NE-YO & AKON announce new 'Nights Like This Tour' with Dublin date
See the full list of dates
NE-YO & AKON have announced a worldwide tour called 'Nights Like This Tour', which will see them arriving on local shores in April and May this year.
Starting in Newcastle on 27th April, and finishing in London on 8th May, fans can expect to see the pair performing some of their biggest songs.
Their tour will take in a massive 57 cities across the world, including six in the UK, with gigs in Newcastle, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham and London.
The duo will start their huge tour in Dublin on 24th April, before coming to the UK and continuing on to mainland Europe, and North America.
Three-time Grammy award-winner NE-YO, has had hits with 'So Sick', 'Because Of You' and 'Closer'. Meanwhile, having sold more than 35 million albums worldwide. Meanwhile, Akon is best-known for his songs 'Right Now (Na Na Na)', 'Don't Matter' and 'Sexy Chick' with David Guetta.
What dates are NE-YO & AKON playing in the UK and Ireland?
They will be playing across the UK and Ireland on the following dates...
April 2026
Dublin, 3Arena - Fri 24th
Newcastle, Utilita Arena - Mon 27th
Glasgow, OVO Hydro - Tue 28th
Leeds, First Direct Bank Arena - Thu 30th
May 2026
Manchester, Co Op Live - Fri 1st
Birmingham, Utilita Arena - Mon 4th
London, The O2 - Fri 8th
When are tickets on sale?
Tickets will go on sale this week! They are on sale at 10am on Friday 30th January.
Where to buy tickets
You will be able to buy tickets from ticketmaster.ie from 10am on Friday 30th January
Take a look at tours coming to Belfast & Dublin this year 👇
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
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