Dry your eyes. This announcement is, in fact, real, and The Streets will be playing the legendary A Grand Don’t Come For Free album in full for the first time ever on a UK tour next summer. It’ll be running through London’s Alexandra Palace Park on July 18, as well as Ludlow on July 23 for the Live at Ludlow Castle concert series.
Mike Skinner and co will play opening track It Was Supposed To Be So Easy, closing epic Empty Cans, and everything in between (Blinded By The Lights! Fit But You Know It!) on the tour that kicks off in Margate and includes dates in Bristol, Manchester, and more.
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Speaking on the announcement, Mike Skinner said: “A Grand Don’t Come For Free was a moment in time — for me, and for everyone who grew up with it. I wrote it as a story from beginning to end, even studying screenwriting to shape it and without the faintest idea how people would react.
“We’ve been looking for something bold to do with the live show, and we landed here: some tracks have never been played live, others haven’t surfaced in years. It’s a new challenge to bring the whole journey to life on stage, but I have an incredible band and we always give everything every night. So I’m certain we’ll make finding out what happened to that thousand quid a party every night”
How to get tickets to see The Streets playing A Grand Don’t Come For Free in full
Tickets to see The Streets go on general sale next Friday, October 17 at 10am, and you can find them for the London date via DICE here, while tickets for Ludlow Castle can be purchased here.
The Streets UK tour dates 2026
- June 26 – Margate, Dreamland
- June 27 – Bristol, Bristol Sounds
- July 11 – Manchester, Castlefield Bowl
- July 18 – London, Alexandra Palace Park
- July 23 – Ludlow, Ludlow Castle
- July 24 – Leeds, Kirkstall Abbey
- August 7 – Essex, Audley End Estate
- August 21 – Norwich, Rock n Roll Circus