Snow Patrol have announced a UK headline tour for summer 2026, including a huge show at Crystal Palace Park in London.
The band from Northern Ireland will headline the London venue on 3 July, with support from Rag ‘N’ Bone Man and Nieve Ella on the day.
Around the UK, they will also headline Nottingham’s Splendour Festival on 19 July, as well as play some solo shows in Liverpool, Edinburgh, Shropshire and East Anglia.
When announcing the shows on social media, the band said, “We’re really looking forward to heading back out across the UK & Ireland next summer!”
“We’re headlining In It Together festival in Port Talbot and Splendour festival in Nottingham as well playing a run of our own shows. And we’re very excited about it all.”
Snow Patrol release their eighth studio album last year, ‘The Forest Is The Path’, which was their first record in six years.
In 2023, the band announced the bassist Paul Wilson and drummer Jonny Quinn had decided to leave Snow Patrol.
The news came after the band had celebrated 20 years since their breakout album was released, ‘The Final Straw’.
The band said, “We are heartbroken they have decided to leave us but we wish them nothing but happiness, success, joy, compassion and everything they want in all their future endeavours.”
Frontman Gary Lightbody said, “Nate, JMD and myself will continue with SP and there will be a new album next year but more news of that will come at an appropriate time.”
Snow Patrol was formed in Dundee in 1994 under the name Shrug, with an original line-up of Northern Ireland-born musicians Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Michael Morrison.
After a brief period of performing under the name Polarbear, they change the name to Snow Patrol in 1997.
Jonny Quinn joined the band as a drummer in the same year. In 2005, Paul Wilson joined as the bassist.
The band’s big break came in the mid-2000s, with hits including ‘Run’ and ‘Chasing Cars’, which was crowned as the most played song of the 21st century on UK radio in 2019.
Gary Lightbody was almost amongst some of the artist who backed the open letter written by Ed Sheeran to the UK government which called for the implementation of immediate and long-term funding for music education.
The initiative highlighted five areas the government should focus on: music funding in schools, training for music teachers, funding for grassroots venues, music apprenticeships, and a diverse music curriculum.
Tickets for the tour are available for general sale on 10 October at 9am. Tickets will be available here.
UK T0ur Dates 2026:
June 20 – East Anglia, Thetford Forest
June 21 – Liverpool – Pier Head
July 3 – London – Crystal Palace Park
July 16 – Shropshire – Ludlow Castle
July 18 – Edinburgh – Edinburgh Castle
July 19 – N0ttingham – Splendour Festival
