When The Streets announced they would be performing ‘A Grand Don’t Come For Free’ in full throughout the UK next summer, there was a glaring omission from the tour dates. Manchester? Check. London? Check. Birmingham? Birmingham..? Sorry Mike, but you seem to have missed Birmingham…
Birmingham’s very own Mike Skinner had seemingly forgotten about his hometown. But, dry your eyes, mate, one of the UK’s most influential garage acts, WILL be bringing the critically acclaimed album into the Second City—alongside all their classic hits from a 20-year career.
The Streets will play the likes of ‘It Was Supposed To Be So Easy’, ‘Empty Cans’, and everything in between (‘Could Well be In’, ‘Blinded By The Lights’, ‘Fit But You Know It’) across not one, not two, but three shows at O2 Academy, Birmingham on June 6, July 17 and August 22 in 2026.
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 do I get tickets?
Tickets go on sale for all three dates at 10am on Friday, November 21, here.