Jamie Webster has become a bit of a folk phenomenon over the past few years. He now returns with new music and news of a new tour.
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RUNNING ROUND THE SUN
Fame arrived in Jamie Webster’s twenties. He saw out his most monumental decade by playing to 32,000 people in his home city on one glorious summer night. Now, on the announcement of his fourth studio album, Running Round The Sun, confirmed for release on Friday 4 September 2026 on Modern Sky, one of the UK’s most successful indie singer-songwriter draws on hard-won experience to confidently express moments of reflection and find self-acceptance as shown on his opening single of 2026, Just Begun.
At the same time as announcing the follow up to 2024’s UK Official Album Chart Top Five album, 10 For The People, Webster reveals an extensive UK Tour set to open at Southampton’s The 1865 venue on Sat 5 September 2026. Purposely picking ‘intimate’ venues after recent years of scaling vast outdoor and arena stages, tickets for all dates go on general sale on Fri 29 May 2026.
Exploring themes of identity, mental wellbeing, community and belonging, Webster took his latest batch of infectious, ambitious and deeply meaningful songs into the legendary Rockfield and Mission Sound Studios in South Wales and New York, rekindling his potent creative partnership with production team, Dave Eringa and Tim Cunningham.
“This album is about trying to make sense of it all,” Webster says. “Life, pressure, expectations, the way things are changing around us and still holding onto who you are through it.”
FORTHCOMING TOUR
Forced into taking a year off what have now become legendary, year-after-year appearances at Glastonbury, Webster looks ahead to a more peaceful summer with his only current festival appearance being Warrington’s Neighbourhood Weekender (Sat 23 – Sun 24 May 2026). Well-rested, rehearsed and raring to go as the nights start to draw in again this September, all of his Running Round The Sun 2026 UK Tour dates are confirmed as follows:
- Sat 5 Sep – Southampton, The 1865
- Sun 6 Sep – Bristol, O2 Academy 1
- Mon 7 Sep – Cardiff, Students Union
- Wed 9 Sep – London, Electric Ballroom
- Thu 10 Sep – Birmingham, O2 Institute 1
- Fri 11 Sep – Manchester, Academy 1
- Sun 13 Sep – Leicester, O2 Academy
- Tue 15 Sep – Sheffield, Network
- Thu 17 Sep – Leeds, O2 Academy
- Fri 18 Sep – Hull, University Union
- Sat 19 Sep – Newcastle, NX
- Mon 21 Sep – Dundee, Live House
- Tue 22 Sep – Glasgow, O2 Academy
- Wed 23 Sep – Carlisle, The Old Fire Station
- Fri 29 Sep – Isle of Man, Villa Marina Royal Hall
For advance access to ticket booking links via Webster’s mailing list, venue details and to pre-order copies of Running Round The Sun and merchandise and ticket bundles click here.
Jamie Webster: Website