Olivia Dean’s second studio album and the follow-up to 2023’s Messy arrives next month. Dean’s sophomore, titled The Art of Loving, will be out September 26. To mark the release, the previous Time Out cover star has announced a tour of some of Britain’s biggest music venues – and this week she’s just added several new dates.
Dean will be touring Europe next spring as part of her The Art of Loving Live tour, and included are four confirmed dates in the UK. She’ll be playing London, Manchester and Glasgow in what will be her biggest UK headline tour so far.
Keen to see the Mercury Prize nominee live and performing hits like ‘The Hardest Part’, ‘Dive’, ‘Nice to Each Other’ and ‘Ok Love You Bye’? Here’s what you need to know about getting tickets for Olivia Dean on tour next year.
When is Olivia Dean going on tour in the UK?
Dean will be on tour from April 23 to June 20 2026, though her UK dates will be specifically April 24 to May 2.
What tour dates have been confirmed so far?
Here are the dates confirmed for The Art of Loving Live tour. After the initial four-show announcement, another four gigs have been added to the tour.
- April 22 2026 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro (added date)
- April 23 2026 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro
- April 25 2026 – Manchester, Co-op Live
- April 26 2026 – Manchester, Co-op Live (added date)
- April 29 2026 – London, O2 Arena
- April 30 2026 – London, O2 Arena
- May 1 2026 – London, O2 Arena (added date)
- May 2 2026 – London, O2 Arena (added date)
When do tickets go on sale?
General sale goes live for all shows on August 29 at 10am BST. You’ll be able to buy tickets on Ticketmaster here and AXS here.
Presale details
There are a few presales to be aware of – here’s the lowdown.
- Album preorder presale – preorder The Art of Loving by 5pm on August 26 and you’ll receive a preorder code that you can use from 10am on Wednesday August 27. Applies to all dates – preorder here.
- O2 Priority Presale – O2 customers get presale access from 10am on August 27.
- Co-op Member Presale – Co-op members can get early access for the Manchester show, from 10am on August 27.
- OVO Presale – OVO Energy customers get early access for the Glasgow show, from 10am on August 27.
Ticket prices
The Glasgow OVO Hydro’s website has prices listed as ranging from £54.80 to £139.90. Expect similar pricing across all dates.
VIP tickets
Find VIP options with Seat Unique here.
Resale
Once tickets have sold out, you’ll be able to get resale options on sites like Stubhub.
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