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Morrissey sets winter 2026 UK tour with Brighton, Cardiff and Glasgow dates
Morrissey has announced a December 2026 UK tour, with dates in Brighton, Cardiff, Liverpool, Glasgow and Leeds.
Morrissey has lined up a December UK tour, adding a short run of arena dates after already plotting a European headline trek for the summer. The former Smiths frontman, whose 14th solo album Make-Up Is A Lie arrived in March via Sire Records, will return to Britain at the end of the year for five shows that begin at the Brighton Centre on December 6.
The route then moves through Cardiff’s Utilita Arena on December 10 and Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena on December 12, before heading north to Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on December 16. The final stop is Leeds’ First Direct Bank Arena on December 19, closing out a compact itinerary that keeps the focus on major venues rather than a lengthy road stretch.
Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday May 22, with fans able to buy here. A pre-sale opens earlier, from 9am on Wednesday May 20, for those who sign up for early access here.
Morrissey’s 2026 UK tour dates are:
DECEMBER
6 – Brighton, Brighton Centre
10 – Cardiff, Utilita Arena
12 – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena
16 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro
19 – Leeds, First Direct Bank Arena
It has already been a busy year for the singer in the UK. In February, he played what was billed as his only UK concert of the year at The O2 in London. That promise now looks provisional at best, given the new December run, though the broader picture around Morrissey’s live schedule remains as unpredictable as ever.
Earlier this year, he cancelled a string of US shows, citing “artist illness” and an “adverse reaction to a prescription medication”. Last month, a Valencia date also fell through “due to sleep deprivation”. In the statement explaining that cancellation, the issue was framed in practical terms: “Any form of sleep or rest throughout the night was impossible due to festival noise / loud techno singing / megaphone announcements,” it read. “Morrissey drove from Milan to Valencia but has been unable to rest in Valencia due to noise […] Circumstances render the show impossible.” The Spanish embassy in the UK later mocked the explanation online, adding another round of unwanted attention to a touring history already defined by abrupt stops and unexplained pivots. See a complete list of every gig that Morrissey has cancelled since 2012 here.
Beyond the touring headlines, Morrissey has also been making noise around Smiths history. He recently claimed responsibility for the original idea behind the band’s celebrated photograph outside Salford Lads Club, and corrected Johnny Marr on the story of how the group signed to Rough Trade.
He is also due to appear as one of the headline acts at this year’s CBGB Festival in New York in September, alongside Patti Smith, Interpol and Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter.
