The Lemonheads will play UK tour dates in September and October 2026, following the release of their first studio album of original material in nearly twenty years, the highly-acclaimed Love Chant.
Led by the ever-charismatic Evan Dando, the 10-date tour will begin in Sheffield on 30th September and includes dates in Bexhill, London, Norwich, Newcastle, Glasgow, Manchester, Bristol and Birmingham before ending in Nottingham on 11th October.
Joining The Lemonheads as the tour’s very special guest will be the highly acclaimed American singer-songwriter Willy Mason, renowned for his unique blend of folk and indie rock that recalls Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash along with the cynicism of grunge and punk.
The full list of tour dates is as follows:
30 Sept – Sheffield, Electric
01 Oct – Bexhill, Bexhill
02 Oct – London, Troxy
03 Oct – Norwich, UEA
05 Oct – Newcastle, Boiler Shop
06 Oct – Glasgow, SWG3
07 Oct – Manchester, Albert Hall
09 Oct – Bristol, Electric
10 Oct – Birmingham, O2 Institute
Tickets for all dates are on sale now, available from www.thelemonheads.net
Since they were formed in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1986 by Dando, the family tree of The Lemonheads has had many twisted tentacles and tangential branches, and a host of one-liners etched into its bark. Anyone could be a Lemonhead but for how long who knows? Leastways they’ll be shoulder-to-shoulder with Evan throwing discordant chords against alt-country-tinged melodies, playing that light and dark card. Through their ranks passed Descendents, Blakes Babies, Dinosaur Jr and members of Fuzzy.
After years of writing, wandering, and starting over, Dando returned with the October 2025 release of Love Chant. Long in the works and shaped by shifting geographies and a cast of trusted collaborators, it’s a bold, melodic reaffirmation of one of alternative rock’s most distinctive voices.
Sparring with guest guitarists J Mascis from Dinosaur Jr and The Bevis Frond’s Nick Saloman, Evan the songwriter remains gloriously astute. The voice is lower and more brooding but the mood is pin prick sharp and the social commentary as barbed as ever.
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