Huge tours are coming to London in 2025. Getting tickets can be tricky – and downright ruinous in some cases – but if you’re lucky enough to score one, these gigs promise to be unmissable.
Sabrina Carpenter
Get ready for sequins and screaming, Sabring Carpenter is bringing her Short N’ Sweet tour to The O2 in London for two dates in March. She made headlines for the eye-wateringly high ticket prices (£250 for the nosebleeds, ouch) but dedicated fans won’t want to miss this playfully risqué romp around a truly fabulous set. Croydon-born-and-bred indie pop musician Rachel Chinouriri, whose debut album dropped last year will open Carpenter’s shows.
Usher
Yeah (yeah)! Usher has a whopping 10 dates booked at The O2 in spring. Originally just three shows were on the roster, but fan demand proved so high he just kept adding them. It will be Usher’s first European tour since 2015, not counting his Paris residency last year. The American RnB star has promised to play all the hits on his Past, Present, Future tour, along with new music from his ninth studio album Coming Home.
The O2, March 29, April 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, May 6 and 7
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish kicked off the tour for her third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, last year and is bringing it to London for six nights at The O2 in July. Sustainability is a cause close to the Gen Z artist’s heart, and concert-goers are encouraged to bring reusable water bottles, wear thrifted clothes (no fast fashion one-hit-wonders, please), and avail themselves of the plant-based food options available. Support acts have not been confirmed, but Eilish’s brother Finneas is playing the Eventim Apollo in April and will join his sister on stage when his own schedule allows.
The O2, July 10, 11, 13, 14, 16 and 17
Dua Lipa
London’s favourite daughter Dua Lipa will be making a quick stop in her hometown on her global Radical Optimism tour, in support of her chart-topping third studio album of the same name. It will be her first headline show at Wembley, marking the jump from arena shows to a full stadium tour. She’s come a long way from her lacklustre dancing meme, with rave reviews about the choreography from her first leg of the tour in Asia.
Wembley Stadium, June 20 and 21
Oasis
Liam and Noel Gallagher may not have kissed and made up exactly, but they’ve got the band back together for the highly anticipated Oasis 2025 stadium tour. Expect Britpop and bucket hats, and keep everything crossed that the beefing brothers will be able to keep things civil long enough to get to their London dates. Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft is set to join as a special guest, with indie band Cast as the support act.
Wembley Stadium, July 25, 26 and 30, August 2 and 3
Coldplay
Coldplay will finish a three-year tour with ten nights at Wembley Stadium in 2025 – breaking Taylor Swift’s record for the most nights played in a year at the London venue. It will be the only European city Chris Martin et al will play during their Music of the Spheres tour (bar their two dates in Hull). With heightened concern around the fate of London’s threatened grassroots music venues, it’s gratifying to see that 10 per cent of the band’s proceeds from their shows in the capital will be donated to the Music Venue Trust.
Wembley Stadium, August 22, 23, 26, 27, 30, 32, September 3, 4, 7 and 8
