BIG SPECIAL Confirm 2005-2006 UK/EU Tour Plans

BIG SPECIAL have announced a run of UK and European headline tour dates. The band will tour their acclaimed, inimitably rowdy live show through the EU this October before a UK run in February 2026 sees them perform their biggest headline show to date at London’s Roundhouse.

BIG SPECIAL recently headlined a sold-out show at London’s Forum and are currently on tour opening for Pixies in the UK and Europe. Earlier this year the band released a deluxe edition of their debut album POSTINDUSTRIAL HOMETOWN BLUES, which is out now on SO Recordings.

2025 Tour Dates:

14 May – O2 Academy, Edinburgh, UK **
16 May – O2 Academy, Brixton, London, UK **
17 May – O2 Academy, Brixton, London, UK **
19 May – O2 Academy, Leeds, UK **
20 May – O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK **
21 May – Utilita Arena, Cardiff, UK **
23 May – O2 City Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK **
24 May – O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK **
25 May – Dot To Dot Festival, Bristol, UK
30 May – Maifield Derby, Maimarkt Mannheim, Mannheim, DE
25-28 Jul – Deer Shed Festival, Thirsk, UK
08 Oct – Cactus Café, Bruges, BE
09 Oct – Trix Bar, Antwerp, BE
10 Oct – Rotown, Rotterdam, NL
11 Oct – Bitterzoet, Amsterdam, NL
12 Oct – Hall of Fame, Tilburg, NL
14 Oct – Loppen, Copenhagen, DK
15 Oct – Lux, Hannover, DE
16 Oct – Kantine, Berlin, DE
17 Oct – Chmury, Warsaw, PL
18 Oct – Café V lese, Prague, CZ
22 Oct – Arena, Vienna, AUT
23 Oct – Santeria, Milan, IT
24 Oct – Exil, Zurich, CH
25 Oct – Orangehouse, Munich, DE
28 Oct – MTC, Cologne, DE
29 Oct – La Boule Noire, Paris, FR
31 Oct – Razzmatazz 3, Barcelona, ESP
01 Nov – El Sol, Madrid, ESP

** = Pixies support

Big Special 2025-2026 tour poster

2026 Tour Dates:

13 Feb – The Waterfront, Norwich, UK +
14 Feb – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK +
15 Feb – Digital, Newcastle, UK +
18 Feb – University Stylus, Leeds, UK +
19 Feb – SWG3 Warehouse, Glasgow, UK +
20 Feb – New Century Hall, Manchester, UK +
21 Feb – O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK +
24 Feb – Electric Bristol, Bristol, UK +
25 Feb – The 1865, Southampton, UK +
27 Feb – Roundhouse, London, UK ^ + △
06 Mar – The Workman’s Club, Dublin, IE
07 Mar – Ulster Sports Club, Belfast, UK

+ = Support from GANS
^ = Support from Liz Lawrence
△ = Support from Good Health Good Wealth