He performed the new track for the first time on the 16^th of April in Madison Square Garden and released it the following day with a visualiser that can be seen on Youtube.

The new release comes after a mysterious vinyl arrived in record stores. The plain white record was distributed in shops all over the UK and US without any artist name or title. According to NME, employees had described the record as a teaser by a “major artist”, which wasn’t far from the truth. Although the vinyl was given out for free to customers, a few of them have been sourced on eBay for up to £2000.

Although some suspected the unidentified voice belonged to Niall Horan and James Arthur, Capaldi confirmed the pitched-down record was him. After much speculation, with fans recognising his accent and lyricism, the ‘Someone You Loved’ singer  posted a snippet of him lip-syncing to ‘Stay Love’ affirming he was behind the unnamed vinyl.

This tour is especially meaningful to Capaldi fans, being the first set of tour dates after a two-year hiatus. Unfortunately, Capaldi had to cut his Glastonbury performance in 2023 short due to his mental and physical health. After a well-deserved break, he returned to Glastonbury in 2025 to finish his set and is now back to continue his artistry on his 2026 tour. He has since contributed to mental health organisations like BetterHelp offering 734,000 hours of free therapy.

The 29-year-old musician is currently touring North America but will be back to do shows in UK & Ireland in June. The first UK show will take place in Exeter on the 27^th of June and will end his tour in Manchester on the 22^nd of August. This will include headlining at London’s BST Hyde Park and Roundhay Festival in Leeds which will be supported by Conan Gray and Jacob Alon.

While many of his shows have sold out, some locations still have tickets up for grabs on ticketing platforms.

His new EP ‘Survive‘ came out today (November 14), and the songs have been described as some of his “most raw and personal songs to date”.

His latest single comes after he made his comeback in June, when he released his single ‘Survive’, and went on to perform a surprise set at the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury.

The song became his sixth UK number one track, and the fastest selling single of 2025 so far, overtaking the likes of Sabrina Carpenter and Lady Gaga.

Lewis Capaldi recently wrapped his 2025 UK live shows, which marks his first shows in around two years.

The latest run of live shows comes after Lewis was forced to cut his set short at Glastonbury in 2023 after he was struggling with tics cause by Tourette’s. He later then announced he was planning to take time off to focus on his health.

Since coming back from his hiatus, he has teamed up with BetterHelp to provide free online therapy. When announcing this collaboration, Lewis said, “Therapy is the reason why I am able to be a musician again.”

This year, Lewis Capaldi made a comeback, returning to live shows, and surprising fans with appearances at charity events such as a benefit gig in Edinburgh for the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), which works in suicide prevention.

When Lewis Capaldi stepped out for his surprise set at Glastonbury 2025, the stage erupted. Fans who remembered his emotional exit, were excited to see him smiling.

He told the crowd, “second time’s a charm… I just wanted to finish what I couldn’t finish the first time around.”

Lewis Capaldi first broke through the music industry in 2017 with his independently released single ‘Bruises’, which quickly became a hit and became the fastest ever song by an unsigned artist to reach 25 million plays on Spotify.

Lewis Capaldi recently announced a new UK and Ireland tour for 2026, which included a headline slot at next year’s BST Hyde Park.

Lewis Capaldi new 2026 UK and Ireland tour dates:

June 24 – Dublin – Marlay Park

June 26 – Limerick – Thomond Park

June 28 – Exeter – TX Maxx Presents Live at Powderham

June 30 – Cardiff – Blackweir Fields

July 4 – Leeds – American Express presents Roundhay Festival

July 11 – London – American Express presents BST Hyde Park

August 20 – Belfast – Belfast Vital

August 22 – Manchester – Wythenshawe Park

One of the UK’s longest-running and renowned events, The Isle of Wight Festival, has just released their headline acts for their 2026 show. The announcement showcased a diverse and far-reaching line-up, with the likes of The Cure, Calvin Harris, and Lewis Capaldi set to appear on stage next June. The festival will return once again to Seaclose Park from the 18th to the 21st of June, marking a prominent summer event for the UK’s 2026 music calendar.

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For many hopeful attendees, the announcement of The Cure stands as the main event amongst the headliner list. The return of one of Britain’s most famous bands to the UK concert scene brings a great sense of historic weight to the festival’s weekend program.

