Photo credit: Gus Gregory
PAUL HEATON
ADDS THREE CASTLE SHOWS TO SUMMER 2027 DATES
WEDNESDAY 9TH JUNE 2027
LINCOLN, CASTLE, UK
THURSDAY 15TH JULY 2027
EDINBURGH, CASTLE, SCOTLAND
SATURDAY 17TH JULY 2027
LUDLOW,CASTLE,UK
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 6th NOVEMBER AT 10.00am
PERFORMING CAREER-SPANNING SET INCLUDING CLASSIC TRACKS FROM THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH AND THE HOUSEMARTINS PLUS SPECIAL GUEST SINGER RIANNE DOWNEY
Paul Heaton, whose new album ‘Jenius’ went straight to no 1 in August and whose sell out UK arena tour kicked off in Newcastle last night, has announced three new shows next year headlining at castles in Lincoln, Edinburgh and Ludlow in June/July 2027.
Paul’s live shows featuring special guest singer Rianne Downey will see him performing songs from throughout his career including classic tracks by The Beautiful South and The Housemartins.
Paul will start his summer 2027 shows with a headline appearance at Warrington’s Neighbourhood Weekender on Saturday 29th May – Bank Holiday Weekend. More information about Neighbourhood Weekender is available here.
Paul Heaton is set to play his first-ever headline show at Leeds Headingley Stadium (home of the Leeds Rhinos) on Saturday 12th June 2027. At this show he will be joined by a lineup of very special guests – Echo and the Bunnymen, The Guestlist and Curiosity Shop.
Paul Heaton’s fabulous new number 1 album ‘Jenius’ is Paul’s 23rd album and comes almost exactly 40 years since his first, The Housemartins’ era-defining ‘London 0 Hull 4’. Paul’s songs, both on Jenius and throughout his career, of love and loneliness, pubs and booze, a nod to football, the state of the nation, and the overall wisdom of kindness – are distinguished by his notably tender voice, his enchanting melodies and a meticulous, effortless craft.
Tickets for the new UK dates * go on general sale Friday 6th November at 10.00am from:
PAUL HEATON TICKETS 2027 . Tickets for Ireland are available via www.ticketmaster.ie .
The full list of dates below:
OCTOBER 2026
Thurs 29 NEWCASTLE Utilita Arena [SOLD OUT]
Fri 30 GLASGOW OVO Hydro [SOLD OUT]
Sat 31 LEEDS First Direct Bank Arena [SOLD OUT]
NOVEMBER 2026
Mon 02 CARDIFF Utilita Arena [SOLD OUT]
Tues 03 PLYMOUTH Arena [SOLD OUT]
Fri 06 SHEFFIELD Utilita Arena [SOLD OUT]
Sat 07 LONDON The O2 [SOLD OUT]
Tues 10 NOTTINGHAM Motorpoint Arena [SOLD OUT]
Wed 11 LIVERPOOL M&S Bank Arena [SOLD OUT]
Fri 13 BIRMINGHAM Utilita Arena [SOLD OUT]
Sat 14 MANCHESTER Co-op Live [SOLD OUT]
MAY 2027
Sat 29 WARRINGTON Neighbourhood Weekender
JUNE 2027
Fri 04 BELFAST The O2 w/ LIGHTNING SEEDS
Sat 05 DUBLIN 3Arena w/ LIGHTNING SEEDS
Wed 09 * LINCOLN Castle
Sat 12 LEEDS Headingley Stadium w/ ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
JULY 2027
SAT 03 CORK Live At The Marquee, w/ LIGHTNING SEEDS
Thurs 15 * EDINBURGH, Castle
Sat 17 * LUDLOW,Castle
Praise for Paul Heaton’s number 1 album ‘Jenius’
MOJO 4* – “It’s a whip-smart re-statement of what makes Heaton special…”
Uncut 7/10 – “…crammed with characteristically witty earworms…”
Classic Pop 4* – “A testament to the confidence from his solo success, Paul Heaton and producer Ian Broudie fashion several new and unexpected moves – which have catchiness in common…”
Record Collector 4* – “Musically…all bets are off. But Heaton’s lyrics are as consistent as ever. On the one hand, he’s our Smokey, such is his determination to find new ways to write about love…. On the other, he’s barbed and uncompromising on the state of the nation…and the ills of instant gratification…. Vocally, too, his power is undiminished. Jenius? Maybe.”
About Paul Heaton:
Paul Heaton’s songwriting genius was recognised at the prestigious Ivor Awards in 2022. Heaton is one of the UK’s most successful songwriters, with five No 1 albums and some 15 million album sales under his belt. He first came to prominence in the early 80s as front man of The Housemartins (the same group that gave us Norman ‘Fatboy Slim’ Cook). The Housemartins released two albums ‘London 0 Hull 4’ (’86) and ‘The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death’ (’87). In ’88 Heaton formed The Beautiful South, who released 10 hugely successful albums – ‘Welcome To The Beautiful South’ (’89), Choke (’90), ‘0898 Beautiful South’ (’92), ‘Miaow’ (’94), ‘Blue Is The Colour’ (’96), ‘Quench’ (’98), ‘Painting It Red’ (2000), ‘Gaze’ (’03), ‘Golddiggas, Headnodders & Pholk Songs’ (’04) and ‘Superbi’ (’06). In 2001 Heaton took a break from The Beautiful South and released his first solo album ‘Fat Chance’. The Beautiful South called it a day in 2007 citing ‘musical similarities’. Paul Heaton went on to release two further solo albums: ‘The Cross-Eyed Rambler’ (’08) and ‘Acid Country’ (’10). In 2011 Heaton wrote a musical called ‘The 8th’ based on the Seven Deadly Sins and asked former Beautiful South singer Jacqui Abbott to perform in it. Paul and Jacqui went on to record five acclaimed albums as a duo: ‘What Have We Become’ (’14), ‘Wisdom, Laughter and Lines’ (’15), ‘Crooked Calypso’ (’17), ‘Manchester Calling’ (’20) and ‘N.K-Pop’ (’22). 2024’s ‘The Mighty Several’ saw Paul back in solo mode (with various guest singers). In 2019 Paul released a career spanning compilation of his biggest hits entitled ‘The Last King Of Pop’.
