NE-YO & AKON announce new 'Nights Like This Tour' with Dublin date

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NE-YO & Akon
Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 27th Jan 2026

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

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Florence & the Machine

SSE Arena - Friday 6th February

D.O.D

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K-Pop Forever Tribute

SSE Arena - Thursday 19th & Mon 23rd February, Saturday 16th May

Franz Ferdinand

Telegraph Building - Saturday 21st February

Scouting for Girls

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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

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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

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Josh Baker

Belsonic - Saturday 13th June

Lush! Classical

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David Gray

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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

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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

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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

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Luke Combs

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Foy Vance

CHSq - Saturday 15th August

The Proclaimers

CHSq - Sunday 16th August

Lewis Capaldi

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The Weeknd

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EMERGE

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Bon Jovi

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CMAT

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Anastacia

Waterfront Hall - Thursday 17th September

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SSE Arena - Thursday 1st October

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