Wu Lyf have announced a UK and European headline tour for 2026. Find all the details below.
The Manchester indie band will hit the road this autumn in support of their first album in 15 years, ‘A Wave That Will Never Break’, which was released on April 10. It’ll mark the outfit’s most extensive run of shows since reforming.
Kicking off in Dublin on September 15, the forthcoming trek is also set to include a stop at the Islington Assembly Hall in London (September 17) and a performance at Patterns in Brighton (18).
From there, Wu Lyf will head to Europe for dates in Lille, Cologne, Berlin, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Prague, Zurich, Lyon, Antwerp, Paris and Amsterdam throughout the rest of the month and into October.
An extra concert is scheduled for October 4, though the city and venue for this are yet to be confirmed. A previously-announced homecoming show takes place at Manchester’s Albert Hall on June 15.
Tickets for the new dates go on general sale at 11:11am BST this Friday (April 24) – you’ll be able to buy yours here. Alternatively, fans can sign up for pre-sale access ahead of artist and promoter/venue pre-sales running throughout this week.
JUNE
13 – Albert Hall, Manchester
SEPTEMBER
15 – Button Factory, Dublin
17 – Islington Assembly Hall, London
18 – Patterns, Brighton
21 – Aéronef, Lille
23 – Gebäude 9, Cologne
24 – Lido, Berlin
27 – John Dee, Oslo
28 – Nalen Klubb, Stockholm
29 – Pumpehuset, Copenhagen
OCTOBER
01 – Subzero, Prague
03 – Bogen F, Zurich
04 – TBC, TBC
06 – L’Epicerie Moderne, Lyon
08 – Trix Club, Antwerp
10 – Trianon, Paris
11 – Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam
Wu Lyf have also shared ‘Triumph’ – a previously-hidden track discovered by a fan via an NFC chip embedded in the vinyl edition of their new album. The song first arrived 15 years ago via YouTube, marking the final recording of the group. It has now been re-recorded and brought into the ‘A Wave That Will Never Break’ era.
Scanning the Side B label on the LP unlocks the new version through WORLDUNITE.ORG.
The new UK and European shows will follow a run of live activity across the continent earlier this year, featuring multi-night residencies in Copenhagen, Berlin, Amsterdam and Barcelona. Wu Lyf played some intimate UK outstore performances during their album release week, too, including a sold-out date at London’s Village Underground on April 15.
The band were recently forced to postpone their first North American tour in 14 years, citing “delays in visa processing”. Wu Lyf said they would be “announcing new dates as soon as possible”.
“Really disappointed to have to share this news, but will be there real soon, sorry to anyone that already made travel plans, love you forever,” they added.
Wu Lyf spoke to NME this month about returning with ‘A Wave That Will Never Break’ – the long-awaited follow-up to their 2011 debut album, ‘Go Tell Fire To The Mountain’.
“It was more the idea that playing together for the first time sounded good than anything else, then it all grew from there. I don’t think anyone sits down with a masterplan before they start,” explained Tom McClung about the comeback.
“That develops over time. We want to build something from this foundation that we find quite solid and interesting.”
Ellery Roberts added: “Even though media publications have constructed some kind of sense of marketing masterplans with everything we’ve done in the past, my relationship with it is just that we’ve made intuitive decisions based on what feels true and right in the moment.
“I don’t think it’s necessarily about proving anything other than trying to forge a way. An alternative is possible, and you only know that by trying it. We don’t know what will come of our endeavours at this moment in time, but we have all agreed to stand by our choices and see them through.”
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