Whitelands 2026 EU/UK tour: Ticket info, dates, venues, and more explored

London-based shoegaze outfit Whitelands have officially announced EU and UK tour dates for early 2026. The upcoming shows are set to support the release of their second album, Sunlight Echoes, which is slated to be released on January 30, 2026, via Sonic Cathedral.

The newly announced tour will see Whitelands performing across multiple cities in the UK and Europe, including stops in Paris, The Hague, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, and Manchester.

Whitelands were initially started as a solo project by Etienne Quartey-Papafio. It eventually became a full-band setup featuring Vanessa Govinden, Jagun Adebayo, and Michael Adelaja. The band gained attention with their debut record, Night-bound Eyes Are Blind to the Day, which was released in 2024.

Whitelands took to their official Instagram post to announce the upcoming 2026 EU and UK run, captioning:

"So pleased to announce that we will be back on the road this February for our own EU/UK tour on sale from 7th November 11 am! It will be a pleasure to see you all again with some incredible new songs in our arsenal!"

Whitelands' upcoming album, Sunlight Echoes, features ten tracks. It opens with Heat of the Summer. Frontman Etienne Quartey-Papafio recently spoke about the song:

"It’s about a community of people coming together to overthrow a tyrant, whether it be a city, a town, or a nation. I was very upset about Trump when I started writing it last summer, then the take-down of that CEO by Luigi Mangione was my encouragement to finish it. The Spike Lee movie Do The Right Thing gave me inspiration, too, heat representing rising tensions."

Complete list of dates and stops for Whitelands' 2025-2026 run

Following some appearances across the UK festival circuit in 2025, including Sŵn Festival and Live at Leeds, Whitelands will kick off their headline run. The complete list of confirmed dates is as follows:

• Saturday, November 15, 2025, Leeds, England, at Live at Leeds In The City (The Line of Best Fit showcase at The Wardrobe)
• Thursday, November 20, 2025, London, England, at Corsica Studios
• Saturday, January 3, 2026, Bognor Regis, England, at Rockaway Beach Festival
• Friday, February 6, 2026, Paris, France, at Supersonic
• Saturday, February 7, 2026, The Hague, Netherlands, at Grauzone Festival
• Wednesday, February 18, 2026, Birmingham, England, at Hare & Hounds
• Thursday, February 19, 2026, Glasgow, Scotland, at The Hug and Pint
• Friday, February 20, 2026, Leeds, England, at Hyde Park Book Club
• Saturday, February 21, 2026, Newcastle, England, at Zerox
• Sunday, February 22, 2026, Blackpool, England, at Bootleg Social
• Tuesday, February 24, 2026, Manchester, England, at YES Basement
• Wednesday, February 25, 2026, Bedford, England, at Esquires

Tickets for all upcoming 2026 shows will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 7, 2025, through official ticketing outlets linked via the band's Linktree.

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