'Big Special' 2025 European tour and 2026 UK headline run: Ticket info, dates, venues, and more explored

British punk duo Big Special are officially heading out on their biggest tour yet. They have scheduled a European run for October 2025 and a UK and Ireland headline tour for early 2026.

This tour is a relatively significant step for the Black Country-born band, as they started out playing small shows in Birmingham.

Following a string of spring shows supporting Pixies, Big Special will take their music across Europe and the UK. Tickets for all dates are on sale now. The general sale began at 9 am on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

Support acts for the UK leg include GANS on all shows. On the other hand, Liz Lawrence and Good Health Good Wealth will be joining for their headline performance at London's Roundhouse.

Big Special took to their official Instagram profile to share the tour announcement, captioning:

"TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR OUR UPCOMING WINTER AND SPRING HEADLINE RUN. Birmingham and London tickets rocketed out of the door on the pre sale this week, so move sharpish. EU AND UK LETS GO. LINK IN BIO"

Big Special is made up of vocalist Joe Hicklin and drummer Callum Moloney. Their debut album was Postindustrial Hometown Blues, which was released in May 2024. It garnered notable acclaim on the internet.

Earlier this year, the album got a deluxe edition re-release through SO Recordings. One of their beloved tracks, Sh*thouse, was recently featured in a Black Mirror episode.

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Complete list of dates and venues for Big Special's 2025-26 European/UK tour

The confirmed dates and venues for their upcoming trek are as follows:

European Tour 2025

• Wednesday, October 8, 2025 – Bruges, Belgium @ Cactus Café
• Thursday, October 9, 2025 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix Bar
• Friday, October 10, 2025 – Rotterdam, Netherlands @ Rotown
• Saturday, October 11, 2025 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Bitterzoet
• Sunday, October 12, 2025 – Tilburg, Netherlands @ Hall of Fame
• Tuesday, October 14, 2025 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Loppen
• Wednesday, October 15, 2025 – Hannover, Germany @ Lux
• Thursday, October 16, 2025 – Berlin, Germany @ Kantine
• Friday, October 17, 2025 – Warsaw, Poland @ Chmury
• Saturday, October 18, 2025 – Prague, Czechia @ Café V lese
• Wednesday, October 22, 2025 – Vienna, Austria @ Arena Wien
• Thursday, October 23, 2025 – Milan, Italy @ Santeria Toscana 31
• Friday, October 24, 2025 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Exil
• Saturday, October 25, 2025 – Munich, Germany @ Orangehouse, Feierwerk
• Tuesday, October 28, 2025 – Cologne, Germany @ MTC
• Wednesday, October 29, 2025 – Paris, France @ La Boule Noire
• Friday, October 31, 2025 – Barcelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz 3
• Saturday, November 1, 2025 – Madrid, Spain @ El Sol

UK & Ireland Tour 2026

• Thursday, February 13, 2026 – Norwich, UK @ The Waterfront (GANS)
• Friday, February 14, 2026 – Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms (GANS)
• Saturday, February 15, 2026 – Newcastle, UK @ Digital (GANS)
• Tuesday, February 18, 2026 – Leeds, UK @ Leeds University Stylus (GANS)
• Wednesday, February 19, 2026 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 Warehouse (GANS)
• Thursday, February 20, 2026 – Manchester, UK @ New Century Hall - Old Location (GANS)
• Friday, February 21, 2026 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute (GANS)
• Monday, February 24, 2026 – Bristol, UK @ Electric Bristol (GANS)
• Tuesday, February 25, 2026 – Southampton, UK @ The 1865 (GANS)
• Thursday, February 27, 2026 – London, UK @ Roundhouse (GANS, Liz Lawrence, Good Health Good Wealth)
• Friday, March 6, 2026 – Dublin, Ireland @ The Workman’s Club
• Saturday, March 7, 2026 – Belfast, UK @ Ulster Sports Club

Tickets are now available through general sale at major ticket outlets and the official Big Special website.

Before the tour kicks off, Big Special will also be hitting multiple summer festivals including Maifeld Derby in Germany (May 30), Best Kept Secret Festival in Netherlands (June 13–15), Hurricane Festival in Germany (20 June), Southside Feestival in Germant (21 June), 2000 Trees Festival in Cheltenham (July 10–13), Cactusfestival in Belgium (July 11–13), Luzern Live in Switzerland (July 17–26), Tsunami Xixon in Spain (July 18–19), Deer Shed Festival in Thirsk (July 25–28), and Reeperbahn Festival in Germany (September 17–30).

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