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Time Out
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Drake UK tour 2025: dates, ticket prices, seating maps and everything you need to know
It's been a mixed year for Drake, but for fans of the Canadian rapper, this news will definitely be a welcome surprise. Drake has announced a huge European tour for this summer, marking his return to the UK after a six year absence. The last time he played on British soil was for his Assassination Vacation tour back in 2019, but there's been a lot of music since then, so these dates are not to be missed. One of these recent releases, the collaborative album with PARTYNEXTDOOR, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, inspired this tour. The band will be supporting Drake across Europe, and they will be featured during the concert. After headlining all three days at London's Wireless festival, the 'God's Plan' singer will be playing six nights in the UK, followed by nearly two months worth of gigs across the continent of Europe. Presale has already passed but don't fear, there's still time for you to bag your tickets. Here's everything you need to know about Drake's upcoming UK and Europe tour. When is Drake going on tour in the UK? Usually there's quite a few months between a tour being announced and the artist actually hitting the stage. Not Drake, though. He broke the news only a few days ago, and the concerts are all scheduled for this summer – he'll be in the UK for four nights at the end of July. These will follow his three-night headlining slot at Wireless Festival earlier in the month. What UK dates are confirmed? Initially, there were only four confirmed dates for the $ome $pecial $hows 4 UK tour, but following huge demand, we've been treated to an extra two (shown below in bold) Drake will be performing the following shows: Sunday, July 20: Birmingham,Utilita Arena Monday, July 21: Birmingham, Utilita Arena Wednesday, July 23: Birmingham, Utilita Arena Friday, July 25: Manchester, Co-op Live Saturday, July 26: Manchester, Co-op Live Monday, July 28: Manchester, Co-op Live When do tickets go on sale? General sale will begins on Friday, June 6 and will be accessible via LiveNation here, or Ticketmaster here. They will go live at 12pm local time, which, for the UK, is British Summer Time (BST). You'll also find tickets over on StubHub and if you want to go VIP, SeatUnique is the place to go. Is there a presale? Unfortunately, you've missed the presale. It came and went on June 4. But there will be plenty of tickets left at general sale on Friday. How much are tickets? According to fans who have had access to presale, tickets start at £68, but some people on social media are saying they paid up to £500 for a single ticket, with standing tickets being around £170. Drake $ome $pecial $hows 4 U European tour dates These are the rest of the European dates for Drake's upcoming tour. Wednesday July 30: Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome Thursday July 31: Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome Thursday Aug 07: Antwerp, Belgium – Sportpaleis Monday Aug 11: Zurich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion Friday August 15: Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena Saturday August16: Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena Thursday August 21: Stockholm, Sweden – Avicii Arena Friday August 22: Stockholm, Sweden – Avicii Arena Sunday August 24: Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena Monday August 25: Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena Friday August 29: Milan, Italy – Unipol Forum Saturday August 30: Milan, Italy – Unipol Forum Sunday September 07: Paris, France – Accor Arena Monday September 08: Paris, France – Accor Arena Thursday September 11: Berlin, Germany – Uber Arena Friday September 12: Berlin, Germany – Uber Arena Tuesday September 16: Munich, Germany – Olympiahalle Thursday September 18: Munich, Germany – Olympiahalle Monday September 22: Hamburg, Germany – Barclays Arena Tuesday September 23: Hamburg, Germany – Barclays Arena
BBC News
16-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Drake to headline Wireless festival on all three days
Rapper Drake has been announced as the headliner for all three nights of this year's Wireless will be his first UK performance in six years, with the One Dance hitmaker due to play a bespoke set on each is celebrating 20 years and returns to Finsbury Park, London, between 11 and 13 artists confirmed to be playing across the weekend are Burna Boy, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Summer Walker and Vybz Kartel. Drake has most recently been embroiled in a rap beef with Super Bowl headliner Kendrick spotlight will again be on the pair, as Kendrick has his own UK tour dates lined up for July, including playing in Birmingham the night before Drake's first the origins of the feud going back a decade, the past year has seen it ignite again with Kendrick's Not Like Us takedown of Drake winning a grammy - but also the subject of an ongoing legal case by the more on their beef here Drake first headlined Wireless in 2012, with the festival saying he holds the title "for the audience's most requested artist".He recently released Some Sexy Songs 4 U, a joint album with fellow Canadian artist PARTYNEXTDOOR who will be performing on the same day will see R&B star Summer Walker on stage, who made waves with her previous performance at Finsbury Park in will see Afrobeats icon Burna Boy making his Wireless debut, with dancehall star Vybz Kartel also performing on that Jamaican artist was freed from prison last year after having a murder conviction overturned. The festival has promised more acts for the weekend will be announced year saw the likes Nicki Minaj, 21 Savage, J Hus and Doja Cat 50,000 rap, R&B and hip-hop fans head to the event each 2023, Wireless signed a five-year deal with Haringey Council for the festival to be held in Finsbury Park every summer until at least are due to go on general sale on Wednesday 19 February at 12:00 GMT. Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here.
