ACCLAIMED NEW ALBUM DEAR LIFE OUT NOW

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10am BST, Monday, September 1 – Following his headline Legends set at Electric Picnic this weekend, David Gray today announces a brand-new summer run of UK & Ireland dates for June–July 2026 as part of his Past & Present World Tour.

The tour has already seen him sell out 68 shows across the USA, Australia, UK and Ireland in 2025, including landmark nights at London’s Royal Albert Hall, Glasgow’s SEC Armadillo, Manchester’s O2 Apollo and Dublin’s 3Arena. His Electric Picnic set marked another milestone in support of his widely praised new album Dear Life (out now via Laugh A Minute Records/Secretly Distribution).

The newly announced 2026 summer shows include headline appearances at Cardiff Castle, Scarborough Open Air Theatre, Belfast’s SSE Arena, Dublin’s Fairview Park, Lincoln Castle, and two nights Live at the Marquee in Cork, with special guests The Divine Comedy joining on select dates.

Tickets will be available via artist presale on Tuesday 2 September at 10am BST, followed by a Spotify presale on Wednesday 3 September at 10am BST, and local presales on Thursday 4 September at 10am BST. General sale begins on Friday 5 September at 10am BST / 5am ET. Fans can register for presale access via David Gray’s mailing list at www.davidgray.com.

Please note: there will be no Artist or Spotify presale for Hampton Court, and no Spotify presale for Isle of Man.

David says, “We’ve had the most amazing tour this year, from the opening night in Boston to the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, and then on to the Royal Albert Hall in London and the 3Arena in Dublin. These have been some of the most memorable and magical shows of my entire career. We’ve pushed ourselves as a band but it’s been richly rewarding and SO MUCH FUN! When everyone is in such fine form it would seem wrong to stop the ball from rolling - so with that in mind I’m delighted to announce a string of further dates for the summer of 2026. Exciting times!” 

The response to Gray’s thirteenth album Dear Life has been extraordinary. Produced by Ben de Vries, critics have hailed it as “a brooding triumph” (Telegraph), “his most confessional and emotive work to date” (Clash), and “a slow-burner that catches fire” (Mojo). The album has also drawn comparisons to Gray’s multi-platinum White Ladder — “the sonic DNA of White Ladder is present here” (Rolling Stone) and “his poppiest and most successful album since White Ladder” (Music OMH). His artistry as a songwriter has also been singled out — “this 13th album confirms Gray’s not lost his touch” (Guardian) and “a soulful collection of richly poetic songs about love, change and mortality” (Independent).

David Gray’s story is unlike any other. He spent almost a decade striving to make a breakthrough, and when it happened it did so in the biggest way imaginable as White Ladder became one of the best-selling British albums of recent decades and established him as an arena-filling artist. As the years have passed, his songcraft has only deepened — his natural ability to convey specific emotions, atmospheres, or, as heard on his acclaimed 2021 album Skellig, a sense of place, has positioned him firmly in the lineage of classic poetic singer-songwriters. While the likes of Ed Sheeran, Adele and Hozier have acknowledged his influence, Gray has continued to follow his own artistic path.

Past & Present Summer Tour Dates 2026:

June 10 – London, UK – Hampton Court Palace Festival
June 13 – Cork, Ireland – Live at the Marquee (with special guest The Divine Comedy)
June 14 – Cork, Ireland – Live at the Marquee (with special guest The Divine Comedy)
June 16 – Belfast, UK – SSE Arena (with special guest The Divine Comedy)
June 17 – Dublin, Ireland – Fairview Park (with special guest The Divine Comedy)
June 19 – Derby, UK – Vaillant Live
June 23 – Douglas, Isle of Man – Villa Marina Royal Hall
June 26 – Llangollen, UK – Llangollen Pavilion (with special guest The Divine Comedy)
June 27 – Warrington, UK – Parr Hall
June 28 – Lincoln, UK – Lincoln Castle (with special guest The Divine Comedy)
July 1 – Watford, UK – Colosseum
July 2 – Manchester, UK – Barton Aerodrome
July 4 – Scarborough, UK – Open Air Theatre (with special guest The Divine Comedy)
July 5 – Halifax, UK – The Piece Hall (with special guest The Divine Comedy)
July 7 – Northampton, UK – Derngate
July 8 – Eastbourne, UK – Congress Theatre
July 10 – Margate, UK – Dreamland (with special guest The Divine Comedy)
July 11 – Cardiff, UK – Cardiff Castle (with special guest The Divine Comedy)

Praise for Dear Life:

“A brooding triumph from one of the country’s finest singer-songwriters” **** - Daily Telegraph

"His most confessional and emotive work to date" 8/10 - Clash Magazine

“A slow-burner that catches fire” **** - Mojo Magazine

“This 13th album confirms Gray’s not lost his touch” - The Guardian.

“A shimmering song-suite. Gray’s patience has paid off handsomely” **** Daily Mail

“The sonic DNA of White Ladder is present here” - Rolling Stone UK

“Gray still possesses that musical touch that made White Ladder so ubiquitous nearly a quarter of a century ago” **** - Classic Pop Magazine

“A soulful collection of richly poetic songs about love, change and mortality” – Independent

“Glowing with emotional intelligence. Gray has long since mastered the art of the singer-songwriter” **** Mail On Sunday

“His poppiest and most successful album since White Ladder” - Music OMH

“Blissful catchy tunes awash with emotional intelligence" - Daily Mirror

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MCD Presents

David Gray

Plus Special Guests: The Divine Comedy

SSE Arena, Belfast

16^th June 2026

Fairview Park Dublin

17^th June, 2026

(Subject to Licence )

Tickets On sale This Friday 5^th September at 10am

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Fairview Park Dublin: Tickets €69.90 / €79.90 (inc. booking fee) from www.ticketmaster.ie

Bookings subject to 12.5% service charge per ticket (Max €10.50)

SSE Arena Belfast: Ticketmaster.ie (Subject To Ticket Charge)

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