Olivia Dean has added 5 new dates to her 2026 UK and Europe tour due to huge demand. The tickets were available for pre-sale yesterday, August 27, but they sold out so quickly, Dean has added 4 more dates in the UK and 1 more date in Ireland. Originally due to play 2 dates in the O2 Arena in London, she has now announced 2 further dates, now playing 4 dates.
She has also added an extra date to her tour in Glasgow, Manchester and Dublin. She announced this on Instagram, writing in the caption “can’t believe i’m saying this but presale sold out so quickly we’re adding some extra shows general sale 10am on friday bst / 11am cest !!! wow wow wow”.
Olivia Dean attended the prestigious BRIT performing arts school, with alumni including Amy Winehouse, Geordie Greep, Adele and Jessie J. In 2019, she released her first EP ‘OK Love You Bye‘, introducing the music scene to her neo-soul melodies and heartfelt, authentic lyrics.
She first gained recognition when she won Amazon Music‘s 2021 Breakthrough Artist of the Year. Since then, she has grown exponentially in popularity, going on to win the BBC Introducing Artist of the Year in 2023. 2023 also saw the release of Dean’s debut album ‘Messy’, which was released to critical acclaim. Listen to ‘Messy’ below:
Dean shot to stardom after the release of her debut album, which was nominated for the 2023 Mercury Prize. In the same year, Dean was also nominated for 3 BRIT Awards, Best New Artist, Mastercard Album of the Year and Artist of the Year.
This year, she has also added to her stardom after she was selected to write the lead single in the soundtrack to the 2025 film Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. Olivia Dean wrote the incredible song ‘It Isn’t Perfect But It Might Be’ for the film, a song which gained widespread radio play. Watch Dean perform this song on her YouTube channel below:
Olivia Dean has been busy this summer, playing a secret set at Glastonbury Festival, a top act at Forwards Festival in Bristol and even a performance at British Summer Time (BST) 2025 at Hyde Park. Her ‘The Art of Loving Live‘ tour begins in the USA in October 2025.
Before the main tour begins, Dean is playing acoustic sets of the new album at album launch events next month (September 2025), starting in Edinburgh before visiting Liverpool, Leeds, Kingston, Bristol, Manchester and Nottingham, where she will discuss the new album with fans during these intimate sets at small venues. Tickets for these events are currently sold out though she has suggested she will add new dates to her acoustic sets due to high demand.
Dean has currently released three singles from her new album, ‘Nice To Each Other’, ‘Lady Lady’ and ‘Man I Need’. Watch the music video to her latest single ‘Man I Need’ below:
Tickets for Olivia Dean’s 2026 ‘The Art of Loving Live‘ tour can be bought here. General sale begins tomorrow Friday 29 August. Deans new album ‘The Art of Loving‘ is available for pre-order here, which will be released on 26 September 2025.
