Northern Ireland singer-songwriter Foy Vance announces The Wake World Tour, a sweeping 60-date run across Europe, the UK, the United States and Canada in support of his new album ‘The Wake,’ out March 13 via Rounder Records. The tour opens September 3 in Zurich and stretches through May 1, 2027 in Boston, marking Vance’s most extensive schedule to date. Highlights include Berlin, Paris, Copenhagen, Dublin and two nights at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, alongside major North American stops in Los Angeles, Denver, Nashville, Chicago, Washington, DC and New York City. Artist presale begins February 24 at 10am local time, with general onsale from February 27 at 10am local time.
‘The Wake’ serves as the final chapter in a seven-album journey Vance began following the death of his father in 1999. Produced by Ethan Johns, the 13-track collection draws from folk, soul and Southern blues while reflecting on mourning, renewal and hard-earned clarity. Ahead of the full tour, Vance plays a run of record store appearances and intimate album launch shows in March, many already sold out, and returns home for A Celebration of Life with Foy Vance at Custom House Square in Belfast this August.
Over the years, Vance has built a reputation for emotionally direct songwriting rooted in folk and soul tradition, with albums including ‘Joy of Nothing,’ ‘From Muscle Shoals,’ ‘Signs of Life’ and ‘To Memphis’ earning wide acclaim. The Wake World Tour underscores both his consistency and evolution, bringing deeply personal material to stages across two continents.
TOUR DATES:
FOY VANCE 2026
2 March | Assai Records | Dundee, Scotland**
3 March | Assai Records | Edinburgh, Scotland**
3 March | Assai Records | Glasgow, Scotland**
4 March | One NinetyFour | London, England
6 March | Spindizzy Records | Dublin, Ireland**
7 March | Bending Sound | Bangor, Northern Ireland**
7 March | Upstairs at Duke Of York | Belfast, Northern Ireland
12 March | The Blue Room | Nashville, TN
13 March | Vinyl Tap | Nashville, TN**
13 March | Grand Ole Opry | Nashville, TN
16 March | Rough Trade | New York City, NY**
17 March | Joe’s Pub | New York, NY
18 March | Amoeba | Los Angeles, CA**
19 March | The Sun Rose | Los Angeles, CA
22 March | Rough Trade East | London, England**
15 August | Custom House Square | Belfast, Northern Ireland
3 September | Spirgarten | Zurich, Switzerland
4 September | Technikum | Munich, Germany
6 September | Heimathafen Neukölln | Berlin, Germany
8 September | TivoliVredenburg | Utrecht, Netherlands
9 September | Doornroosje | Nijmegen, Netherlands
11 September | Kulturkirche | Cologne, Germany
12 September | Knust | Hamburg, Germany
13 September | De Oosterpoort | Groningen, Netherlands
15 September | Café de la Danse | Paris, France
22 September | Bremen Teater | Copenhagen, Denmark
24 September | Sentrum Scene | Oslo, Norway
25 September | Pustervik | Gothenburg, Sweden
27 September | Södra Teatern | Stockholm, Sweden
6 October | Sage Two | Gateshead, UK
17 October | The Queen’s Hall | Edinburgh, UK
18 October | The Albert Halls | Stirling, UK
20 October | Birmingham Town Hall | Birmingham, UK
21 October | St George’s | Bristol, UK
23 October | O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire | London, UK
24 October | O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire | London, UK
25 October | Albert Hall | Manchester, UK
27 October | Wexford Spiegeltent | Wexford, Ireland
29 October | 3Olympia Theatre | Dublin, Ireland
30 October | Town Hall Theatre | Galway, Ireland
31 October | Lime Tree Theatre | Limerick, Ireland
6 November | El Rey Theatre | Los Angeles, CA
7 November | El Rey Theatre | Los Angeles, CA
8 November | Great American Music Hall | San Francisco, CA
10 November | Aladdin Theater | Portland, OR
12 November | Hollywood Theatre | Vancouver, BC
13 November | Neptune Theatre | Seattle, WA
14 November | Knitting Factory | Spokane, WA
16 November | Knitting Factory | Boise, ID
17 November | The Commonwealth Room | Salt Lake City, UT
19 November | Wheeler Opera House | Aspen, CO
20 November | Fox Theatre | Boulder, CO
21 November | Gothic Theatre | Denver, CO
FOY VANCE 2027
31 March | The 04 Center | Austin, TX
1 April | The Heights Theater | Houston, TX
2 April | The Heights Theater | Houston, TX
3 April | Granada Theater | Dallas, TX
4 April | Granada Theater | Dallas, TX
7 April | Iron City | Birmingham, AL
8 April | Variety Playhouse | Atlanta, GA
9 April | The Basement East | Nashville, TN
10 April | Bijou Theatre | Knoxville, TN
12 April | Memorial Hall | Cincinnati, OH
13 April | The Vogue | Indianapolis, IN
15 April | Fitzgerald Theater | St Paul, MN
16 April | Atwood Music Hall | Madison, WI
17 April | Thalia Hall | Chicago, IL
20 April | St Cecilia Music Center | Grand Rapids, MI
21 April | Danforth Music Hall | Toronto, ON
23 April | Ardmore Music Hall | Philadelphia, PA
24 April | The Howard Theatre | Washington, DC
25 April | The Tin Pan | Richmond, VA
27 April | Appell Center for the Performing Arts | York, PA
29 April | Levon Helm Studios | Woodstock, NY
30 April | Sony Hall | New York, NY
1 May | The Wilbur | Boston, MA
**Record store events
+Sold-out album release shows