Following four weeks on the road for their packed Spring 2026 Tour, formidable Folk-Rockers Fairport Convention have announced an Autumn 2026 Tour, ahead of a very special Diamond Anniversary celebrating the band’s formation. This year’s Autumn Tour is particularly special for the band as it precedes a very busy 2027, marking an incredible 60 years in the business. In keeping with tradition, Fairport will visit more intimate locations on this tour, welcoming a different atmosphere than the Spring tour – one that feels more stripped-back and personal.
Formed in 1967, Fairport Convention pioneered the blending of traditional and electric instruments, in turn becoming synonymous with the ‘electric-folk’ sound. Now approaching almost 60 years as a band, they continue to carry the Fairport torch forward – and on this year’s tour, the chaps look forward to revisiting highlights from their impressive back catalogue that spans 6 decades.
Kicking things off at The Brewhouse in Burton-on-Trent on 6th October, the tour will take in 24 dates across the UK, before concluding at The Regal in Tenbury Wells. This year’s lineup features Simon Nicol on guitar and vocals, Dave Pegg on bass guitar, Ric Sanders on violin, Chris Leslie on fiddle, mandolin and vocals.
With their most well-known track Who Knows Where The Time Goes reaching over 34 million Spotify streams this year, Fairport are true statesmen of British music – cherished by critics, musicians and fans alike. The band have also won a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award and Radio 2 listeners voted their ground-breaking album Liege & Lief ‘The Most Influential Folk Album of All Time’ in 2006.
Dates, including Birmingham on 11th October, are as follows:-
6th October 2026
Burton upon Trent
The Brewhouse
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7th October 2026
Sheffield
Crookes Social Club
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8th October 2026
Beverley
St Mary’s Church
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9th October 2026
Barnard Castle
The Witham
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10th October 2026
Hutton Rudby
Village Hall
SOLD OUT
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11th October 2026
Birmingham
Conservatoire
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13th October 2026
Pentyrch
Acapela Studio
SOLD OUT
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14th October 2026
Pentyrch
Acapela Studio
SOLD OUT
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15th October 2026
Gloucester
Guildhall
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16th October 2026
Liverpool
The Tung Auditorium
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17th October 2026
Settle
Victoria Hall
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18th October 2026
Banbury
The Mill
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20th October 2026
Bradford on Avon
Wiltshire Music Centre
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21st October 2026
Falmouth
Pavilion
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22nd October 2026
Launceston
Town Hall
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23rd October 2026
Honiton
The Beehive
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24th October 2026
Isle of Wight
Medina Theatre
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25th October 2026
Twickenham
Exchange
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27th October 2026
Horndean
Barton Hall
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28th October 2026
Sandwich
St Mary’s Arts Centre
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29th October 2026
Sheffield Green
Trading Boundaries
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30th October 2026
Bishop Stortford
South Mills Arts
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31st October 2026
Lowdham
Village Hall
SOLD OUT
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1st November 2026
Tenbury Wells
Regal