Since forming in Crawley in the late 1970s, frontman Robert Smith and his band quickly gained traction as one of Britain’s most distinctive and popular musical groups. The band found their footing in the gothic rock whilst balancing popular melodies with a post-punk atmosphere. The band’s influences span across multiple generations of musicians and fans. Their discography spans from early staples like ‘A Forest’ and ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ to crowd favourites like ‘Just Like Heaven’ and ‘Friday I’m in Love’, drawing one of the most enduring UK fanbases across almost 50 years.

Alongside The Cure, acts like Calvin Harris and Lewis Capaldi, both of whom represent the two differing ends of the contemporary music scene, will perform on the same stage. Harris, one of the world’s most popular modern DJs and producers, will feel at home performing in front of large-scale festival crowds, having played consistently in front of worldwide arenas and dominating many streaming platforms. This festival will mark a return to performing for Lewis Capaldi after a brief career hiatus, with many fans eager to see the singer-songwriter back on stage following a series of health-related incidents. His set promises both an emotional and celebratory tone as he hopes to reaffirm his status as one of the UK’s most recognisable voices in mainstream music.

The rest of the lineup makes space for a mixture of established names and promising new artists. Local band Wet Leg will return to play on home soil after the recent release of their second album, ‘Moisturizer’,  while The Kooks, Tom Grennan, Teddy Swims, and KT Tunstall are also set to play over the course of the weekend. A nod back to nostalgic musicians like Rick Astley, David Gray, and Shed Seven, alongside the re-formed Sex Pistols (with new vocalist Frank Carter), constitutes the heritage element of the line-up.

Tickets are set to go on sale at 8am BST on October 1, 2025. This will include a variety of tiered ticket options, including day passes, weekend camping tickets, and discounted “Islander” packages for local residents.

Despite faltering in audience numbers in 2024, the Isle of Wight Festival continues to report robust financial performance, generating around £3.4 million in profit last year. The 2026 line-up, relying on a mixture of legacy acts, global stars, and homegrown talent, promises to substantiate the festival’s prior position as one of the country’s leading summer festivals.

The announcement comes after the singer’s comeback, and the shows will see him play his first tour dates in two years at arenas and festivals around the UK allowing him to debut new music.

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He will play eight shows, which will start June 24 next year at Dublin’s Marlay Park.

From there, he will play at Thomond Park in Limerick June 26, TK Maxx Presents Live at Powderham in Exeter June 28, and the Blackweir Fields in Cardiff June 30.

The next month, he will play the new Roundhay Festival in Leeds July 4, and then headline London’s BST Hyde Park July 11.

The shows will then wrap up August 20 at the Belfast Vital, with the last show being on August 22 in Manchester at Wythenshawe Park.

Lewis Capaldi first broke through the music industry in 2017 with his independently released single ‘Bruises’, which quickly became a hit and became the fastest ever song by an unsigned artist to reach 25 million plays on Spotify.

In 2018, he released the EP ‘Breach’, which featured ‘Someone You Loved’, and the song gained him international fame.

His debut album, ‘Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent’, was released in May 2019 and included songs like ‘Hold Me While You Wait’, and ‘Someone You Loved’. The album became one of the best-selling records in the UK that year, spending several weeks at the top of the charts.

In 2023, he released his second album, ‘Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent‘, which included chart-topping single ‘Wish You The Best’.

The same year, he also revealed that he had Tourette syndrome and struggled with anxiety, which affected his live performances, including a widely discussed set at Glastonbury.

He chose to take a break from touring to focus on his mental and physical health.

Lewis Capaldi’s comeback was hinted at by his close friend Yungblud, who teased that Lewis was “sounding great”, and back working on new music.

The pair have bonded over their shared experiences with mental health struggles, offering support to one another away from the spotlight.

This year, Lewis Capaldi made a comeback, returning to live shows, and surprising fans with appearances at charity events such as a benefit gig in Edinburgh for the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), which works in suicide prevention.

When Lewis Capaldi stepped out for his surprise set at Glastonbury 2025, the stage erupted. Fans who remembered his emotional exit, were excited to see him smiling.

He told the crowd, “second time’s a charm… I just wanted to finish what I couldn’t finish the first time around.”

He has also released new music such as his single ‘Survive’ and has announced plans to headline major UK festivals next year.

His current run of UK arena shows started on September 7 in Sheffield, and will continue tomorrow with the first of his three shows at London’s O2 Arena, with the tour concluding with two nights in Dublin.

Pre-sale tickets for the new dates next year go on sale September 18 at 9am, and fans can sign up here.

General sale will start from September 19 at 9am and will be available here.

