The rapper also announces announces new album, hopefully ! out June 20th on Island EMI.
Loyle Carner has announced a followup album to hugo, which is proceeded by new songs ‘all i need / in my mind’, which dropped earlier this month.
With a headline set at Glastonbury’s Other stage happening this June, Carner has announced a four night residency at London’s O2 Academy Brixton, three in Manchester and a big Dublin gig at 3Arena this November, along with dates in Paris, Copenhagen, Stockholm, German cities, Australia and USA/Canada.
The Dublin gig for Loyle Carner happens November 9th 2025.
Loyle Carner Dublin ticket details
Tickets On Sale 9AM Friday 2 May.
Tickets prices: €59.90 / €69.90
Subject to 12.5% Ticketmaster service charge per ticket (max €10.50).
Pre-order hopefully ! for live access now: album pre-sale opens on April 30th at 9AM local time, MCD, Live Nation and SJM pre-sale on May 1st (9AM), Spotify pre-sale beginning on May 1st (12PM), and tickets available for general sale on May 2nd (9AM).
hopefully ! is said to be:
“a life-affirming exploration of fatherhood, childhood and alternative music, the album is buoyed by a positivity and lightness of touch achieved in large part by stepping out of your comfort zone. In a series of firsts – singing, producing, accidentally forming the band of his dreams – Loyle Carner cultivates healthier boundaries, whilst also allowing his audience in (the album’s moving artwork features his muse of a son, who can also be heard throughout the record).”
HEADLINE TOUR
October 7, 2025 – Stockholm, Sweden – Annexet
October 8, 2025 – Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene
October 11, 2025 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – AFAS Live
October 13, 2025 – Copenhagen, Denmark – KB Hallen
October 15, 2025 – Berlin, Germany – UFO im Velodrom
October 16, 2025 – Hamburg, Germany – Sporthalle
October 18, 2025 – Munich, Germany – Zenith
October 19, 2025 – Zurich, Switzerland – Halle 622
October 21, 2025 – Frankfurt, Germany – Jahrhunderthalle
October 22, 2025 – Cologne, Germany – Palladium
October 24, 2025 – Paris, France – Zenith
October 25, 2025 – Brussels, Belgium – Forest National
November 2, 2025 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton
November 3, 2025 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton
November 4, 2025 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton
November 5, 2025 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton
November 7, 2025 – Cardiff, UK – Utilita Arena
November 9, 2025 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena
November 12, 2025 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy
November 13, 2025 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy
November 14, 2025 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy
November 17, 2025 – Newcastle, UK – O2 City Hall
November 18, 2025 – Newcastle, UK – O2 City Hall
November 19, 2025 – Newcastle, UK – O2 City Hall
November 20, 2025 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy
November 21, 2025 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy
November 23, 2025 – Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse
November 24, 2025 – Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse
November 25, 2025 – Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse
December 2, 2025 – Brisbane, Australia – Fortitude Music Hall
December 4, 2025 – Sydney, Australia – Sydney Opera House Forecourt
December 6, 2025 – Melbourne, Australia – Sidney Myer Music Bowl
December 9, 2025 – Perth, Australia – Metro City
February 19, 2026 – Chicago, IL, USA – Thalia Hall
February 21, 2026 – Toronto, ON, Canada – History
February 22, 2026 – Montreal, QC, Canada – Beanfield Theatre
February 24, 2026 – Boston, MA, USA – Royale
February 26, 2026 – Washington, DC, USA – The Fillmore
February 27, 2026 – Brooklyn, NY, USA – Brooklyn Paramount
March 3, 2026 – San Francisco, CA, USA – The Regency Ballroom
May 3, 2026 – Los Angeles, CA, USA – The Novo
About Loyle Carner
A musician, writer, director, producer, entrepreneur and actor, Loyle Carner first emerged with 2013’s A Little Late EP, and has since forged a signature blend of unflinching, diaristic lyricism with ambitious, genre-disruptive sounds. His debut album, 2017’s Yesterday’s Gone, untangled personal experiences of grief, and the pressures of coming-of-age; 2019 follow-up, Not Waving, but Drowning, further showcased Loyle’s ability to set lithe rap against old-soul wisdom. A cathartic turning point proved to be 2022’s hugo: a taut, textured exploration of Black identity and anger, which also secured his second Top 3 album. Having been twice shortlisted for the Mercury Prize – and scored further BRIT and NME Award nominations – Carner has earned an impassioned worldwide following, with 1.1B streams, campaigns with global brands (YSL, New Balance, Nike) and sold-out shows including Alexandra Palace, Wembley Arena, Eventim Apollo, O2 Academy Brixton and Royal Albert Hall in his beloved London hometown alone. This journey climaxed in a headline appearance at All Points East’s 35,000 capacity Victoria Park last summer, which hopefully ! emerged in the wake of.
Sunlight streaming through the window, hopefully ! signals a new era in which Loyle Carner continues to push the boundaries of his art (and himself). A passionate advocate around his experiences of dyslexia and ADHD – notably founding the Chilli Con Carner cookery workshops – last year he received an honourary doctorate from UAL in recognition of his powerful rise thus far. He was also recently confirmed to make his acting debut in Mint, a BBC drama from BAFTA-nominated Scrapper director Charlotte Regan, with further exciting visual projects to follow. In an always-unpredictable career, Loyle Carner’s work has remained as affectingly personal as it is uplifting and universal. Now a decade in, his impact has never been clearer: the same local hero, now rightly regarded as one of the UK’s most vital voices.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
