PREVIEW: Sam Smith's world tour is heading this way – how to get tickets
The global superstar is returning home with a series of intimate 2026 UK shows in London and Manchester – here's how to secure your tickets.
Chart-topping global superstar Sam Smith has announced his To Be Free world tour will play two UK cities this autumn and the shows are heading this way, writes Graham Walker.
The Multi-Platinum, GRAMMY®, BRIT, Golden Globe and Oscar winning artist will take up residency at London Coliseum for eight special performances between September 8 and 19.
Before then the UK dates will kick off with two nights at Manchester's Albert Hall on September 3 and 4.
GET TICKETS: Want to be there? Tickets go on general sale on Friday, July 10, at 10am (BST), via www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk.
With just 10 UK performances announced, these intimate shows are expected to sell fast.
This August will see Sam performing 4-dates in Mexico City’ at The Auditorio Nacional, before returning to home turf.
The shows debuted with To Be Free: New York, in Brooklyn's historic Warsaw, October 2025, spanning 24-nights, before continuing to San Francisco, where Sam became one of the first artists to perform on the newly restored stage of the iconic Castro Theatre.
The dates come ahead of the release of Sam's eagerly anticipated fifth studio album, Hazel Eyes, which arrives on August 21, via Capitol Records UK. Pre-order HERE.
My Guy, the new single, with accompanying music video is out now. Pre-order the album HERE.
Each intimate show blended fan favourites with previously unreleased tracks from the upcoming new album, alongside surprise appearances from Hozier, Ed Sheeran, Brandi Carlile, SIENNA SPIRO and Kim Petras.
Among the new material showcased were current single My Guy, a tender and deeply personal love song co-written with Feist, who also features on the album 's seductive Moondance and the country-infused Constant Companion, exploring the complexities of enduring love.
To celebrate the recent release of My Guy and announcement of Hazel Eyes, Sam has showcased a series of performances, including the global debut of My Guy at the inaugural MAJ Awards in Japan - watch here - and a stunning UK first on BBC2’s Later With Jools Holland.
In a spectacular kickoff to NYC Pride, Sam delivered a moving, intimate performance at The Booking.com Theatre, at the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center (SNMVC).
The first LGBTQ+ visitor center within the National Park Service, the SNMVC honours the legacy of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising and serves as a vital physical sanctuary dedicated to protecting and preserving LGBTQ+ history.
The performance brought together Sam's generation-defining voice with one of the movement's most revered landmarks, celebrating the enduring legacy of queer history, community, and resilience.
Sam Smith is one of the most celebrated musical artists to emerge in recent history. A five-time GRAMMY® winner, Sam holds two Guinness World Records – for the most consecutive weeks in the U.K. Top 10 Album Chart, (for 2014 debut, In The Lonely Hour, and for having the first James Bond theme to reach No.1 on the U.K. charts - for the Oscar and Golden Globe-winning Writing’s on the Wall.
Sam has amassed over 64 million adjusted album sales, 392 million singles and over 57 billion career streams across their catalog of critically acclaimed albums In the Lonely Hour, The Thrill of It All, Love Goes and GLORIA, which Rolling Stone praised as Sam's "deepest album yet” and includes the global smash single, Unholy, Ft. Kim Petras.
The track spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and four weeks at No. 1 on the UK Official Singles Chart, marking Sam’s eighth to top the tally.
In June 2025, Sam released showstopping live album BBC Proms At The Royal Albert Hall, post a groundbreaking performance at the infamous British music festival.
To Be Free UK dates
Manchester – Albert Hall
Thursday, September 3
Friday, September 4
London – London Coliseum
Tuesday, September 8
Wednesday, September 9
Friday, September 11
Saturday, September 12
Tuesday, September 15
Wednesday, September 16
Thursday, September 18
Friday, September 19
Tickets are expected to prove popular, with fans advised to book early to secure seats for one of the most intimate UK performances Sam Smith has staged in recent years.
Hazel Eyes Tracklisting:
1. Everlasting Love
2. Hazel Eyes
3. Moondance (feat. Feist)
4. My Guy
5. When He’s Gone
6. Thief
7. Love Is A Stillness
8. Sugar Rush
9. Oh Mother (feat. The TwoCity Chorus)
10. Constant Companion
11. Hold On
12. To Be Free
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