Nia Archives brings her Emotional World Tour to the UK this month, with five British dates from 22 to 28 November and her biggest headline show yet at Alexandra Palace in London on Thursday 26 November. Nottingham has already sold out. Glasgow, Bristol, London and Manchester were still on sale when we checked on 2 November, and Dublin follows on 8 December.
The run is the live show for Emotional Junglist, her second album, which came out on Island Records on 17 July. It went to number one on the Official Dance Chart and made the 2026 Mercury Prize shortlist. Sampha guests on ‘Tender’ and Jorja Smith on ‘Get Me Down’, and the singles so far include ‘Vertical’, ‘Danger’, ‘Boys In Blue’ and ‘There Goes Ma Head’.
Nia Archives UK and Ireland tour dates
- Sunday 22 November: Glasgow, Barrowland Ballroom. Tickets via Ticketmaster
- Tuesday 24 November: Nottingham, Rock City. Sold out
- Wednesday 25 November: Bristol, The Prospect Building. Tickets via AEG Presents
- Thursday 26 November: London, Alexandra Palace (Great Hall). Tickets via DICE
- Saturday 28 November: Manchester, Aviva Studios. Tickets via AEG Presents
- Tuesday 8 December: Dublin, Vicar Street. Tickets via Ticketmaster Ireland
All dates are listed on her official tour page, which also covers the North American, European and Australian legs.
Nia Archives at Alexandra Palace
The London show is in Ally Pally’s Great Hall. Doors open at 6.30pm, it’s 16+, and Cannelle, NEW YORK and Trickpony are the special guests. DICE lists tickets from £39.22, which includes the venue’s £2.50 restoration levy.
Earlier this year she played sold-out intimate live shows in Leeds, London and New York, then tested the new set-up at Parklife, Boardmasters, Forbidden Fruit and Sónar. In August she headlined the West Stage at All Points East, and that same night she turned up as a surprise guest during Jorja Smith’s closing set.
Interplanetary Criminal is another UK bass act heading to Ally Pally, and he’s booked his biggest headline show yet there for March 2027.
Bristol, Manchester and Glasgow
Glasgow opens the UK leg at the Barrowland on a Sunday night. Bristol’s date is at The Prospect Building, and Manchester’s is at Aviva Studios, home of Factory International. Both are on sale through AEG Presents.
Nia Archives was born in Bradford and grew up in Leeds. She’s picked up BRIT and MOBO nominations and opened for Beyoncé, and the album was written with Ethan P. Flynn, Julia Michaels and James Ford.
