The Zac Schulze Gang have been building toward this, and November is when it all lands. The Kent-based blues-rock trio have announced a 6-date UK tour, tickets on sale now via alttickets.com and zacschulzegang.rocks/tour.
Winners of Young Artist of the Year at the UK Blues Awards 2025, following Zac Schulze’s Emerging Artist of the Year win at the same awards in 2024, the Gang have been on an upward trajectory that shows no signs of slowing. Sold-out shows in the Netherlands, Germany, and London’s legendary 100 Club have cemented their reputation as one of the most electrifying live acts working in this space.
Frontman and guitarist Zac Schulze plays with precision, speed, and passion, but this is very much a band built on collective chemistry. Drummer Ben Schulze and bassist Ant Greenwell generate a thunderous rhythm section behind him, and together the trio create a massive roar without ever losing sight of the song.
Their debut studio album ‘Straight To It’, released in September 2025, captures exactly what makes them special. It opens with “The Rocker,” whose breathless hooks function almost as a rallying call, before pushing through the blitzkrieg rush of “High Roller.” The record also makes room for the bright power-pop of “Angeline” and the soaring alt-rock anthem “Betterland,” demonstrating a range that goes well beyond straightforward blues-rock.
The influences running through their sound are serious ones. Rory Gallagher, Dr Feelgood, AC/DC, and Thin Lizzy on the classic side, Turnstile, Royal Blood, and Queens of the Stone Age on the contemporary end. It’s a blend of melody and muscle that gives ‘Straight To It’ real visceral energy throughout.
Rock News summed it up cleanly: “The Zac Schulze Gang are no ordinary blues-rock band; they’re an unstoppable force, poised on the brink of something extraordinary.” Metal Planet Music called them “a phenomenon in the making.” Both assessments feel accurate.
Festival appearances at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads in LA, Planet Rock’s Winter End, Fairport’s Cropredy Festival, and the Rory Gallagher Tribute Festival in Ballyshannon have introduced them to audiences well beyond their UK base. November gives those audiences a chance to see them up close.
November 2026 Tour Dates:
November 10 – Leeds, The Key Club
November 11 – Manchester, Night & Day
November 12 – York, The Crescent
November 13 – Norwich, Waterfront Studio
November 14 – Brighton, Hope & Ruin
November 15 – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms