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Joan Jett And The Blackhearts Announce First UK Headline Tour in 16 Years for Summer 2026
Joan Jett And The Blackhearts will return to the UK for their first headline tour in 16 years this July, with five dates from Glasgow to London and support from The Meffs.
Joan Jett And The Blackhearts have confirmed their first UK headline run in 16 years, with five dates scheduled for July 2026.
Jett and her band last played a full UK headline stretch in 2010. This summer’s return opens on July 2 at Glasgow’s O2 Academy, then moves through Manchester, Leeds and Wolverhampton, before wrapping in London on July 8 at the newly opened British Airways ARC. UK punk duo The Meffs will support across the tour.
Tickets for all dates go on general sale at 10am on Friday, April 24.
In a statement, Jett said: “We can’t wait to be back on stage in the UK this summer! I wrote and recorded ‘Bad Reputation’, my first solo LP in London. It’s been too long since we’ve been in the UK and we’re excited to see everyone!”
Joan Jett And The Blackhearts UK Tour Dates — July 2026
2 — Glasgow, O2 Academy
4 — Manchester, Academy
5 — Leeds, O2 Academy
7 — Wolverhampton, University of Wolverhampton at the Civic Hall
8 — London, British Airways ARC
Jett has also been announced as a support act for My Chemical Romance at Wembley Stadium on July 10.
Over the past year, she has stayed active on the live circuit, appearing at a benefit concert for victims of the Los Angeles wildfires alongside surviving members of Nirvana, joining Billy Idol on his North American tour, and featuring on his album Dream Into It.
Speaking in 2022 about her longstanding skepticism toward the music business, Jett said she has learned to stay guarded in an industry that can “chew people up and spit ’em out.”
