The final two months of 2025 are packed with tours from must-see music acts – whether you’re into mellow indie pop or high-intensity heavy metal. Here’s our pick of the top people to keep on your gig radar.
Lorde
15–20 November, ticketmaster.co.uk
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Bastille
The band’s tour is perfect for a trip down memory lane, featuring a “mix of fan favourites, deep cuts” and “intimate unplugged moments”, said NME. A percentage of the proceeds will be donated to Youth Music’s ‘Rescue the Roots’ campaign, which helps “marginalised young people make and monetise music”. Bastille’s “From All Sides” tour promises the best songs from the last 15 years, playing in multiple venues across Wales, Scotland and England.
Until 10 December, ticketmaster.co.uk
The Last Dinner Party
The all-female five-piece band have made a “statement of intent” by announcing their worldwide 35-date tour in 2025, said The Indiependent. Their rise has been rapid, with an action-packed summer, including supporting Olivia Rodrigo and BST Hyde Park “cementing their reputation as one of the UK’s most exciting live acts”. Their new album “From the Pyre” dropped last month, and fans are relishing the chance to see it live.
17 November–8 December, ticketmaster.co.uk
Kneecap
“Occasionally the musical universe conjures astonishing success stories that we might never have thought to ask for and had no right to expect,” said Billboard. The “fiery, sharp and dexterous” West Belfast rap trio have had a “wild ascent” in the last year alone. Their tour comes against the backdrop of a turbulent period: this July, they were banned from entering Hungary for three years, after being classified as a major security risk, and weren’t broadcast live on the BBC during their Glastonbury set.
14–30 November, ticketmaster.co.uk
Loyle Carner
Carner is only 31 but the success he has had since his debut album was nominated for the 2017 Mercury Prize has made him “one of the UK’s most vital voices”, said Whynow. His “Hopefully!” tour sees him “expanding into new territory, blending diaristic rap with forays into singing, producing and live instrumentation”.
Until 25 November, ticketmaster.co.uk
The Pigeon Detectives
It's “time to roll back the years” as “old-school indie favourite” the Pigeon Detectives are stopping off in Manchester as part of their “Best of Tour”, said The Manc. The “Yorkshire lads” will be travelling around the UK this autumn to support the release of their new album “Still Not Sorry”. Shows are scheduled in Leeds, Nottingham and London as well as Manchester.
Until 29 November, ticketmaster.co.uk
2hollis
2hollis “first rose to fame” following the release of his debut album, “White Tiger”, in 2022, said The Glasgow Times. Fast forward a couple of years and the 21-year-old’s hit song “Poster Boy” “was included on EA Sports FC 2024’s soundtrack”. The UK dates celebrate the release of his 2025 album “The Star Tour” and he’ll play in Manchester, Glasgow and London.
21–25 November, ticketmaster.co.uk
Rizzle Kicks
“If you’re after a healthy dose of nostalgia, then you definitely can’t miss this,” said Radio Times. The Brighton hip-hop duo – Jordan Stephens and Harley Alexander-Sulé – will be getting “Down with the Trumpets” in November, with a handful of shows in locations including Cambridge, Bristol, Birmingham and Norwich.
12–28 November, ticketmaster.co.uk
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