The Charlatans UK are heading back to North America, and they’re arriving with one of the strongest albums of their career behind them. ‘We Are Love,’ their 14th studio album, is out now via BMG, and the North American tour kicks off September 3 at The Observatory in Santa Ana before wrapping September 26 at Brooklyn Steel. Presale begins Wednesday, April 22 at 10 AM local time, with general on-sale Friday, April 24 at 10 AM local time.
The album was recorded at Wales’s legendary Rockfield Studios and the band’s own Big Mushroom studio in Middlewich, Cheshire, with producers Dev Hynes (Blood Orange), Fred Macpherson (Spector), and Stephen Street, the man behind some of The Smiths’, Blur’s, and The Cranberries’ most important records. That’s a production team that understands how to serve a band’s identity while pushing it forward. Mojo awarded it four stars, calling it “joy-sparking” with “sudden psychedelic sun-spots and experimental flares.”
The West Coast opening shows on September 3 and 4 are the ones to watch. The Observatory in Santa Ana and the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles both feature support from The Dandy Warhols and additional special guests still to be announced. To mark the tour announcement, the band has also released a remix of the single “We Are Love” by Ride’s Mark Gardener, adding another layer to an already strong release cycle.
Tim Burgess, Martin Blunt, Mark Collins, Tony Rogers, and Pete Salisbury have built one of British rock’s most durable catalogs: 22 Top 40 UK singles, three number one UK albums, and era-defining tracks like “The Only One I Know,” “North Country Boy,” and “One to Another.” ‘We Are Love’ doesn’t lean on that legacy. It moves alongside it, with Hammond organ-driven singles like “Deeper and Deeper” and the celebratory title track already earning live outings on Later…with Jools Holland.
The UK and EU leg is already well underway, with multiple sold-out dates and festival appearances at Degusta Fest Armilla, Forest Fest, Lakefest, and Roseshire Festival filling out the summer. The North American run arrives at the end of a long, busy year for a band that clearly has no interest in slowing down.
The Charlatans UK 2026 North American Tour Dates:
September 3 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory (with The Dandy Warhols and Special Guests TBA)
September 4 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium (with The Dandy Warhols and Special Guests TBA)
September 5 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
September 7 – San Francisco, CA – The Castro Theatre
September 10 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
September 11 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
September 12 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
September 16 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
September 17 – Chicago, IL – Park West
September 19 – Detroit, MI – El Club
September 20 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
September 21 – Montreal, QC – Fairmount Theatre
September 22 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
September 23 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
September 25 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring
September 26 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel