News: Smith / Kotzen announce UK and Europe headline tour 2026

24th June 2025

Following on from their critically acclaimed second album, Black Light / White Noise, which was a UK No.1 hit on the Official Rock & Metal chart, Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen will be taking their show on the road early next year touring the UK and Europe in February and March 2026.

Having first joined together as Smith/Kotzen on the 2021 self-titled debut album, which was a Top 20 hit in the UK as well as a huge success across Europe and North & South America, the duo played live to rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. They reconvened in 2024 to record their second full-length album, which was released in April this year, and has seen a huge demand from rock fans around the world for another tour.

Says Adrian Smith, “We’ve been blown away by the reaction to “Black Light / White Noise!” We’re extremely proud of it, and to know that it’s been received so enthusiastically by fans old and new has been amazing. We can’t wait to hit the road next year with Julia (Lange- bass) and Bruno (Valverde - drums) of course, and start playing some of these songs live.”

Richie Kotzen adds, “From the moment we finished the record, we knew we had something special on our hands. It’s been a joy for us both to play together in the studio and on stage, and to write some of the most exciting music we’ve ever done. Bringing it to bigger stages and even more people in the UK & Europe next year is going to be great. We’ll see you all down the front!”

Ahead of the tour announcement Adrian and Richie have been presented awards for the No.1 UK Rock & Metal Album Chart success of Black Light / White Noise and were thrilled to accept the accolade.

The Black Light/White Noise tour dates are as follows

FEBRUARY 2026

3rd           La Riviera, Madrid, SPAIN

4th           Apolo, Barcelona, SPAIN

6th           Le Trianon, Paris, FRANCE

7th           Zik-Zak, Ittre, BELGIUM

9th           Rockhal Club, Esch-Sur-Alzette, LUXEMBOURG

10th         Philharmonie, Haarlem, NETHERLANDS

12th         Rock City, Nottingham, UK

13th         O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK

15th         SWG3 Galvanizers, Glasgow, UK

17th         KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton, UK

18th         1865, Southampton, UK

20th         O2 Academy, Bristol, UK

21st         O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, UK

23rd         Carlswerk Victoria, Köln, GERMANY

24th         Volkhaus, Zurich, SWITZERLAND

26th         Live Club, Milan, ITALY

27th         Backstage Werk, Munich, GERMANY

MARCH 2026

1st            Lucerna Music Bar, Prague, CZECHIA

2nd           Progresja, Warsaw, POLAND

4th            Columbia Theater, Berlin, GERMANY

5th            Gruenspan, Hamburg, GERMANY

7th            Berns, Stockholm, SWEDEN

8th            Pustervik, Gothenburg, SWEDEN

Tickets for all shows go on sale on Friday 27th June 2025 at smithkotzen.com

UK tickets can be purchased from https://myticket.co.uk/artists/smith-kotzen