The Flaming Lips add three dates to summer 2026 UK tour – including another with The Beta Band

The Flaming Lips have expanded their 2026 UK and Ireland tour with three new dates. Find all the details below.

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The Grammy-winning psychedelic rock band are due to hit the road on these shores this summer, following a run of shows in North America and Europe.

Their UK and Ireland leg will kick off with a performance at the Heineken Big Top in Galway, Ireland, on July 16. Support at this Irish-exclusive gig comes from special guests Mercury Rev.

From there, The Flaming Lips will head to The Piece Hall in Halifax (July 23) with The Beta Band and Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Bandstand (27). They’ll also make appearances at Latitude 2026 in Suffolk and Nottingham’s Splendour Festival.

Now, the group have added a trio of shows to their UK schedule for this year. These are the Dreamland Margate concert series with The Beta Band (July 18), Wolverhampton’s Civic Hall (21) and Cardiff’s Depot (29).

The latter date will see The Flaming Lips deliver a “mighty show including two wholly unique sets, at what will be only their third Cardiff show in a 40 year career”.

Tickets for the newly-confirmed gigs go on general sale at 10am GMT this Friday (February 13) – you’ll be able to buy yours here. Find pre-sale information via Ticketmaster and the announcement posts below.

The Flaming Lips’ 2026 UK and Ireland tour dates are: 

JULY
16 – Heineken Big Top, Galway 
18 – Dreamland, Margate (new date)
19 – Splendour Festival, Nottingham
21 – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton (new date)
23 – The Piece Hall, Halifax
26 – Latitude Festival, Southwold 
27 – Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow
29 – Depot, Cardiff (new date)

The Flaming Lips released their 16th and latest studio album, ‘American Head’, in 2020.

Last month, Steven Drozd shed light on his exit from the band, saying he had hoped to stay a part of the line-up after “stepping back” from touring.

“Wayne [Coyne, frontman] and I disagreed on what I should do moving forward, so we just kind of agreed that I would step back,” the musician explained. “Then, stepping back turned into not coming back.”

Drozd had announced his departure at the end of last year, saying: “They’re done with me – but we’re not talking about it. So yes I’m moving on.”

Drummer Matthew Duckworth Kirksey has also addressed Drozd’s departure, talking up the current incarnation of The Flaming Lips. “There is new music on the way and I think it’s the best thing we’ve done in ages,” he said.