Right then rock familyโฆ dust off the old tour shirts and prepare the vocal cords, because Little Angels are officially BIG, BAD & BACK โ and theyโre kicking the whole glorious circus off in Ireland. ๐ฎ๐ช๐ค
The band have confirmed Dublin and Belfast as the opening salvo for whatโs already shaping up to be one of the most talked-about comeback runs of 2026.
๐ Mon 09 Nov โ Dublin โ Opium
๐ Tue 10 Nov โ Belfast โ Limelight
And letโs be honestโฆ if London sold out in days, these wonโt hang about either.
โก From Sold-Out Chaos To Full-Blown Resurrection
When the London date at O2 Shepherdโs Bush Empire vanished faster than free beer backstage, promoters had no choice but to add another night at O2 Forum Kentish Town.
Thatโs not nostalgia.
Thatโs demand.
Thatโs unfinished business roaring back to life.
For a band who havenโt released new material in over 30 years โ aside from a one-off blast at Download in 2012 โ this level of hunger says everything.
The fans never left. They were just waiting.
๐ฃ Toby Jepson: โIt Keeps Getting Betterโ
Frontman and riff general Toby Jepson summed it up beautifully:
โAnd it keeps getting better. Weโre delighted to be getting back to play Belfast and Dublin as part of what has turned into an epic run of shows none of us could have predictedโฆ thanks to our loyal Irish fans for your patience.โ
Thereโs something beautifully human about that. Bands donโt always get second chapters. When they do, itโs earned.
๐ Letโs Not Rewrite History โ They Were MASSIVE
Back in the late โ80s and early โ90s, Little Angels werenโt just โone of those bands.โ They were chart-bothering, arena-filling, horn-blasting rock royalty.
๐ฅ Ten UK Top 40 singles
๐ฅ Third album Jam debuting at No.1
๐ฅ A live reputation that could peel paint off venue walls
This was the era when you bought records with actual money, queued outside HMV, and wore the same tour tee until it basically became lace.
Rock wasnโt background noise. It was identity.
๐ท The Classic Line-Up. The Big Bad Horns. The Whole Lot.
And this isnโt a half-measure reunion. Itโs the full classic line-up:
๐ค Toby Jepson โ Vocals
๐ธ Bruce Dickinson โ Guitar
๐น Jim Dickinson โ Keys
๐ธ Mark Plunkett โ Bass
๐ฅ Mark Richardson โ Drums
๐บ Plus the Big Bad Horns
You bring the horns back, youโre not easing in gently. Youโre coming in swinging.
๐ BIG BAD & BACK TOUR โ NOVEMBER 2026
Mon 09 Nov โ Dublin โ Opium
Tue 10 Nov โ Belfast โ Limelight
Thu 12 Nov โ Glasgow โ O2 Academy
Fri 13 Nov โ Manchester โ O2 Ritz
Sat 14 Nov โ Leeds โ O2 Academy
Mon 16 Nov โ Norwich โ UEA
Tue 17 Nov โ Newcastle โ O2 City Hall
Thu 19 Nov โ Oxford โ O2 Academy
Fri 20 Nov โ Nottingham โ Rock City
Sat 21 Nov โ Wolverhampton โ KKโs Steel Mill
Mon 23 Nov โ Cardiff โ Depot
Tue 24 Nov โ Liverpool โ O2 Academy
Thu 26 Nov โ Bristol โ O2 Academy
Fri 27 Nov โ Bournemouth โ O2 Academy
Sat 28 Nov โ London โ O2 Shepherdโs Bush Empire
Sun 29 Nov โ London โ O2 Forum Kentish Town
๐ Tickets go on general sale Friday 27th February at 10:00
๐ Riff Report Verdict
Some reunions feel like museum tours.
This? This feels like ignition.
Thereโs something beautifully strange about rock history. Bands disappear. Decades pass. Then suddenly the appetite returns stronger than ever โ like the universe reminding us that riffs donโt expire.
November 2026 is going to be loud.
Ireland gets first crack at it.
And if youโre anywhere near Dublin or Belfastโฆ you might want to be in that room when the lights go down. ๐ค๐ฅ
Proudly Loud. Always.
