Top Tickets This Week: Wet Leg, Chappell Roan, Little Simz, Role Model, Calum Scott

Wet Leg

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The Isle of Wight indie-rockers will preview music from their new album, 'Moisturizer', at shows in Birmingham, London, Edinburgh, Leeds and Manchester between May 21 and 29.

Support will come from Mary In The Junkyard in Birmingham, London and Manchester, and Katy J Pearson in Edinburgh and Leeds. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday (April 11) - Compare and buy tickets here.

Led by Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers, the group will drop the follow-up to their 2022 self-titled LP through Domino Recordings on July 11. Head here to check out the lead single, Catch These Fists.

Wet Leg will also appear at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool on May 25, ahead of performances at several UK and European festivals this summer, including slots at Glastonbury, TRNSMT, Wilderness, Boardmasters and Green Man.

Chappell Roan

The American pop singer will take over Edinburgh's Royal Highlands Showgrounds on August 26 as part of the Summer Sessions concert series. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on Friday (April 11) - Compare and buy tickets here.

The show will follow her headlining performances at the Reading and Leeds Festival on August 22 and 23, respectively, and Electric Picnic in Ireland on August 29.

In addiition to her UK and Ireland dates, she'll headline various European festivals, including Norway's Øya Festival, Hungary's Sziget Festival, Austria's Frequency Festival, and Rock En Siene in France. Tickets are on sale now.

In March, the Grammy and BRIT Award-winner dropped The Giver, her first new single since her 2024 hit, Good Luck, Babe!. She released her debut studio album, 'The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess', in 2023. 

Little Simz

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The Mercury Prize, BRIT and MOBO Award-winning London rapper will play Manchester's Co-op Live arena on October 16, and The O2 in London on October 17, marking her biggest headline performances to date.

Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday (April 11) - Compare and buy tickets here.

The dates will follow the release of her sixth album, 'Lotus', due out via AWAL Recordings on June 6. She previously teased the project with the singles Free and Flood.

This summer, Simz will curate and perform at the 30th edition of Meltdown Festival, which takes place at London's Southbank Centre between June 12 and 22, with additional performances from The Streets, Mahalia, Ghetts, Tiwa Savage, Jon Batiste, James Blake, Lola Young, and more. Head here for more details.

Role Model

The American singer and songwriter will take his No Place Like Tour (The Longest Goodbye) to London, Manchester, Leeds, Tilburg, Berlin and Paris between November 4 and 14. Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time on Friday (April 11) - Compare and buy tickets here.

Role Model put out his second album, 'Kansas Anymore', last summer and supported it with UK and European shows in the winter as part of the No Place Like Tour, which also included Australia and New Zealand shows in February, and North American dates earlier this spring.

In February, he dropped an extended edition of the record, titled 'Kansas Anymore (The Longest Goodbye)', featuring four extra songs.

Calum Scott

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The British artist will headline Manchester's AO Arena, Dublin's 3Arena and London's OVO Arena Wembley between November 18 and 21 as part of the European leg of The Avenoir Tour. 

Tickets go on general sale at 9am BST/10am CEST on Friday (April 11) - Compare and buy tickets here.

The tour will see the singer-songwriter performing his biggest shows of his career to date in support of his upcoming third studio album, 'Avenoir', due out on September 12 via EMI. Head here to check out his new single, God Knows. The album also looks likely to feature his 2024 singles My World, Roots, and Lighthouse, as well as 2023's At Your Worst.

Scott also has a rescheduled homecoming show in Hull in the diary for August. Tickets for the previously postponed 2024 gig remain valid for the new date. 

Also Announced This Week:

• Due to pre-sale demand, The Maccabees have added extra dates to their summer tour.
• Dom Dolla has announced UK shows in London and Manchester for the autumn.
• The Divine Comedy have announced their 13th studio album, 'Rainy Sunday Afternoon', and accompanying tour dates.
• Mac DeMarco has announced UK, European, and North American tour dates that will run throughout the second half of 2025.
• The Hives have announced their seventh studio album, 'The Hives Forever Forever The Hives', and accompanying tour dates.
• Everything Everything will tour the UK later this year.
•  Jessie Reyez has announced her Paid In Memories Tour.
• Stereolab have announced their first new album in 15 years, 'Instant Holograms On Metal Film', and accompanying tour dates.
• Due to demand, CMAT has added a third Scottish show to her Euro-Country Tour.
• New Found Glory have announced a UK tour for the autumn.
• Steve Backshall's Deadly Live! will tour the UK this autumn. 
• Gurdas Maan will return to the UK this summer.
• The Amazons will tour the UK this autumn.
• Catfish And The Bottlemen have announced three new major outdoor shows for the summer.
• Mahalia, Tiwa Savage and James Blake are among the new acts announced for the 30th edition of London's Meltdown Festival.

Head here for a full list and to find your tickets.

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