Leigh-Anne's 'My Ego Told Me To Tour': Find out more
Her album is out now
Last updated 23rd Feb 2026
It's been more than two years since Leigh-Anne released her first solo material, after Little Mix started their hiatus back in 2022. In October 2025, the singer released 'Dead And Gone', announced her debut solo album AND revealed she will be going on tour.
Now with the album released (on 20th February), the singer is gearing up for her tour and we're super excited for it. Find out more below.
How did she announce 'My Ego Told Me To Tour'?
Sharing the exciting news of a UK tour in a post, where she also revealed the album name and artwork, Leigh-Anne wrote: 'Guys 😭... I can finally say that after two years in the making my debut album ‘MY EGO TOLD ME TO’ is out 20th February, 2026!
'I’m also excited to share that I’ll be going on tour across the UK and EU in April 💚 pre-sale access details below and via the link in my bio!
'UK and Ireland fans - you can get presale ticket access when you pre-order my new album in any format from my UK store before 23.59pm BST on Thursday 23rd October!'
She went on to open up about what has happened since she first released her solo music, saying: 'The journey to this moment hasn’t been smooth. I’ve navigated going solo after over 10 years in a group, left a label and gone independent. It feels like I’ve started from the beginning TWICE 🙈 but I truly believe everything has happened exactly how it was supposed to.💫
'I’m saying no to expectations, no to categories and no to boxes, this is me reclaiming my power 💫
'It’s raw, unfiltered and everything I imagined my debut album would be! GASSSSED for you all to hear 😭😍'. (sic)
The news was received by some very excited fans who cannot wait to see the singer perform her new material live. One fan wrote: 'Let the countdown begin! 😍', with another saying: 'HHHH i’m so emotional 🥹 this is the moment i’ve been waiting for!!! so incredibly proud of you my girl. it’s been a journey for sure but going independent is the best thing you could’ve ever done. now go take over the world, my superstarrrr ✨'. (sic)
In February 2026, Leigh-Anne joined Hits Radio where she said she was really hoping the other Little Mix girls would come to see her on tour.
"They came to my last tour and I feel like we are so supportive of each other," she explained. "So yeah, I'm pretty sure they'll be there." ❤️
What dates will Leigh-Anne be performing in the UK?
Leigh-Anne will be performing four UK dates as part of a larger tour including dates across Europe.
April 2026
Glasgow, SWG3 Galvanizers – Tue 7th
Manchester, Albert Hall – Wed 8th
Bristol, Electric – Fri 10th
London, O2 Forum Kentish Town – Sat 11th
How to buy tickets
Tickets are now on sale from Aloud.com.
Take a look through Leigh-Anne's career through the years:
2011 - Leigh-Anne Pinnock wins The X Factor as part of Little Mix
Prior to auditioning for The X Factor, Leigh-Anne Pinnock worked as a part-time waitress at Pizza Hut. In 2011, she chased her pop stardom dreams and auditioned for the show as a solo artist. Leigh-Anne was soon put into a girl group along with Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards and Jesy Nelson, originally named Rhythmix. They soon changed their name to Little Mix as they continued with the show.
On 11th December 2011, Leigh-Anne, Jade, Perrie and Jesy became the first group to win The X Factor, with Little Mix crowned the champions under the leadership of their mentor Tulisa Contostavlos.
2021 - Documentary, film debut and Little Mix hiatus
Leigh-Anne took part in a documentary, entitled Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop and Power, which aired in May 2021. The documentary centred around Leigh-Anne talking about racial issues, and also featured RAYE, Keisha Buchanan from the Sugababes and Alexandra Burke. She received a nomination at the National Television Awards for Best Authored Documentary.
After the documentary, Leigh-Anne and Andre launched a charity called The Black Fund. The charity works with existing charities to deliver support to the black community.
In October, Leigh-Anne appeared on RuPaul's Drag Race UK as a guest judge. The series featured many famous guests throughout, including Emma Bunton, Steps, Matt Lucas and Oti Mabuse.
Leigh-Anne's film Boxing Day was released on 5th December. Not only did Leigh-Anne's Pinnock Productions contribute to the film, but the singer also starred in it. After filming wrapped in early 2021, the movie was released in UK cinemas on Friday 3rd December 2021.
