Right. Deep breath.
If your idea of a good night involves loud amps, gritty vocals, and riffs that feel like theyโve been dragged through a smoky Mississippi bar and dropped straight into a British boozerโฆ then this oneโs for you.
Jack J Hutchinson has officially announced his โSoul Believer Tour 2026โ, and itโs shaping up to be an absolute belter of a run. ๐ถ๐ฅ
๐ฟ NEW ALBUM. NEW BAND. NEW ENERGY.
The tour supports his upcoming studio album Soul Believer, landing early next year โ and this isnโt just another record slapped together between pub gigs.
Weโre talking:
- 10 brand new tracks
- Co-written with Josiah J Manning (yes, that Josiah โ Kris Barras Band, Seth Lakeman)
- First album featuring Hutchinsonโs new band line-up
- Greg Smith on bass
- Phil Wilson on drums
Fresh rhythm section. Fresh chemistry. Fresh punch.
Jack reckons the new material sounds massive in the studio and he canโt wait to unleash it live.
โThese shows are certainly going to pack a punch!โ
And if youโve ever seen Hutchinson live, youโll know thatโs not marketing fluff. Thatโs a warning. ๐
๐ท ยฃ7K KICKSTARTER? INDEPENDENT SCENES STAND UP.
Before we even get to the tour dates, letโs talk graft.
Hutchinson smashed a Kickstarter campaign raising over ยฃ7,000 towards the recording sessions.
Thatโs fans backing real music. No corporate safety nets. No industry fluff. Just people who believe in riffs putting their money where their ears are.
Independent rock thriving? You love to see it. Proper community energy. Tidy.
๐ THIS ISNโT HIS FIRST RODEO
Letโs rewind a bit.
His 2024 album Battles crash-landed in the Official Independent Chart, delivered Planet Rock playlisted singles like โBulletsโ and โConstellationsโ, and picked up praise from BBC Radio 2 and Classic Rock Magazine.
Thatโs not hype. Thatโs momentum.
And before the full album drops, weโre getting the title track โSoul Believerโ in May 2026. Expect grit. Expect groove. Expect that blues-soaked swagger he does so well.
๐ THE SOUL BELIEVER TOUR 2026โ27
This isnโt a quick four-date dash. This is a proper UK stomp โ festivals, intimate venues, acoustic shows, and a big London album launch to finish.
MARCH
7 โ Steelpaws Festival, Glossop
27 โ Birdwell Venue, Barnsley ^
APRIL
17 โ Anarchy Brewery, Newcastle ^
MAY
2 โ Bosworth Blues Festival
29 โ Eric Morcambe Centre, Harpenden *
JUNE
6 โ The Muse, Brecon *
7 โ The Half Moon, Putney *
19 โ LoveRocks
AUGUST
9 โ Firevolt, Manchester
29 โ Rock The Peaks
SEPTEMBER
12 โ Rockinโ The Bowl, Sheffield
13 โ HRH Blues, Sheffield
NOVEMBER
7 โ St Austell Band Club
10 โ TNMC, Coulsdon
11 โ The Louisiana, Bristol
12 โ The Portland Arms, Cambridge
17 โ Bannermanโs, Edinburgh
18 โ The Castle Hotel, Manchester
DECEMBER
6 โ Looe Blues Festival
JANUARY 2027
21 โ O2 Academy Islington (Album Launch Show)
^ Supporting Chantel McGregor
- Acoustic performance
Brecon acoustic set? Thatโs going to be lush.
Bannermanโs in Edinburgh? Sweaty chaos guaranteed.
O2 Academy Islington for the album launch? Thatโs the big one. Circle that date in permanent marker.
๐ฅ WHY THIS TOUR MATTERS
Blues rock isnโt dead. It just doesnโt shout about itself on TikTok every five minutes.
It lives in the grind. In the graft. In the nights where 200 people sing louder than 20,000 because they mean it.
Jack J Hutchinson has built this career the old-school way โ gig by gig, riff by riff, pint by pint.
And now heโs stepping into 2026 with a new record, a new band, and a fanbase thatโs clearly got his back.
Thatโs how scenes grow. Thatโs how rock survives.
Right then โ whoโs catching a date on this run?
Weโll be watching closely, especially that Brecon show. Blues rock echoing through the Welsh hills? Go on then. Proper job. ๐ค๐ฅ
The Soul Believer era is coming. And it sounds like itโs arriving loud.
