Kneecap Announce 2026 World Tour and UK/Ireland Dates

Belfast rap trio Kneecap have announced a massive world tour supporting their new album Fenian, featuring a string of UK and Ireland arena dates starting in late November NME.

The tour kicks off at Pabellón Oeste in Mexico City, Mexico on October 15. International stops include Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Luxembourg, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Poland, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, and Italy.

The UK and Ireland leg begins at the O2 Guildhall Southampton on November 28. Further performances will visit Bristol, Wolverhampton, Manchester, Newcastle, Hull, Swansea, Glasgow, Liverpool, Bradford, and Nottingham, concluding at the Dublin 3Arena on December 16. Additional dates are scheduled for New Zealand in February 2027 at Auckland's Spark Arena and Wellington's TSB Arena. Tickets go on sale this Friday, September 4, at 10am BST.

The tour follows recent festival performances, including a four-and-a-half-star set at Reading and Leeds. Their album Fenian also received a four-and-a-half-star review from NME, praised for its consistency, genre-hopping style, and energy.

Additionally, Kneecap are set to appear on Tom Morello's upcoming album Everyone Gets Everything They Want, out September 25 via Mom + Pop Music, featured on the track 'Unconquered'. Morello recently praised the trio as "clearly the Rage Against The Machine of now" for their outspoken political stance.