Of Monsters and Men will return to the UK in 2026, with confirmed shows in Manchester, Leeds, and Nottingham.
The Icelandic indie pin-ups are readying the release of their hugely anticipated ‘All Is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade’ – their first full-length album in six years – for release this Autumn, and will be bringing it to the UK in February of next year.
With tickets on sale Friday 12 September at 10 AM, the dates and details for ‘The Mouse Parade Tour’ are as follows:
OF MONSTERS AND MEN – UK DATES 2026
FEBRUARY
15 – Manchester – Albert Hall
22 – Nottingham – Rock City
26 – Leeds – O2 Academy
Tickets on sale here: www.ofmonstersandmen.com
Of Monsters and Men (OMAM) rose from Reykjavík to the global stage with their 2011 debut ‘My Head Is An Animal’, transforming from Icelandic indie favorites into international chart-toppers. Its breakout single, “Little Talks”, became a generational anthem with over a billion Spotify streams, leading to a Saturday Night Live debut in 2013. Their follow-up, ‘Beneath The Skin’ (2015), debuted Top 3 on the Billboard 200 and included a surprise cameo on HBO’s Game of Thrones. With their cinematic sound featured in The Hunger Games, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, and more, plus commanding festival sets at Coachella, Glastonbury, and Lollapalooza, OMAM built a reputation as one of the most compelling live acts of their era.
They continued to expand their story with ‘Fever Dream’ (2019) and the intimate pandemic-era documentary tíu (2022), which premiered at Tribeca and won Best Short at Dumbo, paired with an EP of unreleased songs spanning a decade. After a brief hiatus to explore solo projects, the band now reunites with ‘All Is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade’, arriving 17 October 2025.
Of the new album, Nanna of the band says:
“We set out to make something that felt hopeful while the world seems to continually spiral into more chaos… Iceland plays a huge role in this album and has always been an anchor for us. Making this album allowed us to completely get lost in our own world and get back to the core feeling of being a band and making music together. Creatively it reminded us of the times when we had just started the band but of course circumstances being a bit different now with growing families and life pulling us in different directions… We wanted this album to feel like a band coming together to play — to lean into the band’s chemistry and embrace the chaos that comes along with that.”
The band will tour the new album with UK dates in Manchester, Nottingham, and Leeds next year.