Sam Smith announces 'To Be Free' London residency & Manchester live shows • News • DIY Magazine

Fresh from announcing details of their new album late last month, Sam Smith has now confirmed plans for a special run of UK live shows, including an eight-night residency in the capital.

The award-winning singer is set to release their fifth album, ‘Hazel Eyes’, on 21st August via Capitol Records, and will return to the UK for an intimate run of shows across September to mark the occasion. Following on from their recent live residencies in Brooklyn and San Francisco, and next month’s five show run in Mexico, the UK leg of their ‘To Be Free’ shows will begin with two dates at Manchester’s Albert Hall, before they take up residency at Central London theatre, the Coliseum, for another eight nights.

Check out Sam’s upcoming live schedule - including their newly-announced UK shows, which are on presale now - below.

AUGUST 2026
14 Auditorio Telmex - Zapopan, Mexico
17 The Auditorio Nacional - Mexico City
18 The Auditorio Nacional - Mexico City
20 The Auditorio Nacional - Mexico City
21 The Auditorio Nacional - Mexico City

SEPTEMBER 2026
03 Albert Hall - Manchester
04 Albert Hall - Manchester
08 Coliseum - London
09 Coliseum - London
11 Coliseum - London
12 Coliseum - London
15 Coliseum - London
16 Coliseum – London
18 Coliseum – London
19 Coliseum – London

Spanning 12 tracks, ‘Hazel Eyes’ promises to be a project with storytelling and requited love at its core, and has been introduced via the suitably romantic lead single ‘My Guy’ - a song that Sam has said “I feel I have been waiting a lifetime to write and sing.” Listen to the track, and remind yourself of ‘Hazel Eyes” tracklisting below.

‘Hazel Eyes’ tracklist:
1. Everlasting Love
2. Hazel Eyes
3. Moondance (feat. Feist)
4. My Guy
5. When He’s Gone
6. Thief
7. Love Is A Stillness
8. Sugar Rush
9. Oh Mother (feat. The TwoCity Chorus)
10. Constant Companion
11. Hold On
12. To Be Free