Kasabian just dropped details of their biggest UK arena tour in years

The Leicester rockers will embark on a five-date run later this year

Fresh from their massive sold-out headline show at London’s Finsbury Park, where they performed in front of 45,000 fans, Kasabian have announced a major UK arena tour for December 2026.

The Leicester rockers will embark on a five-date run beginning at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena on Friday, 11 December, before calling at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro, Cardiff’s Utilita Arena and London’s The O2. The tour will conclude at Manchester’s Co-op Live on Saturday, 19 December. Special guests The Vaccines will join the band across all dates.

The announcement arrives ahead of the release of Kasabian’s highly anticipated ninth studio album, ACT III, which lands on Friday, 4 September. The record marks the latest chapter in the band’s evolution under frontman Serge Pizzorno and follows 2024’s Happenings, which became the group’s seventh UK Number 1 album.

Described by Pizzorno as a bold and expansive collection of songs, ACT III is expected to build on the energetic, electronic-tinged sound that has defined Kasabian’s recent output, while also revisiting the anthemic indie-rock style that made them one of Britain’s biggest bands. Early tracks from the album have already generated significant excitement among fans, with the band hinting at some of their most ambitious songwriting to date.

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Should ACT III top the UK Albums Chart, it would give Kasabian their eighth Number 1 album, further cementing their status as one of the most successful British rock acts of the past two decades.

How to get tickets for Kasabian’s December arena tour

Tickets will first be available through an Artist Presale from 9am BST on Wednesday, 15 July.

General sale begins at 9am BST on Friday, 17 July.

Kasabian UK Arena Tour Dates 2026

  • Fri 11 Dec – Birmingham, Utilita Arena
  • Sun 13 Dec – Glasgow, OVO Hydro
  • Wed 16 Dec – Cardiff, Utilita Arena
  • Fri 18 Dec – London, The O2
  • Sat 19 Dec – Manchester, Co-op Live

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