Lewis Capaldi new 2026 UK and Ireland tour dates:

June 24 – Dublin – Marlay Park

June 26 – Limerick – Thomond Park

June 28 – Exeter – TX Maxx Presents Live at Powderham

June 30 – Cardiff – Blackweir Fields

July 4 – Leeds – American Express presents Roundhay Festival

July 11 – London – American Express presents BST Hyde Park

August 20 – Belfast – Belfast Vital

August 22 – Manchester – Wythenshawe Park

Watch the performance here. 

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The heart-wrenching pop track was co-written with RØMANS, who he has also worked with on his new single ‘Survive’. Capaldi shocked the audience performing this brave new track of strength and vulnerability during a time of mental health struggles for the singer. His emotions culminated to the touching moment at Glastonbury 2023 when the Pyramid crowd carried the artist through a difficult performance of ‘Someone You Loved’.

In the new single’s music video, Capaldi’s voice soars over clips of his lowest moments, in a moving expression of self-doubt and resilience. And this was all the more immense at his Glastonbury performance this year. The singer introduced the song saying “I’ll be honest, the last three years haven’t been the best”, to which the crowd immediately roared their screams of support. He then went on to say “It was about, like, overcoming that stuff and getting over to the other side of it[…] this has been my fucking goal, to get back here, doing this. So, this is a song about that.”

Capaldi then stirred the crowd with soft acoustics and breath-taking vocals that his fans love.  

@lewiscapaldi this song means so much to me, hope you like it #survive #newmusic #glastonburyfestival ♬ Survive – Lewis Capaldi

Released only yesterday (27 June), the song has already amassed over 1 million streams and has been featured on nearly 40 New Music Friday playlists on Spotify. The release comes after his latest UK Number 1 album ‘Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent’, and his equally revealing Netflix documentary Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now, which was nominated for a GRAMMY award for Best Music Film. 

Ahead of his triumphant Glastonbury return, Capaldi has been at the forefront of mental health campaigns. The pop sensation supported the mental health charity CALM as a guest performer with a series of shows during Mental Health Awareness Week.

His return was also spotted on a promotional truck driving through Glasgow. One fan remarked “Lewis Capaldi back with a banger and a truck”

@kelsmcneill Lewis Capaldi on a truck in Glasgow wasn’t on my bingo card today #lewiscapaldi #newmusic #survive #glasgow @Lewis Capaldi ♬ Survive – Lewis Capaldi

The singer is set to perform on Good Morning America on 7 July and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on 14 July. Catch the latest updates on his official website.

Lewis Capaldi is a musician best known for his sense of humour and his chart-topping single ‘Someone You Loved’, which reached number 1 in the US Billboard Hot 100 list in 2019. 2023 was the last time Lewis Capaldi performed at Glastonbury, but his mental health had hindered his ability to complete his set. Capaldi suffers with Tourette syndrome, a condition which involves sudden and uncontrollable movements or vocal sounds, called tics.

The audience chimed in to help Capaldi finish his performance, resulting in one of the most iconic and touching moments from the festival that year.

@bbc The Glastonbury crowd ft @lewiscapaldi – what a beautiful moment listen on @bbcsounds original sound – BBC

After the show, Capaldi announced a hiatus, saying: ‘Glastonbury, I’m really sorry. I’m a bit annoyed with myself’.

He shared on his social media platforms: “The fact that this probably won’t come as a surprise doesn’t make it any easier to write, but I’m very sorry to let you know I’m going to be taking a break from touring for the foreseeable future.

I’m still learning to adjust to the impact of my Tourette’s and it became obvious that I need to spend more time getting my mental and physical health in order.”

hi x pic.twitter.com/qK8zxTD5IS

— Lewis Capaldi (@LewisCapaldi) June 27, 2023

Since then, Capaldi has mostly stayed out of the public eye, save for a surprise appearance at London’s WWE Smackdown in March, and a quiet gig for Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) in May.

The secret set in Glastonbury has been a feature of the festival since the 1990s, in which an artist who isn’t listed on the official bill makes a surprise appearance. Now, according to a new report from the Daily Mail, Capaldi is set to occupy one of the secret slots in the festival’s line-up. They believe Capaldi will take to the stage on Friday 27 June, just after Alanis Morissette on the Pyramid Stage.

Although Capaldi has taken a step back from the limelight for a few years, he is still releasing music. His newest EP ‘All The Rest’ was released last month on 16 May, and his newest album is scheduled for release sometime this year.

For more MXDWN coverage surrounding Lewis Capaldi, click here.

When fans spotted the ‘Someone You Loved’ singer in the crowd at The O2, Capaldi seemed in high spirits, acknowledging fans with a peace sign and a thumbs up during the event.