Then, later in December 2021, Little Mix announced they would be going on a hiatus in 2022, following their 'Confetti Tour'.
2022 - Leigh-Anne announces solo record deal
In February 2022, Leigh-Anne confirmed she had signed a solo record deal with Warner Records UK, sharing their announcement with the caption: 'So excited for what's to come 😍🙏🏽'. Later that year, she shared pictures from Jamaica where she could be seen with other writers and producers, confirming she was working on new music.
2023 - Honorary doctorate, debut solo single and memoir
In March 2023, Leigh-Anne announced that she'd narrated the original Hans Christian Anderson version of The Little Mermaid for Audible UK.
In July 2023, Leigh-Anne received an honorary doctorate from Buckinghamshire New University in recognition of her anti-racism and racial equality work. She returned to her home town of High Wycombe to collect the accolade.
Leigh-Anne delighted fans by dropping her debut solo song 'Don't Say Love' on 16th June. Speaking about her new music, Leigh-Anne told us: "I would love to sell out shows on my own. That would be a dream. Just to have fans, just for me I think is gonna be... Ah yeah, there's gonna be tears."
In July 2023, Leigh-Anne received an honorary doctorate from Buckinghamshire New University in recognition of her anti-racism and racial equality work. She returned to her home town of High Wycombe to collect the accolade.
She released her second single 'My Love' on 7th September 2023. The song features Nigerian singer Ayra Starr.
Leigh-Anne released her memoir Believe on 26th October 2023, announcing the news on social media with a clip of herself reading it. She wrote in the caption that she'd felt as though she'd been in a "whirlwind" since winning The X Factor, and hadn't had "chance to process," adding that she wanted to "respect her past" before embarking on a "new journey".
2024 - 'No Hard Feelings' EP and first solo show
Leigh-Anne released 'Stealin' Love' on 28th March, a new song which featured on her EP called 'No Hard Feelings', released on 31st May. Leigh-Anne described her EP as a collection of songs which: 'While not part of my album, have helped inform my direction as an artist, a songwriter and a musician.'
Leigh-Anne took to the stage for her first headline show since going solo in Lafayette London, a live music venue near Kings Cross.
On Friday 22nd November 2024, Leigh-Anne took to the stage of Birmingham's bp pulse LIVE arena for Hits Radio Live, performing solo hits and new music. The 'Don't Say Love' singer wowed audiences with her incredible vocals and energetic dance breaks. Check out all the pics here.
2025 - More songs and leaving her record label
In May 2025, Leigh-Anne began teasing new music, sharing pictures of herself in the studio and featuring what appeared to be a clip of new music.
In September 2025, Leigh started to tease another song, which fans believed was called 'Dead and Gone'. It was later released on 17th October, following pop banger 'Hello' on 3rd October, for which she teamed up with Sigala and Jonita.
Her last song of the year was released on 21st November, called 'Friends' and featured Jamaican singer Rvssian. In an email to her fans, Leigh-Anne explained what it was about: 'We've all had that one friend who turns out wasn't actually your friend. This song for me captures that feeling of the weight off your shoulders after finally cutting them off ❌.' (sic)
Leigh-Anne reflected on a busy 2025 in a New Year's Eve Instagram video featuring footage recorded earlier that year, opening up about her decision to leave her record label. She said: "So, long story short, the label have said no basically. They don't have the budget to put my album out. So I'm ready to just take the reigns. It'll be a new chapter and I just can't wait. And I'm leading this s---."
2026 - Debut album release
Leigh-Anne released her debut album on 20th February, telling Hits Radio: "This is a massive moment, I think it's just because it's taken so long to get here. It's been two years in the making and I think the fact that I'm doing it my way, like my terms, and I've done it myself, and got it over the line myself, I just feel like it's just even sweeter."
On the day Leigh-Anne announced her debut solo album, 'My Ego Told Me To', the singer also revealed she will also be going on tour in April 2026. She will be performing in Glasgow, Manchester, Bristol and London as part of a wider European tour.
Now read:
Leigh-Anne Pinnock's journey to success: From Little Mix to solo music
Leigh-Anne: Find out more about her debut solo album 'My Ego Told Me To'
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