Sam Smith has announced live residencies in Manchester and London for 2026. Find all the details below.
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The singer-songwriter will play 10 UK headline shows this autumn in support of their fifth studio album, ‘Hazel Eyes’, which is released on August 21 via Capitol.
Smith is set to perform at Manchester’s Albert Hall on September 3 and 4. They’ll then head to the capital for a run of eight concerts at the London Coliseum theatre between September 8 and 19.
Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST this Friday (July 10) – you’ll be able to buy yours here. A fan pre-sale will go live at the same time tomorrow (Thursday July 9) – sign up here.
The forthcoming UK dates will follow Smith’s four shows at The Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City next month, and a stop in Guadalajara. They hosted a residency in Brooklyn, New York, last autumn, before playing multiple nights in San Francisco, California, earlier this year.
Sam Smith’s UK ‘To Be Free’ residency dates for 2026 are:
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03 – Albert Hall, Manchester
04 – Albert Hall, Manchester
08 – London Coliseum, London
09 – London Coliseum, London
11 – London Coliseum, London
12 – London Coliseum, London
15 – London Coliseum, London
16 – London Coliseum, London
18 – London Coliseum, London
19 – London Coliseum, London
Smith has already previewed ‘Hazel Eyes’ with the singles ‘My Guy’, ‘To Be Free’ and ‘Love Is A Stillness’. The 12-track record was created alongside Smith’s longtime collaborator and friend Simon Aldred, with much of the project taking shape in New York.
It boasts contributions from Feist and multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily, who has worked with Yoko Ono and Damien Rice, with parts of the album recorded at Electric Lady Studios.
“This album is an incredibly special record to me. I have been writing it for over three years with a very small group of beautiful, dear friends of mine,” Smith explained in a previous statement.
“This album is very personal, and I feel I have deepened myself as an artist through the making of it, through being a producer on the record, to walking alongside this record from the start to the finish and pushing myself at every single turn.”
They concluded: “This record and this music is incredibly romantic. I’ve learned so many life lessons through making this album, and I’ve documented it all through the music.”
‘Hazel Eyes’ follows on from 2023’s ‘Gloria’, which was hailed by NME as “the most vital work of [Smith’s] career” in a four-star review.
“Smith’s soulful voice is stunning throughout, and it’s surely a sign of confidence that several songs feature such prominent and intricate backing vocals,” it added. “When you’re comfortable in yourself, you don’t always have to push to the front. Smith’s heavenly tone also helps to sell the odd bland line.”
