Scottish post-rock giants Mogwai have announced a major UK tour for February 2026, featuring 13 dates across the country with support from Forest Swords. The tour kicks off at Paisley Town Hall on 12 February and concludes at Manchester’s O2 Apollo on 27 February, with tickets going on general sale at 10am this Friday, 19 September.
The February shows follow Mogwai’s headline performance at this summer’s South Facing Festival in London and come amid their current European tour. Fans can sign up for pre-sale access ahead of the general ticket release, with the tour promising to showcase material from across the band’s impressive 30-year career.
The tour will feature songs from Mogwai’s latest release, their 11th studio album “The Bad Fire,” which earned considerable critical acclaim earlier this year. Produced by John Congleton at Scotland’s Chem19 studios, the album represents a bold new chapter for the band following their chart-topping 2021 release “As The Love Continues.”
Mogwai UK tour dates
- Thu 12 Feb – Paisley, Town Hall
- Fri 13 Feb – Aberdeen, Music Hall
- Sat 14 Feb – Birmingham, O2 Academy
- Sun 15 Feb – Nottingham, Rock City
- Tue 17 Feb – Cardiff, Depot
- Thu 19 Feb – Exeter, Great Hall
- Fri 20 Feb – Brighton, Brighton Dome
- Sat 21 Feb – Portsmouth, Guildhall
- Sun 22 Feb – Bristol, Beacon
- Tue 24 Feb – Norwich, The LCR
- Wed 25 Feb – Cambridge, Corn Exchange
- Thu 26 Feb – Gateshead, The Glasshouse International Centre for Music
- Fri 27 Feb – Manchester, O2 Apollo
Read the official press release in full below:
Mogwai today announce a UK tour for February 2026, taking in 13 dates, starting at Paisley Town Hall on 12 February and running through to O2 Apollo in Manchester on 27 February. The shows feature support from Forest Swords and follow this summer’s headline performance at South Facing Festival in London, and the band’s current, ongoing European tour. Fans can sign up for pre-sale access for the new shows, ahead of tickets going on general sale at 10am Friday 19 September. Dates are above; see www.mogwai.scot for details.
The tour will see Mogwai performing songs from across their 30 year-spanning discography, including their 11th studio album The Bad Fire, released earlier this year to considerable critical acclaim. Produced by John Congleton (St Vincent, Angel Olsen, John Grant) at Chem19 studios in Blantyre, Scotland, the album features the singles “Lion Rumpus”, “God Gets You Back” and “Fanzine Made Of Flesh”.
A Scottish colloquialism for Hell, The Bad Fire draws inspiration from a series of tough personal moments that the band found themselves in following on from their chart-topping tenth album, 2021’s As The Love Continues. The band continued to work through this, leading to the creation of The Bad Fire: a collection of songs that forgo nostalgia and easy victories, once again finding Mogwai pushing forward with some of the most beautiful and explosive songs of their career. It is a record that retains Mogwai’s power whilst delving into fresh new territory for the band.
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