Craig Finn & The Band Of Forgiveness Announce The Man I’ve Always Been 2026 Tour

by Glenn Sargeant | Aug 13, 2025

Craig Finn has announced he will be returning to the UK and EU next year with his The Man I’ve Always Been Tour. Backed by The Band Of Forgiveness, Craig will play Dublin, Manchester and London in January 2026.

On the dates Craig says –

“I’m hugely excited to be coming to London, Dublin and Manchester in January 2026. The Union Chapel in London is one of most beautiful rooms I’ve played, I’m thrilled to be coming back for my own show there backed by the amazing musicians that make up The Band of Forgiveness. We will be doing songs throughout my catalog in a special night of music. Running up to this big show, we’ll also be doing headline dates in Dublin and Manchester. These are going to be very awesome shows, I hope you’ll join us.”

The dates are:

Tues 27 Jan – Dublin Whelan’s

Weds 28 Jan – Manchester Deaf Institute

Fri 30 Jan – London Union Chapel

Tickets go on general sale on Friday 15th August 2025.

The dates follow Craig Finn’s critically-acclaimed new solo record ‘Always Been’, a brilliant set of songs produced by Adam Granduciel and features musical performances by Granduciel and other members of The War on Drugs, as well as guest vocals by Kathleen Edwards and Sam Fender.

Stream Always Been here

Praise for Always Been:

“Great new solo LP.” – Rolling Stone

“The ingredients that make The Hold Steady special are in Craig Finn’s lyricism…a novelistic songwriter who writes with rich detail and vivid characters…on this record, these characters feel closer to his lived experience than on previous records.” – NPR/All Songs Considered

“Finn’s most cohesive overarching story” – Paste

’ 8/10 – Uncut

Album of the week, 4* – The Times

4* – MOJO

4* – Record Collector