{"id":2035253,"date":"2026-07-08T15:52:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T12:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2035253"},"modified":"2026-07-08T15:52:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T12:52:42","slug":"sam-smith-announces-2026-to-be-free-live-residencies-in-manchester-and-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2035253","title":{"rendered":"Sam Smith announces 2026 \u2018To Be Free\u2019 live residencies in Manchester and London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SamSmithUKresidenciesannouncedManchesterLondon-news-story.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Sam Smith announces 2026 \u2018To Be Free\u2019 live residencies in Manchester and London<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Tickets go on sale later this week <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Tom Skinner<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-08T16:52:42+01:00\">8th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SamSmithUKresidenciesannouncedManchesterLondon-news-story-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Sam Smith performing live on stage, photo by Frank Hoensch\/Redferns\/Getty\" title=\"SamSmithUKresidenciesannouncedManchesterLondon-news-story\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Sam Smith performs live. CREDIT: Frank Hoensch\/Redferns\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Sam Smith has announced live residencies in Manchester and London for 2026. Find all the details below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1063\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>Read More:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Sam Smith \u2013 \u2018Gloria\u2019 review: the most vital work of their career<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The singer-songwriter will play 10 UK headline shows this autumn in support of their fifth studio album, \u2018Hazel Eyes\u2019, which is released on August 21 via Capitol.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Smith is set to perform at Manchester\u2019s Albert Hall on September 3 and 4. They\u2019ll then head to the capital for a run of eight concerts at the London Coliseum theatre between September 8 and 19.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST this Friday (July 10) \u2013 you\u2019ll be able to buy yours here. A fan pre-sale will go live at the same time tomorrow (Thursday July 9) \u2013 sign up here.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaSN7t5gERf\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The forthcoming UK dates will follow Smith\u2019s four shows at The Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City next month, and a stop in Guadalajara. They hosted a residency in Brooklyn, New York, last autumn, before playing multiple nights in San Francisco, California, earlier this year.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Sam Smith\u2019s UK \u2018To Be Free\u2019 residency dates for 2026 are:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>SEPTEMBER<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>03 \u2013 Albert Hall, Manchester<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>04 \u2013 Albert Hall, Manchester<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>08 \u2013 London Coliseum, London<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>09 \u2013 London Coliseum, London<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>11 \u2013 London Coliseum, London<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>12 \u2013 London Coliseum, London<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>15 \u2013 London Coliseum, London<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>16 \u2013 London Coliseum, London<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>18 \u2013 London Coliseum, London<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>19 \u2013 London Coliseum, London<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3953057\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3953057\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3953057\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sam_smith_Collier-_Schorr.jpg\" alt width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3953057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sam Smith. CREDIT: Collier Schorr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Smith has already previewed \u2018Hazel Eyes\u2019 with the singles \u2018My Guy\u2019, \u2018To Be Free\u2019 and \u2018Love Is A Stillness\u2019. The 12-track record was created\u00a0alongside Smith\u2019s longtime collaborator and friend Simon Aldred, with much of the project taking shape in New York.<\/p>\n<p>It boasts contributions from Feist\u00a0and multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily, who has worked with\u00a0Yoko Ono\u00a0and\u00a0Damien Rice, with parts of the album recorded at Electric Lady Studios.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis album is an incredibly special record to me. I have been writing it for over three years with a very small group of beautiful, dear friends of mine,\u201d Smith explained in a previous statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis album is very personal, and I feel I have deepened myself as an artist through the making of it, through being a producer on the record, to walking alongside this record from the start to the finish and pushing myself at every single turn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They concluded: \u201cThis record and this music is incredibly romantic. 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              Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Ariana Grande impersonator shares DM she received from singer: \u201cYou\u2019re very beautiful as YOURSELF\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Sam Smith has announced live residencies in Manchester and London for 2026. Find all the details below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1063\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>Read More:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Sam Smith \u2013 \u2018Gloria\u2019 review: the most vital work of their career<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The singer-songwriter will play 10 UK headline shows this autumn in support of their fifth studio album, \u2018Hazel Eyes\u2019, which is released on August 21 via Capitol.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Smith is set to perform at Manchester\u2019s Albert Hall on September 3 and 4. They\u2019ll then head to the capital for a run of eight concerts at the London Coliseum theatre between September 8 and 19.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST this Friday (July 10) \u2013 you\u2019ll be able to buy yours here. A fan pre-sale will go live at the same time tomorrow (Thursday July 9) \u2013 sign up here.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaSN7t5gERf\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The forthcoming UK dates will follow Smith\u2019s four shows at The Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City next month, and a stop in Guadalajara. They hosted a residency in Brooklyn, New York, last autumn, before playing multiple nights in San Francisco, California, earlier this year.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Sam Smith\u2019s UK \u2018To Be Free\u2019 residency dates for 2026 are:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>SEPTEMBER<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>03 \u2013 Albert Hall, Manchester<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>04 \u2013 Albert Hall, Manchester<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>08 \u2013 London Coliseum, London<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>09 \u2013 London Coliseum, London<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>11 \u2013 London Coliseum, London<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>12 \u2013 London Coliseum, London<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>15 \u2013 London Coliseum, London<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>16 \u2013 London Coliseum, London<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>18 \u2013 London Coliseum, London<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>19 \u2013 London Coliseum, London<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3953057\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3953057\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3953057\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sam_smith_Collier-_Schorr.jpg\" alt width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3953057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sam Smith. CREDIT: Collier Schorr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Smith has already previewed \u2018Hazel Eyes\u2019 with the singles \u2018My Guy\u2019, \u2018To Be Free\u2019 and \u2018Love Is A Stillness\u2019. The 12-track record was created\u00a0alongside Smith\u2019s longtime collaborator and friend Simon Aldred, with much of the project taking shape in New York.<\/p>\n<p>It boasts contributions from Feist\u00a0and multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily, who has worked with\u00a0Yoko Ono\u00a0and\u00a0Damien Rice, with parts of the album recorded at Electric Lady Studios.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis album is an incredibly special record to me. I have been writing it for over three years with a very small group of beautiful, dear friends of mine,\u201d Smith explained in a previous statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis album is very personal, and I feel I have deepened myself as an artist through the making of it, through being a producer on the record, to walking alongside this record from the start to the finish and pushing myself at every single turn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They concluded: \u201cThis record and this music is incredibly romantic. I\u2019ve learned so many life lessons through making this album, and I\u2019ve documented it all through the music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Hazel Eyes\u2019 follows on from 2023\u2019s \u2018Gloria\u2019, which was hailed by <em>NME<\/em> as \u201cthe most vital work of [Smith\u2019s] career\u201d in a four-star review.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSmith\u2019s soulful voice is stunning throughout, and it\u2019s surely a sign of confidence that several songs feature such prominent and intricate backing vocals,\u201d it added. \u201cWhen you\u2019re comfortable in yourself, you don\u2019t always have to push to the front. Smith\u2019s heavenly tone also helps to sell the odd bland line.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/sam-smith-announces-to-be-free-live-residencies-in-manchester-and-london-buy-tickets-3955771&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SamSmithUKresidenciesannouncedManchesterLondon-news-story.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Sam Smith announces 2026 \u2018To Be Free\u2019 live residencies in Manchester and London Tickets go on sale later this week By Tom Skinner 8th July 2026 Sam Smith performs live. CREDIT: Frank Hoensch\/Redferns\/Getty Sam Smith has announced live residencies in Manchester and London for 2026. Find all the details below. 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