UK indiepop pioneers Heavenly announce a huge UK, EU and North American tour for 2026, marking their full return and the release of Highway To Heavenly – their first new album in three decades, out 27 February on their own Skep Wax label. The tour follows a string of sold-out comeback shows and confirms what longtime fans already knew: Heavenly aren’t back for nostalgia, they’re back with purpose.
New single ‘Excuse Me’ captures that energy perfectly – a fizzing blast of punk-pop, as effervescent as early Undertones, celebrating teenage romance with the “nerdiest boy in school” while sounding unmistakably Heavenly: melodic, political, joyful and sharp-edged.
The album as a whole takes aim at misogyny, tech-bro entitlement and creeping “masculine energy”, while holding space for grief, love and escape.
Formed from the original lineup of Amelia Fletcher, Cathy Rogers, Peter Momtchiloff and Rob Pursey, now joined by drummer Ian Button, Heavenly remain fiercely independent — as pop as they are punk. Highway To Heavenly doesn’t rewrite their history; it extends it, proving that indiepop with principles still hits hardest when it’s loud, smart and sung together in a room full of people.
TOUR DATES:
25 Feb COVENTRY,@ Just Dropped In (with CD/LP)
26 Feb LONDON @ The Lexington
28 Feb ATHENS @ Temple
5 Mar RAMSGATE @ Music Hall
6 Mar PARIS @ Petit Bain
8 Mar LONDON @ The Lexington (matinee, all ages)
14 Mar OXFORD @ The Nest
18 Mar MANCHESTER @ Yes
19 Mar GLASGOW @ Mono
20 Mar SUNDERLAND @ Pop Recs
21 Mar SHEFFIELD @ Sidney & Matilda
26 Mar BRIGHTON @ Hope & Ruin
4 Apr CARDIFF @ Wales Goes Pop
16 Apr WASHINGTON DC @ Black Cat
17 Apr PHILADELPHIA @ Johnny Brenda’s
18 Apr NEW YORK @ Bowery Ballroom
19 Apr BOSTON @ The Sinclair
21 Apr TORONTO @ The Great Hall
23 Apr CHICAGO @ Empty Bottle
7 May VALENCIA, @ Loco Club
8 May MADRID @ Sala Galileo Galilei
10 May SAN SEBASTIAN @ Sala Dabadaba
21 Jun SAN DIEGO @ Casbah
22 Jun LOS ANGELES @ Regent Theater
24 Jun SAN FRANCISCO @ Great American Music Hall
26 Jun PORTLAND @ Aladdin Theater
27 Jun SEATTLE @ The Crocodile
28 Jun VANCOUVER @ Hollywood Theatre
Tickets for most gigs are already on sale. The North American West Coast shows will go on sale on January 9th. Latest gig details for all Skep Wax bands can be found at skepwax.com/live.