The BIGGEST gigs & tours coming to Belfast & Dublin in 2026
It's going to be an exciting year for concert goers, as Belfast and Dublin are set to host an impressive lineup of musical artists, world-famous tours and iconic performances.
In June alone, Kings of Leon, The Cure, Michael Bublé and the Mr 305 legend himself - Pitbull - will headline Belsonic.
Plus we've got the biggest names in country coming here for C2C Belfast at the SSE Arena, for three full days of craic in March.
The all-new Summer Series kicks off in June at Custom House Square and Belfast VITAL returns.
We've put together a list of shows you don't want to miss this year - it's going to be HUGE!
Check out the BIGGEST names coming to Belfast & Dublin in 2026 👇
James Arthur
SSE Arena - Saturday 31st January
Van Morrison
Waterfront Hall - Wednesday 4th & Thursday 5th February
Bonnie Tyler
Waterfront Hall - Friday 6th February
Florence & the Machine
SSE Arena - Friday 6th February
D.O.D
The Telegraph Building - Saturday 7th February
K-Pop Forever Tribute
SSE Arena - Thursday 19th & Mon 23rd February, Saturday 16th May
Franz Ferdinand
Telegraph Building - Saturday 21st February
Scouting for Girls
Telegraph Building Thursday 26th February
Country 2 Country Belfast
SSE Arena - Friday 13th to Sunday 15th March
Nathan Evans and Saint Phnx Band
The Telegraph Building - Sunday 22nd March
Jordan Davis
SSE Arena - Friday 20th March
Renee Rapp
3Arena - Sunday 22nd March
5 Seconds of Summer
SSE Arena - Thursday 26th March
Gorillaz
SSE Arena - Tuesday 31st March
Boyzlife
Waterfront Hall - Wednesday 1st April
Peter Andre
Ulster Hall - Monday 6th April
André Rieu
SSE Arena - Thursday 9th April
Rick Astley
SSE Arena - Monday 13th April
Yungblud
SSE Arena - Tuesday 14th April
Mall Grab
The Telegraph Building - Saturday 18th April
Tucker Wetmore
Ulster Hall - Tuesday 21st April
The Prodigy
SSE Arena - Monday 27th April
Alex Warren
SSE Arena - Friday 2nd May
Gravity
Waterfront Hall - Monday 4th May
Carly Pearce
Waterfront Hall - Wednesday 20th May
AVA
Belfast - Friday 29th & Saturday 30th May
Kingfishr
SSE Arena - Monday 8th & Tuesday 9th June
Farmers Bash
Belsonic - Friday 12th June
Josh Baker
Belsonic - Saturday 13th June
Lush! Classical
The Summer Series at Custom House Square - Saturday 13th June
CHSq - Saturday 8th August
David Gray
SSE Arena - Tuesday 16th June
Chris Stussy
The Summer Series at Custom House Square - Friday 19th June
Metallica
Aviva Stadium - Friday 19th to Sunday 21st June
The 30+ Club
The Summer Series at Custom House Square - Saturday 20th June
Teletech
Belsonic - Saturday 20th June
Olivia Dean
Fairview Park - Saturday 20th June
The Beach Boys
The Summer Series at Custom House Square - Sunday 21st June
Teddy Swims
Belsonic - Monday 22nd June
Zach Bryan
Boucher Road Playing Fields - Tuesday 23rd & Wednesday 24th June
Paul Weller
The Summer Series at Custom House Square - Wednesday 24th June
The Lumineers
SSE Arena - Wednesday 24th June
Def Leppard
Belsonic - Friday 26th June
Sonny Fodera
Belsonic - Saturday 27th June
The Cure
Belsonic - Sunday 28th June
Kings of Leon
Belsonic - Monday 29th June
Pitbull
Belsonic - Tuesday 30th June
Michael Bublé
Belsonic - Wednesday 1st July
Take That
Aviva Stadium - Saturday 4th July
The Kooks
The Summer Series at Custom House Square - Saturday 4th July
Dylan Gossett
The Summer Series at Custom House Square - Sunday 5th July
Dermot Kennedy
Aviva Stadium - Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th July
Luke Combs
Slane Castle - Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th July
Foy Vance
CHSq - Saturday 15th August
The Proclaimers
CHSq - Sunday 16th August
Lewis Capaldi
Belfast Vital - Thursday 20th August
The Weeknd
Croke Park - Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd August
Calvin Harris
Belfast Vital - Saturday 22nd August
Stiff Little Fingers
CHSq - Saturday 22nd August
Idles
CHSq - Wednesday 26th August
EMERGE
Boucher Road Playing Fields - Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th August
Bon Jovi
Croke Park - Sunday 30th August
CMAT
CHSq - Monday 31st August & Tuesday 1st September
Anastacia
Waterfront Hall - Thursday 17th September
Westlife
SSE Arena - Sunday 27th to Saturday October, Monday 5th & Tuesday 6th November
Megan Moroney
SSE Arena - Thursday 1st October
The Shamrocks
SSE Arena - Tuesday 20th November