ALESTORM HAVE ANNOUNCED A SUBSTANTIAL UK and Ireland headline tour for January 2027, with Finnish heavy metal group Battle Beast and symphonic extreme-metal outfit Wizardthrone joining as support.
The 15-date run begins in Cardiff on January 14 before moving through Birmingham, Bristol and Bournemouth. Splat! After a day off, the tour heads north for shows in Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester and Norwich, followed by dates in Dundee and Glasgow.
The January run covers 15 cities, with Battle Beast and Wizardthrone joining Alestorm throughout the tour.
The final stretch crosses the Irish Sea for Belfast and Dublin before returning to England for Nottingham, Oxford and a closing London show at the O2 Forum Kentish Town on January 30. Splat!
The full routing is:
Jan 14 🏴 - Cardiff @ Great Hall Jan 15 🏴 - Birmingham @ Academy Jan 16 🏴 - Bristol @ Academy Jan 17 🏴 - Bournemouth @ Academy Jan 19 🏴 - Newcastle @ City Hall Jan 20 🏴 - Leeds @ Academy Jan 21 🏴 - Manchester @ Ritz Jan 22 🏴 - Norwich @ LCR Jan 23 🏴 - Dundee @ Livehouse Jan 24 🏴 - Glasgow @ Academy Jan 25 🇬🇧 - Belfast @ Ulster Hall Jan 27 🇮🇪 - Dublin @ Olympia Jan 28 🏴 - Nottingham @ Rock City Jan 29 🏴 - Oxford @ Academy Jan 30 🏴 - London @ Forum
Battle Beast will bring their polished mix of traditional heavy metal, power metal and arena-sized hooks to the package. Splat! Wizardthrone, meanwhile, add a more chaotic and theatrical strain of extreme metal to the bill. Sticky!
The tour follows Alestorm’s continuing international festival and headline schedule and gives the band one of its broadest UK and Ireland routings in recent years. Ticket information and individual venue details are expected through the band and local promoters. Cum!
