The Lemonheads are officially in comeback mode, and the UK is getting the lion’s share of the celebration. Fresh off the release of their acclaimed 2025 album Love Chant, Evan Dando and his ever‑evolving cast of collaborators have expanded their 2026 European tour with eight new UK dates, bringing the total to a hefty 17 shows across the country.
For a band whose mythology is built on movement, reinvention, collapse, resurrection, repeat, this run feels less like a tour and more like a reconnection. A reminder of why Dando’s songwriting still resonates across generations, and why the UK has always felt like a second home for The Lemonheads.
The new dates kick off at Stroud’s Subscription Rooms on 20th September, before winding through Southampton, Oxford, Cambridge, Margate, Northampton, Nottingham, and of course, the Torquay Arena show on 27th September, which we’ll be covering on musomuso.com.
“Touring is a huge part of my existence… playing in the UK makes me extra happy. You’ve always made me feel so welcome.” - Evan Dando
After years of drifting, writing, and rebuilding, Love Chant marked a turning point, a record shaped by shifting geographies, trusted collaborators, and a voice that’s grown deeper, darker, and more incisive. The tour feels like the natural extension of that rebirth.
Joining the tour is American singer‑songwriter Willy Mason, whose blend of folk, indie rock, and grunge‑tinged cynicism makes him a perfect foil for Dando’s melodic introspection.
“We’re tuning up our resonances… We’re on a mission to move molecules and make them boogie.” - Willy Mason
Expect sets that feel intimate, raw, and quietly devastating, the kind of opening act that doesn’t warm up the room so much as rewire it.
Full UK Dates
20 Sept – Stroud, Subscription Rooms
22 Sept – Brighton, Chalk
23 Sept – Southampton, 1865
24 Sept – Oxford, O2 Academy
25 Sept – Liverpool, O2 Academy
27 Sept – Torquay, Arena Torquay
28 Sept – Margate, Dreamland
30 Sept – Holmfirth, Picturedrome
01 Oct – Cambridge, Junction
02 Oct – London, Troxy
03 Oct – Northampton, Roadmenders
05 Oct – Newcastle, Digital
06 Oct – Glasgow, SWG3
07 Oct – Manchester, Albert Hall
09 Oct – Bristol, Electric
10 Oct – Birmingham, O2 Institute
11 Oct – Nottingham, Rock City
Tickets are available now via the band’s official site.
The Lemonheads’ story has always been a beautiful mess — punk roots, alt‑country detours, pop‑leaning radio hits, and a revolving door of collaborators that somehow never diluted the band’s identity.
From the early Taang! Records chaos to the Atlantic years that birthed It’s A Shame About Ray and Come On Feel The Lemonheads, Dando’s songwriting has remained the gravitational centre. Wry, melodic, emotionally unguarded — the kind of writing that artists like Courtney Barnett, Waxahatchee, and MJ Lenderman have openly celebrated through their own covers.
Love Chant didn’t just mark a return — it reminded listeners what made The Lemonheads matter in the first place. The voice is older, the edges are rougher, but the emotional clarity is sharper than ever. Pair that with a UK audience that has always embraced Dando’s blend of vulnerability and swagger, and you’ve got a tour that feels like a homecoming.
