The Script announce 'Man In The Arena Tour'
The UK dates are throughout November 2026
Last updated 12 hours ago
‘Hall of Fame’ band, The Script, have announced a new tour for 2026. The band, who released their most recent album ‘Satellites', back in 2024, have revealed several UK tour dates, starting in Newcastle on Thursday 5th November.
On Friday 22nd May, the band also released their new single 'Man in the Arena', and now they've confirmed their new album 'The User's Guide To Being Human' will be out on 14th August 2026.
The band announced the exciting news on social media writing: 'The User’s Guide to Being Human is out August 14th.
'The first single Man in the Arena is out now AND we are going on tour visiting Ireland, the UK, Europe, Asia and Australia with The Man In The Arena Tour from October 2026 to April 2027!
'Tickets go on general sale 9:30am local time Friday 29 May, pre-order the new album from the official store by 11:59pm BST on Tuesday to get exclusive pre-sale access from 9:30am BST Wednesday 27 May (all shows except Asia).
'We cannot wait for you to hear our new album. Presave now!'. (sic)
This follows the band teasing the new tour, with a video which showed The Script singer Danny O’Donoghue in a pub, behind the bar, as he picks up a newspaper with the title The Script, with the headline Breaking News – The Man in the Arena.
Frontman Danny O’Donoghue said: “Most people will never fully understand the relationship I have with words and music. It's how I process everything. I love music, I love words, and I love being Irish. All my life I poured indescribable emotions into song. When I was bullied in school, I never fought back.
"I'd wait until I got home and I'd try and sing as high and as powerfully as I could, letting the pain feel every note. When my father died, that grief became fuel for the best songs I could write.”
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What dates are The Script performing in the UK?
The Script have announced several dates across the UK, starting in Newcastle on Thursday 5th November 2026, the band will then play across the UK including dates in Manchester, Leeds, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Cardiff, Liverpool and more, ending in London on Saturday 21st November.
November 2026
Newcastle, Utilita Arena - Thu 5th
Birmingham, Utilita Arena - Fri 6th
Manchester, Co-Op Live - Sat 7th
Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena - Mon 9th
Leeds, First Direct Arena - Tue 10th
Aberdeen, P&J Live - Thu 12th
Glasgow, OVO Hydro - Fri 13th
Sheffield, Utilita Arena - Sat 14th
Bournemouth, International Centre - Mon 16th
Cardiff, Utilita Arena - Tue 17th
Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena - Thu 19th
London, The O2 - Sat 21st
How to buy tickets
You can buy tickets from Aloud.com from 9.30am on Friday 29th May 2026.
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