On Sale This Week: President Barack Obama, Willow Avalon & More

Updated July 2026. Looking for the biggest concerts, tours and live events with tickets going on sale this week? From a rare evening with a former US president and a one-off London date from country music's fastest-rising name, to a blues prodigy's major-label breakthrough, a street busker skipping the usual circuit and a viral comedian's fastest sell-out yet, this week's announcements offer one of the most varied line-ups of the year.

Every Thursday, we sift through the latest tour announcements and ticket releases to bring you the standout shows worth knowing about. Whether you're after indie gigs, folk tours, comedy nights or one-off live events, here's what's going on sale this week.

This week’s on-sale highlights include:

• Rare evenings with President Barack Obama in Belfast, Glasgow and Manchester
• Willow Avalon's only UK date of her Pink Pocket Pistol tour
• The major-label signing behind Toby Lee's biggest UK run yet
• Cam Cole's rock and roll circus heads off the beaten track
• A second Matt Mathews night, added after the first sold out

The biggest UK tours & live shows on sale this week

SEAT UNIQUE PRESENTS: AN EVENING WITH PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

When: Tuesday 13th - Thursday 15th October 2026 (multiple UK dates)

Few presidents have walked a more improbable path to the White House. Now, as America marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, President Barack Obama visits Belfast, Glasgow and Manchester to discuss what comes next - for America, and for all of us.

His leadership helped rescue the American economy, revitalise the American auto industry, grow the middle class, pass the Affordable Care Act, wind down two wars, and refocus American diplomatic leadership around the world — all while overseeing the longest stretch of job creation in American history.

Hear President Barack Obama's message in person — a call to hope, resilience, and the belief that ordinary people, together, can still shape what comes next.

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WILLOW AVALON

When: Monday 2nd November 2026 (Union Chapel, London)

Willow Avalon's UK fans get exactly one shot at this. Of the six dates on The Pink Pocket Pistol European Tour, London's Union Chapel is the only UK stop. It arrives the year after she supported Zach Bryan across two sold-out nights at BST Hyde Park and sold out her own European headline run.

The tour celebrates Pink Pocket Pistol, the follow-up to 2025's Southern Belle Raisin' Hell, the album that established the Georgia-born, Nashville-based singer as one of country music's most exciting new voices. Blending classic country with Americana, Southern rock and pop, the new record expands that sound with guest appearances from Kaitlin Butts, Midland and Jason Isbell. "Work To Do", already a fixture of her live shows, offers an early glimpse of the album's heart.

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TOBY LEE

When: Wednesday 28th April - Saturday 29th May 2027 (multiple UK dates)

Toby Lee's autumn tour was supposed to arrive this year, but the delay comes at a pivotal moment in his career. The 21-year-old guitarist has just signed to Fontana Records, and with his first album for the label now taking shape with Bad Sounds' producer siblings Callum and Ewan, the shows have moved to next spring to give the record the time it deserves.

The Fontana chapter is the latest step in a journey that began at ten years old when a viral tribute video led B.B. King's own daughters to invite him to perform at B.B. King's Blues Club on Beale Street, Memphis. Since then, he has shared stages with Buddy Guy, Billy Gibbons and Joe Bonamassa, appeared on Jools Holland's Hootenanny on BBC Two, played Glastonbury, and built a reputation as one of the UK's most exciting young blues guitarists — performing 150 shows in 2025 alone, including 66 dates as Jools Holland's special guest.

New single “Work You Out” marks the first taste of the Fontana era, with the rescheduled UK tour bringing his new material to stages across the UK next spring.

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CAM COLE

When: Friday 12th February - Saturday 6th March 2027 (multiple UK dates)

Cam Cole's UK tour skips almost every city you'd expect a touring rock act to play — and London altogether. Leicester, Blackpool, Stockton-on-Tees, Leek, Shoreham-by-Sea and Stowmarket all make the cut instead — a route shaped by Cole's belief that rock and roll shouldn't require a train ticket to reach it. It's a fitting approach for an artist who built his name busking around Camden Town, before a scene-stealing cameo on Ted Lasso and fan-favourite track “Mama”, which soundtracked Rightmove's national ad campaign, took him well beyond the pavement.

That same evolution shows up on record. New album Lost In Creation, out October 2026 and mastered at Abbey Road, expands the raw, foot-stomping sound that first stopped crowds in Camden with psychedelic and desert-blues flourishes, while new single “Get Up Ya Honky Tonk” offers the first taste.

FIND CAM COLE TOUR DATES & TICKETS

MATT MATHEWS

When: Saturday 20th March 2027 (Union Chapel, London)

Matt Mathews' first Union Chapel show sold out,  prompting the addition of a second night to meet demand — no surprise for a comedian who went from posting viral “farm chore” videos to selling 250,000 tickets on his last US tour. The Birmingham, Alabama comic swapped a career as a boudoir photographer for stand-up in 2022 and has since sold out multiple nights at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, played his first arena show in his hometown, and built a following of more than 15 million through his unfiltered takes on family, farm life and everything in between.

New tour Not What I Ordered brings that same instinct to the stage, covering relationships, fame, mental health and the chaos of farm life gone wrong with the brutally honest style that has earned Mathews a place on Deadline's “Future of Comedy” list and praise from The Advocate as an openly gay entertainer carving his own path. These two Union Chapel nights offer London audiences the chance to see the new show live.

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For Fans Of

If this week's featured artists have caught your eye, discover more artists, events and live shows you might enjoy.

Want more? Catch up on last week’s on-sale picks and see what you might have missed.

Buying tickets this week? Here's what you need to know

When do tickets usually go on sale? 

Most tickets go on sale in the morning, typically between 09:00 and 10:00, although times can vary by event. Always check the individual event page for confirmed details.

What sells out the fastest?

Limited-run events, one-off performances and smaller-capacity shows often see the highest demand. Comedy and conversation events can be just as quick to sell as gigs, as this week's second Matt Mathews date shows.

Should I buy tickets straight away?

If you're set on going, yes. One-off performances and rare live events rarely come around twice.

What are the biggest ticket releases this week?

This week's highlights include Seat Unique Presents: An Evening with President Barack Obama across Belfast, Glasgow and Manchester, Willow Avalon's only UK date on her Pink Pocket Pistol tour, Toby Lee's rescheduled run following his signing to Fontana Records, Cam Cole's circuit-skipping UK tour, and a second Matt Mathews night added after his first sold out.

How do I find out when concert tickets go on sale?

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More concerts and tours on sale this week

Looking for even more newly announced shows? Browse additional tours, gigs and ticket releases below:

 

• Simon Brodkin
• Steelhouse Festival 2027
• Ride
• MICHA
• Mary Middlefield
• Ugly
• Cheekface
• Insecure Men
• Jamie Webster
• Clara Mann
• Phil Campbell's Bastard Sons
• bis

 

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