alt-J will return in 2027 with the Then Again tour, a run of headline shows and festival appearances drawing on music from across their catalogue. The band have confirmed four UK dates, including Live at The Piece Hall in Halifax on Saturday 17 July and DEPOT Live at Cardiff Castle on Sunday 18 July. They will also play Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl and The O2 in London.
The shows land 15 years after the release of Mercury Prize and Ivor Novello Award winning debut An Awesome Wave, the album that introduced the band to audiences around the world. alt-J say they will draw from across their catalogue, bringing together the songs that have defined their career.
Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday 20 November via Ticketmaster.
alt-J, Then Again Tour 2027
- Friday 2 July, Manchester, Castlefield Bowl
- Tuesday 14 July, London, The O2
- Saturday 17 July, Halifax, The Piece Hall
- Sunday 18 July, Cardiff, Cardiff Castle
The band formed while studying at university and have since become one of the most successful British groups of the millennium. Their three studio albums have sold more than two million copies between them, and their songs have been streamed more than two billion times. More information is on the alt-J website.
An Awesome Wave was followed two years later by UK number one, GRAMMY and BRIT Award nominated album This Is All Yours. RELAXER, released in 2017, went straight into the Top 10 of the UK album chart ahead of a summer of major international shows, including a headline at London’s O2 Arena and headline festival performances. It became their second album to be nominated for the Mercury Prize. They previously closed Glastonbury’s Park Stage in 2023.
alt-J are the latest artists announced for Live at The Piece Hall 2027. The Halifax series will also include headline shows from Kula Shaker and Reef, Courteeners, Basement Jaxx, Robert Plant with Saving Grace and Suzi Dian, Angine De Poitrine, Kraftwerk, Pete Tong Ibiza Classics, Suki Waterhouse, Rudimental, Bananarama, Slash, Rick Astley, The Saw Doctors, Kaiser Chiefs, Alfie Boe, Ronan Keating, Jack Savoretti and James Morrison, plus three nights with Simply Red.
Nicky Chance-Thompson MBE DL FRSA, CEO of The Piece Hall Charitable Trust, said the band had chosen the venue for one of just four special shows next year. “Formed in Yorkshire, there’s a lot of love for this band locally and where better to showcase their unique sound and the very best tracks from their amazing back catalogue than here at our unique venue. We’re in for a real sonic treat in this visually striking and amazingly atmospheric show.”
The Piece Hall is a Grade I listed building and the only remaining Georgian cloth hall in the world. It opened in 1779 for the trading of cloth and has welcomed more than 20 million visitors since it reopened on 1 August 2017. The 66,000 sq ft courtyard hosts a year round programme of music, exhibitions and markets. It was named Inspirational Venue of the Year at the 2025 Northern Music Awards, won the Backstage Brilliance Award at the 2025 Live Awards, and took the Muddy Stilettos Best Arts, Culture and Theatre Award 2025. More is at thepiecehall.co.uk.
Live at The Piece Hall 2027
- Friday 28 May, Rick Astley and The Feeling
- Thursday 4 June, Kaiser Chiefs and White Lies
- Friday 5 June, Kaiser Chiefs and White Lies
- Saturday 12 June, The Saw Doctors and Biird
- Sunday 13 June, Suki Waterhouse, Nieve Ella and Ruby Roberts
- Thursday 18 June, Jack Savoretti and James Morrison
- Monday 22 June, Kraftwerk
- Wednesday 24 June, Angine De Poitrine
- Thursday 25 June, Basement Jaxx
- Saturday 27 June, Robert Plant with Saving Grace and Suzi Dian, Kate Rusby and Seth Lakeman
- Thursday 2 July, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Scouting for Girls
- Friday 3 July, Rudimental, MJ Cole and Charlie Tee
- Saturday 4 July, Joe Bonamassa and Toby Lee
- Monday 6 July, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators
- Thursday 9 July, Courteeners and Ellur
- Saturday 17 July, alt-J
- Sunday 18 July, Bananarama, Tony Hadley and Altered Images
- Thursday 23 July, Ronan Keating, Blue and Germein Sisters
- Tuesday 27 July, Alfie Boe and Gravity
- Sunday 9 August, Simply Red and Soul II Soul
- Monday 10 August, Simply Red and Soul II Soul
- Tuesday 11 August, Simply Red and Soul II Soul
- Saturday 21 August, Kula Shaker and Reef
- Saturday 29 August, Pete Tong Ibiza Classics, Mousse T and Kavita Varu
More dates and artists are still to be confirmed.
In Cardiff, alt-J join a summer bill that already includes Mariah Carey, Public Service Broadcasting, Franky Rizardo, The Corrs, Kraftwerk, Sonny Fodera, Bananarama, Ronan Keating, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, Jack Savoretti and James Morrison among the first headline announcements for DEPOT Live at Cardiff Castle 2027.
DEPOT Live founder Nick Saunders said Cardiff being one of four dates on the tour was a coup. “Their music defines a generation. They are a homegrown British band who have enjoyed incredible success, and adding them to our bill brings yet more variety to summer 2027 to ensure we are reaching as wide an audience as possible with DEPOT Live at Cardiff Castle.”
DEPOT Live has welcomed more than 80 headline acts and 240 different artists to the Welsh capital since launching, including Tom Jones, Katy Perry, David Byrne, Avril Lavigne, Sting, Blondie, The Script and Fontaines DC. In 2025 it introduced the Blackweir series on Cardiff’s largest greenfield music site, which has already hosted The Cure, Stevie Wonder, Alanis Morissette, Pitbull and Lewis Capaldi. The programme expands to Swansea in summer 2027 with Singleton Live, a series of major outdoor concerts and Wales exclusive shows at Singleton Park, presented by DEPOT Live, Full Fat 360 and Cuffe and Taylor in partnership with Swansea Council. Details are at depotlive.co.uk, blackweirlive.com and singletonlive.com.
DEPOT Live at Cardiff Castle 2027
- Thursday 4 June, Sonny Fodera
- Friday 5 June, Sonny Fodera
- Tuesday 23 June, Kraftwerk
- Wednesday 24 June, Jack Savoretti and James Morrison
- Saturday 27 June, The Corrs, Natalie Imbruglia and Dea Matrona
- Monday 29 June, Mariah Carey and Eternal
- Tuesday 30 June, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators
- Thursday 9 July, Ronan Keating, Blue and Germein Sister
- Friday 10 July, Bananarama, Tony Hadley and Altered Images
- Friday 17 July, DEPOT in the Castle, Craig David presents TS5
- Sunday 18 July, alt-J
- Saturday 7 August, Franky Rizardo
More dates and artists are still to be confirmed. Follow alt-J on Instagram, Facebook, Spotify and YouTube.
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