The Shires announce 'Bonfire' tour
Country-folk duo The Shires announced their album Bonfire and put UK tour tickets on sale this week — a direct push into the country-folk touring circuit announce.
Bonfire is scheduled for release on July 3, 2026(musicweek.com); the record arrives alongside lead single “Getaway Car,” which was released March 13, 2026(musicweek.com). The album is the duo’s first release under a new US deal with Blue Highway Records (Hybe Label Services)(musicweek.com); several digital listings meanwhile credit Big Machine Label Group for the single’s distribution.(beatsource.com) They’ve scheduled a 13-date full‑band UK headline tour running November 3–20, 2026, with stops in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and a headline date at London Palladium on November 11, 2026(stereoboard.com). General tickets were put on sale at 10:00 GMT on March 20, 2026, with promoters listing Kaylee Bell as the supporting act for the headline shows.(stereoboard.com) Before that headline run, The Shires are set to open the new Yard stage and host the Spotlight Stage at Country To Country (C2C) at The O2, and they’re also billed to appear on the supporting line‑up at Garth Brooks’ BST Hyde Park on June 27, 2026.(musicweek.com) Commercially, the duo have notched five consecutive UK Top 10 studio albums and their 2015 debut Brave has sold 183,647 units, according to the Official Charts Company.(musicweek.com)
