David Gray will perform his brand-new summer run of his Past & Present World Tour at Barton Aerodrome in 2026.
Following his headline Legends set at Electric Picnic this past weekend, has seen him announce a run of dates across the UK and Ireland.
The dates for the 2026 shows will stretch across June and July, with the artist coming to Barton Aerodrome on Thursday 2 July 2026.
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.
And his Electric Picnic set marked another milestone in support of his widely praised new album Dear Life, which saw an extraordinary response.
Visiting Barton Aerodrome in July, Gray will also see headline appearances at Cardiff Castle, Scarborough Open Air Theatre, Belfast’s SSE Arena, and Dublin’s Fairview Park.
As well as Lincoln Castle, and two nights Live at the Marquee in Cork, with special guests The Divine Comedy joining on select dates.
Ahead of the newly announced tour, David said: “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!”
He continued: “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!”
David Gray’s story is unlike any other, spending almost a decade striving to make a breakthrough, and when it happened it did so in the biggest way imaginable.
His album White Ladder became one of the best-selling British albums of recent decades and established him as an arena-filling artist.
And as the years have passed, 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.
Salford residents will be able to get tickets via the artist presale on Tuesday 2 September at 10am BST, followed by a Spotify presale on Wednesday 3 September at 10am BST.
And the available on local presale on Thursday 4 September at 10am BST, with a general sale beginning on Friday 5 September at 10am BST and 5am ET.
Fans of David Gray can also register to his presale access via his mailing list, which can be found here.
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