Lily Allen to play smash-hit new album in full on first tour in seven years
Lily Allen has returned with one of the best comeback albums the British music scene has witnessed in decades, and it’s been received so well that she’s set to play the record IN FULL on a new tour – her first in more than seven years – and, yes, she’s coming to Manchester.
The noughties popstar and daughter of fellow musician and actor, Keith Allen, isn’t just having a renaissance, the 40-year-old singer-songwriter is now riding arguably one of the biggest waves of popularity in her career following the release of her fifth studio LP.
West End Girl, released earlier this month, has not only gone down a treat with die-hard Lily Allen listeners but has earned her plenty of new fans too, as well as winning over numerous critics.
Notching multiple five-star reviews, a shout for album of the year from Variety, and even being labelled “one for the history books” by the BBC, the demand to see her back on the road was ready and waiting, and now the genre-hopping Hammersmith heroine is giving the people what they want.
Without giving too much away for those who haven’t listened to it yet, the deeply honest and no-holds-barred material dives into her divorce from ex-husband, David Harbour, of Stranger Things and Thunderbolts* fame.
Leaving no stone unturned, it’s a deeply personal, scorched-earth kind of album that has resonated with a lot of people, it seems.
We’re not going to say any more than that; just strap in, give it a go and thank us later. You can see the full list of her newly announced domestic tour dates, where she’ll be playing West End Girl in its entirety, down below.
Lily Allen UK live tour shows, including multiple Northern dates
March 2026
- 2/3 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
- 3/3 Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
- 5/3 Birmingham Symphony Hall
- 7/3 Sheffield City Hall
- 8/3 Newcastle City Hall
- 10/3 Manchester Aviva Studios, The Hall
- 11/3 Manchester Aviva Studios, The Hall
- 14/3 Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
- 15/3 Cambridge Corn Exchange
- 17/3 Bristol Beacon
- 18/3 Cardiff New Theatre
- 20/3 London Palladium
- 21/3 London Palladium
Here’s a little taste of just one of the tracks from the acclaimed new album, which is already being heralded as her best to date.
Honestly, there’s plenty more where that came from…
If you’re looking to hear the explosive 14-track diatribe from start to finish in person, she’ll be playing not just one but two nights at the Factory International’s Aviva Studios.
Tickets for all Lily Allen live tour dates, including her Manchester shows next spring, go live on Friday, 7 November from 10am – and given the reaction to the album itself, you can bank on them selling out fast.
You can get ready to grab yours right HERE.
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