Yard Act have dropped new single “New Beginnings,” the track is off the UK band’s forthcoming LP You’re Gonna Need A Little Music, available July 17th via Republic Records. Along with the news, they have announced additional North American tour dates. “New Beginnings.” Describing the song, the band’s frontman and vocalist James Smith explains, “‘New Beginnings’ is a bit of light to counteract the dark we led with. Sometimes we’ve already shed our old skin without even realising it’s happening. Celebrate the new, because you can’t go back.” On the song’s chorus, Smith urges, “Purge yourself of sin // Resist the urge to grin // Spend your winnings // On new beginnings // Breathe deep and take it.”

Yard Act will spend much of this year on the road. They’ve just announced a release week UK in-store tour and more North American dates around Riot Fest. They’ll tour the UK and Europe throughout October and November.

Yard Act 2026 Tour Dates:

Thu. July 2 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
Wed. July 15 – Edinburgh, UK @ Belle Anglais (in association with Assai Records)*
Thu. July 16 – LIverpool, UK @ Baltic (in association with Jacaranda Records)*
Sat. July 18 – London, UK @ Rough Trade East*
Tue. July 21 – Nottingham, UK @ Rough Trade*
Wed. July 22 – Bristol, UK @ Rough Trade*
Fri. July 24 – Brighton, UK @ Chalk (in association with Resident Records)*
Wed. Aug. 5 – San Diego, CA @ Belly Up Tavern
Thu. Aug. 6 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
Sat. Aug. 8 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands
Sun. Aug. 9 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
Mon. Aug. 10 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
Tue. Aug. 11 – Vancouver, BC @ The Pearl
Thu. Aug. 13 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
Fri. Aug. 14 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
Sat. Aug. 15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
Sun. Aug. 16 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
Thu. Sept. 17 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
Fri. Sept. 18 – Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest
Sun. Sept. 20 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick ^
Tue. Sept. 22 – Toronto, ON @The Opera House ^
Thu. Oct. 1 – Paris, FR @ La Cigale
Fri. Oct. 2 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
Sat. Oct. 3 – Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg
Mon. Oct. 5 – Cologne, DE @ Gloria-Theater
Wed. Oct. 7 – Hamburg, DE @ Uebel & Gefährlich
Thu. Oct. 8 – Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller Music Hall
Fri. Oct. 9 – Stockholm, SE @ Kägelbanan
Sat. Oct. 10 – Copenhagen, DK @ VEGA
Mon. Oct. 12 – Warsaw, PL @ NIEBO
Tue. Oct. 13 – Prague, CZ @ MeetFactory
Wed. Oct. 14 – Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg
Fri. Oct. 16 – Lausanne, CH @ Les Docks
Sat. Oct. 17 – Milan, IT @ Magazzini Generali
Sun. Oct. 18 – Toulouse, FR @ La Cabane
Tue. Oct. 20 – Barcelona, ES @ Sala Apolo
Wed. Oct. 21 – Madrid, ES @ Teatro Eslava
Fri. Oct. 23 – Lisbon, PT @ Cineteatro Capitólio
Fri. Nov. 6 – Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy Leeds
Sat. Nov. 7 – Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy
Tue. Nov. 10 – Newcastle, UK @ NX
Wed, Nov. 11 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland Ballroom
Thu. Nov 12 – Sheffield, UK @ Octagon Centre
Fri. Nov. 13 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Victoria Warehouse
Sun. Nov. 15 – Wolverhampton, UK @ Wulfrun Hall
Mon. Nov. 16 – Leicester, UK @ O2 Academy
Tue. Nov. 17 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
Wed. Nov. 18 – Cambridge, UK @ Junction 1
Fri. Nov. 20 – Oxford, UK @ O2 Academy
Sat. Nov. 21 – Bristol, UK @ Bristol Beacon
Mon. Nov. 23 – Plymouth, UK @ Plymouth Pavillions
Tue. Nov. 24 – Southampton, UK @ O2 Guildhall
Thu. Nov. 26 – London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton

* = in-store
^ = * with The Armed

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