The Damned are celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2026 and have many tour dates scheduled to commemorate the occasion with their fans. In addition to playing the best songs from their career, they are also promoting their latest album, “Not Like Everybody Else,” a collection of cover songs recorded in tribute to their late guitarist Brian James.
The current lineup features David Vanian (vocals), Captain Sensible (guitar), Monty Oxymoron (keyboards), Paul Gray (bass), and Rat Scabies (drums).
The Damned 2026 tour dates
May
- 20 – Bearded Theory Festival 2026, Walton-on-Trent, England
June
- 7 – Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow, Scotland
July
- 5 – Südbrücke, Cologne, Germany
- 6 – Tollwood Sommerfestival – Musik Arena, Munich, Germany
- 12 – AMA Music Festival 2026, Romano d’Ezzelino, Italy
- 20 – Budapest Park, Budapest, Hungary
August
- 14 – Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales
- 15 – Scarborough Open Air Theatre, Scarborough, England
- 21 – Colchester Castle Park, Colchester, England
- 22 – The Piece Hall, Halifax, England
September
- 8 – Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand
- 10 – Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
- 11 – The Tivoli, Brisbane, Australia
- 13 – Forum Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- 17 – Gorilla Hall, Osaka, Japan
- 19 – Toyosu PIT, Tokyo, Japan
- 26 – Razzmatazz 2, Barcelona, Spain
- 27 – Wagon, Madrid, Spain
October
- 16 – Royale, Boston, MA, United States
- 17 – District Music Hall, Norwalk, CT, United States
- 18 – The Paramount, Huntington, NY, United States
- 21 – 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, United States
- 22 – Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY, United States
- 24 – Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA, United States
- 26 – Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA, United States
- 29 – The Majestic Theatre, Detroit, MI, United States
- 30 – Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH, United States
- 31 – Concord Music Hall, Chicago, IL, United States
November
- 2 – First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United States
- 4 – The Truman, Kansas City, MO, United States
- 5 – Granada Theater, Dallas, TX, United States
- 6 – Radio/East, Austin, TX, United States
- 8 – Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO, United States
- 11 – The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, United States
- 13 – House of Blues, San Diego, CA, United States
- 14 – Darker Waves 2026, Huntington Beach, CA, United States
- 17 – The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- 25 – Brighton Dome, Brighton, England
- 27 – British Airways i360, London, England
- 28 – Bristol Beacon, Bristol, England
- 30 – Manchester Academy, Manchester, England
December
- 1 – O2 City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
- 2 – Vaillant Live, Derby, England
- 5 – O2 Academy Birmingham, Birmingham, England