Earlier that night, Capaldi was pictured backstage with fellow Scotsman, wrestler Drew McIntyre.

OH HI LEWIS CAPALDI #Smackdown pic.twitter.com/hxkOpTwoJ7

— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) March 28, 2025

The 28-year-old’s return to the public eye comes days after his pal, and fellow musician, Yungblud (Dominic Harrison) shared an all-important update on Capaldi’s mental health and new music, following his decision to take a break from the industry in 2023.

Yungblud revealed to The Sun: “I have heard his new music, and it sounds great. He is getting his mental health right. I love him, as me and him have been on this ride together. We experienced it at the same time, and he is perhaps the only friend who knows what I am going through, in the same way I know what he’s going through”.

Capaldi took a step back from the industry in June 2023, after his vocal tics (a symptom of Tourettes syndrome) disrupted his headline performance at Glastonbury; which consequently resulted in his hiatus ever since, as the singer wanted to focus on his mental and physical health.

We love you Lewis Capaldi Glastonbury crowds are the best. pic.twitter.com/x6ZnIIgRpP — BBC Radio 1 (@BBCR1) June 24, 2023

It was revealed that Capaldi took multiple weeks off prior to his Glastonbury set, cancelling shows and other work commitments in the process, due to the Glaswegian needing to rest.

In the X post announcing the cancellations in 2023, the singer wrote: “I need to take these three weeks to be Lewis from Glasgow for a bit, spend some time with my family and friends and do normal life things that are an important part of me feeling better. I hope everyone understands.”

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— Lewis Capaldi (@LewisCapaldi) June 5, 2023

During his performance at Glastonbury, he made multiple comments relating to his vocal complications, even stating: “I feel like I’ll be taking another wee break for the next few weeks, you might not see me for the rest of the year. But when I do come back, and I do see you I hope you’re up for watching.”

Yungblud’s enthusiasm on Capaldi’s sonic return, along with the ‘Before You Go’ singer’s recent appearance at WWE Smackdown hold prominence in the return of Lewis Capaldi into the industry in the foreseeable future.

The ‘Before You Go’ singer has been on a break from the industry since June 2023, after vocal tics plagued his singing, a symptom of Tourette’s syndrome, which led the singer to break down during his performance on the Glastonbury stage. Lewis has been off social media and such ever since, taking a much deserved break to help himself feel better.

Doncaster Pop-Punk singer, Yungblud, who recently returned with his new single ‘Hello Heaven, Hello’ and who has also been known to be a very close friend of Capaldi’s, has revealed his friend has been focusing on getting his mental health back on track but has some really great new material in the bag waiting for future releases.

The rock singer shared with The Sun about their friendship: “We’ve always been the same. We knew each other before any success. It’s important to find friends who know you before anything and I think we’ll always be behind the bar in some pub until we’re 70. I have heard his new music, and it sounds great. He is getting his mental health right. I love him, as me and him have been on this ride together. We experienced it at the same time, and he is perhaps the only friend who knows what I am going through, in the same way I know what he’s going through.”

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Lewis Capaldi, shared a statement on Instagram after his Glastonbury set which read: “First of all, thank you to Glastonbury for having me, for singing along when I needed it and for all the amazing messages afterwards. It really does mean the world. The fact that this probably won’t come as a surprise doesn’t make it any easier to write, but I’m very sorry to let you all know I’m going to be taking a break from touring for the foreseeable future. I used to be able to enjoy every second of shows like this and I’d hoped 3 weeks away would sort me out. But the truth is I’m still learning to adjust to the impact of my Tourette’s and on Saturday it become obvious that I need to spend much more time getting my mental and physical health in order, so I can keep doing everything I love for a long time to come.”

The Scottish singer’s second album ‘Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent’ raced to number 1 in the UK charts in 2023 was the latest release from the artist. He has then shared a few snippets of music on Instagram but hasn’t been active since the beginning of the year 2024.

International artists like Kendrick Lamar, Doja Cat and Paramore, are also represented for the international awards with multiple nominations, displaying how music videos are still important to the art of music for major artists, not just in the UK, but across the world.

Newer artists like New York artist, METTE and rapper Andrey Nuna are also represented across a plethora of awards as the awards put themselves at the forefront of cutting edge ideas in the realm of music videos.

Live videos also get a representation at the awards with artists like The 1975 being nominated for their Being Funny In A Foreign Language live video as well as live videos from Young Fathers and Jeshi.

The winners of the UK Music Video Awards will be announced at an award ceremony on October 26^th at the Magazine, a venue in North Greenwich, near the 02 Arena. Tickets can be found here.

Here is a selection of nominations for the awards:

Best Pop Video

Raye feat 070 Shake – ‘Escapism’

Lewis Capaldi – ‘Forget Me’

Sam Smith - ‘I’m Not Here To Make Friends’

Labrinth – ‘Kill For Your Love’

Harry Styles – ‘Music For A Sushi Restaurant’

Harry Styles – ‘Satellite’

Best R&B / Soul Video – UK

Joesef – ‘Just Come Home With Me Tonight’

Ezra Collective feat Kojey Radical – ‘No Confusion’

Grace Carter – ‘Pick Your Tears Up’

Ama Lou – ‘Silence’

Stormzy feat Raye – ‘The Weekend’

Jorja Smith – ‘Try Me’

Best Rock Video – UK

Shame – ‘Fingers of Steel’

Bring Me The Horizon – ‘LosT’

Elephant Kind – ‘Love As’

Royal Blood – ‘Pull Me Through’

Squid – ‘Swing (In a Dream)’

Squid – ‘The Blades’

Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video – UK

Little Simz – ‘Gorilla’

J Hus – ‘It’s Crazy’

Stormzy – ‘Mel Made Me Do it’

Jords – ‘Mobay / Stay Close’

Loyle Carner – ‘Nobody Knows (Ladas Road)’

AntsLive – ‘Number One Candidate’

Best Pop Video – International

Priya Ragu – ‘Adalam Va’

Christina Aguilera – ‘Beautiful (2022 Version)’

Tove Lo – ‘Borderline’

Mette – ‘Mama’s Eyes’

Jung Kook feat Latto – ‘Seven’

Mette - ‘Van Gogh’

Best Rock Video – International

Grian Chatten – ‘All of the People’

The Hives - ‘Bogus Operandi’

Stolen Nova – ‘Glue’

Cari Cari – ‘My Grandma Says We Have No Future’

Paramore – ‘Running Out of Time’

Falling In Reverse – ‘Watch The World Burn’

Best Hip Hop / Grime / Rap Video – International

Doja Cat – ‘Attention’

Kendrick Lamar – ‘Count Me Out’

Benjamin Earl Turner- ‘Headspace’

Audrey Nuna – ‘Locket’

Travis Scott – ‘Sirens’

Biji – ‘Zigidi’

As promised, a leather-clad, cigarette-brandishing Matty Healy and co. turned back the clocks this weekend, indulging hardcore The 1975 fans with a setlist that wouldn’t have looked out of place on a 2013 Tumblr user’s dashboard. A culture-defining LP for young teens at the time, The 1975 was, in Healy’s own words, trying to capture “the apocalyptic sense of being a teenager” and remains emblematic of an era where a very niche subculture, characterised by black and white imagery of Dr. Martens and fishnets, provided a new online audience with a sense of identity.

Listen to The 1975’s live rendition of 2013’s “Heart Out”:

As evidenced by the huge crowd at Reading on Saturday, the record clearly continues to resonate with young people even today, with deeper cuts such as “Pressure” or “She Way Out” – songs which are rarely, if ever, played live – prompting enthused singalongs from an enamoured audience. The fact that a portion of the festival’s attendees made up a new wave of listeners, didn’t go unnoticed, either, with Healy acknowledging:

“This album, I don’t know, it feels quite relevant now, and you all look very young and you’re all enjoying it – it feels like the internet’s working in the way it should do.”

The frontman is correct in assuming that his band are as relevant as ever: their latest album landed them a TikTok hit in “About You” – a song which harks back to the sonic landscape and romanticised aesthetic first explored on their debut album. The group’s early hits, however, are still equally as potent, with crowd-pleasers “Sex” and “Robbers” showcasing The 1975’s enduring influence on fans. 

Check out their live performance of “Robbers” below:

Meanwhile, Healy was quick to appreciate his band had been gifted an opportunity at the expense of a certain Scottish pop singer:

“Well, first of all can we have the loudest round of applause in our set for Mr. Lewis Capaldi who couldn’t make it tonight.”

Capaldi, who has been struggling with Tourette’s syndrome, was initially set to headline Reading, but was forced to cancel a number of shows including the bank holiday weekend festival due to his wavering health.

In honour of its 10 year anniversary, The 1975 will be releasing a special edition format of their self-titled debut album, due to hit stores on September 1. The 1975 (10th Anniversary) is available for pre-order here.

For their full set at Reading 2023, head to BBC iPlayer.