Stornoway Announce Headline UK Tour

STORNOWAY ANNOUNCE HEADLINE UK TOUR

NEW ALBUM BEYONDER OUT 25TH SEPTEMBER RELEASE

LISTEN TO LEAD SINGLE “MARCO POLO” OUT NOW

Following their triumphant sold-out Royal Albert Hall show earlier this month, featuring communal singing, birdsong, special guest accompaniment from Syrinx choir, and appearances from former band member Rahul Satija and poet and friend Paul Henry. Stornoway now follow up with news of a headline UK tour which will celebrate their forthcoming new album BEYONDER, out 25 September via Cooking Vinyl.

Frontman Brian Briggs adds. “We were completely blown away by your support at the Royal Albert Hall and are now stoked to be able to announce a UK tour to celebrate the release of ‘Beyonder’, our most ambitious album ever!  We are going to have such a blast and we hope to see you somewhere down the road!”

Tickets will be available for Fan Club presale on Tuesday 14th April at 10am GMT. This will be followed by the Newsletter and Album Pre-order presale, alongside Spotify’s Fans First presale on Wednesday 15th April at 10am GMT. General onsale is Friday 17th April at 10am GMT.

Widely recognised as a band at the intersection of music and conservation, the group continue that mission with an album of wild hope, born from isolation and exploration. BEYONDERchannels the powers of the natural world to reconnect us, using music to bring people closer to nature. Listen also to the album’s luminous first single “Marco Polo”. [Listen here]

Beyonder is an album for a changing world. It confronts the biodiversity and climate crises, the rise of divisive politics, and the toll these pressures take on our minds and communities. These are songs about journeys and destinations, discovery and choice, and taken together they cultivate a hopeful state of mind in unsettled times.

BEYONDER live dates:

Sat 24 Oct 2026 – Portsmouth – The Wedgewood Rooms

Sun 25 Oct 2026 – Brighton – CHALK
Tue 27 Oct 2026 – Sheffield – Crookes Social Club

Wed 28 Oct 2026 – Nottingham – Rescue Rooms

Thu 29 Oct 2026 – Leeds – Leeds Irish Centre                        

Sat 31 Oct 2026 – Bristol – Bristol Beacon

Sun 1 Nov 2026 – Exeter – Exeter Phoenix

Sat 13 Feb 2027 – Birmingham – The Crossing

Sun 14 Feb 2027 – Cardiff – Y PLAS

Mon 15 Feb 2027 – Cambridge – Cambridge Junction

Wed 17 Feb 2027 – Edinburgh – The Queen’s Hall

Thu 18 Feb 2027 – Sunderland – The Fire Station

Fri 19 Feb 2027 – Manchester – New Century Hall

Sat 20 Feb 2027 – London – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire

More about Stornoway

Stornoway lit up 2010 with their thrilling debut Beachcomber’s Windowsill, the culmination of a five-year journey with its starting point in a Freshers week meeting at Oxford University between Brian Briggs and the band’s arranger and multi-instrumentalist Jon Ouin. After hooking up with South African born brothers Rob (drums) and Oli Steadman (bass), the band honed their sound and aims, self-releasing a series of EPs before finally signing to 4AD for the release of Beachcomber’s Windowsill. Hailed from the rooftops for its melodic magnificence and imaginative arrangements, the album reached the UK Top-15, which achieved Gold status, leading to tours of Europe, Australia, America, numerous memorable festival appearances, and a sold-out show at London’s Somerset House.

Beachcomber’s Windowsill was followed by acclaimed Top-20 albums Tales from Terra Firma, and Bonxie, both receiving 5-star reviews from The Guardian.  After a 6-year hiatus, the band returned in 2023 with their playful 4th album ‘Dig The Mountain!’, which reached number 7 in the sales charts and saw them further build their dedicated fanbase, with multiple  headline sold-out tours in unique venues across the UK and further afield, including a run of their popular outdoor ‘Unplucked’ shows at nature reserves. Stornoway have developed an extraordinary ability to connect deeply with their audiences, drawing people into their liminal world.

Defined by Brian’s ageless, clear tenor, their songs are uplifting, heartfelt, dashingly melodic; but with Stornoway the songs are just the start. This is a band that runs on curiosity. Producing their own records, they take a bespoke approach to each track. With a wonderfully diverse range of instrumentation and an unmistakable joy in the creative process, every one of their songs is given a very beautiful and carefully considered place to live — musically and geographically, with recording locations including campervans, wind-buffeted barns, chapels and community centres.