Loppen, Copenhagen, DK
15 Oct – Lux, Hannover, DE
16 Oct – Kantine, Berlin, DE
17 Oct – Chmury, Warsaw, PL
18 Oct – Café V lese, Prague, CZ
22 Oct – Arena, Vienna, AUT
23 Oct – Santeria, Milan, IT
24 Oct – Exil, Zurich, CH
25 Oct – Orangehouse, Munich, DE
28 Oct – MTC, Cologne, DE
29 Oct – La Boule Noire, Paris, FR
31 Oct – Razzmatazz 3, Barcelona, ESP
01 Nov – El Sol, Madrid, ESP
** = Pixies support
BIG SPECIAL UK & Ireland 2026 headline tour dates
13 Feb – The Waterfront, Norwich, UK +
14 Feb – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK +
15 Feb – Digital, Newcastle, UK +
18 Feb – University Stylus, Leeds, UK +
19 Feb – SWG3 Warehouse, Glasgow, UK +
20 Feb – New Century Hall, Manchester, UK +
21 Feb – O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK +
24 Feb – Electric Bristol, Bristol, UK +
25 Feb – The 1865, Southampton, UK +
27 Feb – Roundhouse, London, UK ^ + △
06 Mar – The Workman’s Club, Dublin, IE
07 Mar – Ulster Sports Club, Belfast, UK
+ = Support from GANS
^ = Support from Liz Lawrence
△ = Support from Good Health Good Wealth
BIG SPECIAL 2025 + 2026 tour poster
Praise for BIG SPECIAL and debut album
POSTINDUSTRIAL HOMETOWN BLUES
“Music that stands it’s ground and looks you right in the eye”
Steve Lamacq, BBC Radio 6 Music
“A vital, gripping debut album” – Clash ★★★★
“A bleak but belting record” – Classic Rock ★★★★
“A dizzying mix of hard and delicate” – DIY ★★★★½
“a real piece of art; sheer brilliance from start to finish” – Dork ★★★★★
Readers’ favourite albums of 2024 – The Guardian
“an album that is distinctively mystical, and ageless, comfortably propelling itself between soul, hip hop, and rock” – The Line of Best Fit ★★★★½
Album of The Week – Louder Than War ★★★★★
“A glorious post-punk racket” – Daily Mirror
“brimming with energy, invention humour… a great debut album” – MOJO ★★★★
“a heady dose of heart and reality” – NME ★★★★
“a cocktail of barbed post-punk and ferociously soulful crooning” – Notion
“[‘Stay Down, Lazarus’ is] an epic track” – The Observer
“a stellar debut with enough conviction to keep us all dancing through the darkness.” – Rolling Stone UK
“a thrilling mix of punk, blues and soul” – Scottish Daily Express ★★★★
“One of the most exciting bands in Britain” – The Telegraph
“A highly engaging, emotionally rich debut” – Uncut ★★★★
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