Editors are moving again. The Birmingham-formed post-punk outfit just released “Call It In,” their first new music since 2022’s ‘EBM,’ and announced an extensive 2027 tour through the UK, Ireland, and Europe. Tickets go on sale April 30 at 11 AM local in Europe and May 1 at 10 AM in the UK.
“Call It In” arrives from sessions the band spent holed up in rural Gloucestershire in summer 2025. “It’s a song about asking for help, really,” says frontman Tom Smith, “in the presence of an existential dread, finding solace and comfort in someone close, escaping the deafening noise of modern life.” It’s a sharp, focused return from a band that clearly took their time getting it right.
Formed in 2002 and together since meeting at university in Birmingham, Editors have released seven studio albums, all of which reached the UK top 10. Their debut ‘The Back Room’ earned a Mercury Prize nomination. ‘An End Has A Start’ hit number one in the UK and earned a Brit Award nomination. ‘In This Light and On This Evening’ also topped the UK charts. That’s a catalog with real weight behind it, and a fanbase that shows up, evidenced by two sold-out nights at AFAS Live in Amsterdam in 2024, moving nearly 12,000 tickets and grossing close to $580,000.
Before the 2027 run, Editors have a full summer 2026 festival calendar, including an appearance at Pinkpop in the Netherlands, and the opening of a new Birmingham venue, The Warehouse at Villa Park, on July 9. The 2027 European leg launches January 26 in Rouen, France, moving through Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, and more before the UK and Ireland leg kicks off February 28 in Dublin, closing March 12 in Southampton.
Editors Summer 2026 Dates:
June 18, Roubaix, FR, Condition Publique
June 19, Landgraaf, NL, Pinkpop Festival
July 9, Birmingham, UK, The Warehouse at Villa Park
July 12, Bruges, BE, Cactus Festival
July 18-19, Nottingham, UK, Splendour 2026
July 25, Brighton, UK, On The Beach
July 31-August 1, Benidorm, ES, Low Festival
August 7, Lokeren, BE, Lokerse Feesten
August 8, Tienen, BE, Suikerrock
November 11, Gdansk, PL, Inside Seaside Festival
Editors 2027 European Tour Dates:
January 26, Rouen, France, Le 106
January 27, Paris, France, Le Cigale
January 29, Madrid, Spain, La Riviera
January 30, Valencia, Spain, Auditorio Roig Arena
January 31, Barcelona, Spain, Razzmatazz
February 2, Zurich, Switzerland, X-Tra
February 3, Milan, Italy, Alcatraz
February 4, Zagreb, Croatia, Borcarski Dom
February 6, Prague, Czech Republic, SaSaZu
February 7, Munich, Germany, Zenith
February 8, Vienna, Austria, Gasometer
February 10, Warsaw, Poland, Stodola
February 11, Berlin, Germany, Columbiahalle
February 12, Copenhagen, Denmark, The Grey Hall
February 14, Cologne, Germany, Palladium
February 15, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, Rockhal
February 16, Leipzig, Germany, Felsenkeller
February 20, Hamburg, Germany, Inselpark Arena
Editors 2027 UK & Ireland Tour Dates:
February 28, Dublin, Ireland, Vicar St
March 1, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Ulster Hall
March 2, Glasgow, Scotland, O2 Academy
March 4, Newcastle, England, O2 City Hall
March 5, Manchester, England, O2 Apollo
March 7, Leeds, England, O2 Academy
March 8, Nottingham, England, Rock City
March 9, Bristol, England, Prospect Building
March 11, London, England, O2 Academy Brixton
March 12, Southampton, England, O2 Guildhall