Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR have announced some more dates for their ‘$ome $pecial $hows 4 UK/EU’ tour this summer.
The Canadian hip-hop superstars have added two stops at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena on July 20 and 21, and two more stops at Manchester’s Co-op Live on July 25 and 26. Afterwards, the tour will continue throughout Europe from the end of July to late September, starting out in the Netherlands and travelling through countries like Sweden and Italy, before closing out in Germany at the Barclays Arena in Hamburg.
This tour will be Drake’s first run of live shows in the UK and Europe since his 2019 ‘Assassination Vacation’ tour. Earlier in 2025, he toured through Australia on his ‘Anita Max Win’ tour, but had to cancel several dates with short notice due to scheduling conflicts.
In February, Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR dropped their collaborative album, ‘$ome $exy $ongs 4 U’. While the album gathered mixed reviews, it managed to take the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 and peaked at No. 3 on the UK Album Charts.
Before his Birmingham and Manchester dates, Drake is still set to headline all three nights of Wireless from July 11-13. The Finsbury Park festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary, with the Toronto titan closing the concert out on each day.
It seems that Drake is planning a different setlist and style for each night. For the first night he will be joined by R&B artists like Summer Walker and PARTYNEXTDOOR. ‘The Mandem’ will be joining him on the second – this has been confirmed as the grime collective, Boy Better Know. And on the last night, he’ll be joined by the king of dancehall, Vybz Kartel, and afrobeats superstar, Burna Boy.
Drake has a strong history with Wireless – he first headlined the London event in 2012, and since then has made special guest appearances over the years. After the announcement of this year’s lineup, the festival sold out in record timing, with its 135,000 tickets gone within minutes.
@thhguru #Drake shows love to #CentralCee in #Toronto and announces #OVOFest will be returning this summer! : @Alex Henein ♬ original sound – TheHipHopGuru
Earlier in May, Drake also appeared at a Central Cee show and promised the return of OVO Fest after its absence for a few years. The festival, founded and curated by Drake himself, is held in his hometown of Toronto and has featured guests such as Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj as headliners. You can read more MXDWN coverage on that here.
‘$ome $pecial $hows 4 UK EU’ 2025 Dates:
JULY
20 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena
21 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena
25 – Manchester, UK – Co-op Live
26 – Manchester, UK – Co-op Live
30 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
31 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
AUGUST
7 – Antwerp, Belgium – Sportpaleis
11 – Zurich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion
15 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena
16 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena
21 – Stockholm, Sweden – Avicii Arena
22 – Stockholm, Sweden – Avicii Arena
24 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena
25 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena
29 – Milan, Italy – Unipol Forum
30 – Milan, Italy – Unipol Forum
SEPTEMBER
7 – Paris, France – Accor Arena
8 – Paris, France – Accor Arena
11 – Berlin, Germany – Uber Arena
12 – Berlin, Germany – Uber Arena
16 – Munich, Germany – Olympiahalle
18 – Munich, Germany – Olympiahalle
22 – Hamburg, Germany – Barclays Arena
23 – Hamburg, Germany – Barclays Arena
