Scouse hero Jamie Webster returns with a new 12-track album, releasing his first new music of 2026.
Getting back to his roots as years of huge arena success meet a reflective pause, he also announces 15 intimate UK-wide live dates.
The opening single, Just Begun, is out now from the upcoming album, Running Round The Sun, which is scheduled for release on Friday, 4 September 2026, on Modern Sky UK.
Tickets for the accompanying 15-date autumn tour go on sale on Friday, 29 May 2026 via the musician’s official website.
Fame arrived in Jamie Webster’s twenties with the modern folk classic, Weekend In Paradise.
He saw out his most monumental decade by playing to 32,000 people in his home city on one glorious summer night.
Now, on the announcement of his fourth studio album, Running Round The Sun, confirmed for release on Friday, 4 September 202,6 on Modern Sky.
The UK’s most successful indie singer-songwriter draws on hard-won experience to confidently express moments of reflection and find self-acceptance as reflected in his opening single of 2026, Just Begun.
At the same time as announcing the follow-up to 2024’s UK Official Album Chart Top Five album, 10 For The People, Webster reveals an extensive UK Tour set to open at Southampton’s The 1865 venue on Saturday 5 September 2026.
Purposely picking intimate venues after recent years of scaling vast outdoor stages, tickets go on general sale on Friday 29 May 2026.
Exploring themes of identity, mental wellbeing, community and belonging, Webster took his latest batch of songs into Rockfield and Mission Sound Studios in South Wales and New York, rekindling his creative partnership with the production team of Dave Eringa and Tim Cunningham.
Webster Reflects on Career Journey and Creative Evolution
The upcoming material represents an intentional shift toward a more introspective writing style following consecutive years of major outdoor performances.
Pledging a powerful evolution in both sound and spirit, combining elements of Webster, the street folk troubadour, with further exploration into main stage indie anthems, the songwriter has confirmed the full 12-track running order.
The album consists of Ode To Me And You, Modern Living Symphony, Small Town Life, Wherever You Are, Just Begun, Turning Point, Breadline, 241 Tuesday, Everybody’s Gotta Love, King Of Queens, Across The River, and the final track VAT.
Jamie Webster said:
“This album is about trying to make sense of it all.
“Life, pressure, expectations, the way things are changing around us and still holding onto who you are through it.”
Setting off to express himself and the lives of those he lived alongside as a singer-songwriter, performing in Liverpool’s pubs as a full-time electrician, Webster’s major breakthrough came as he performed for an estimated 50,000 Liverpool FC fans in Madrid’s Plaza Felipe II before the Champions League Final in 2019.
Packing original songs that depicted the real lives of young working people, the Liverpool indie label, Modern Sky, worked with Webster to release his landmark 2020 debut album, We Get By.
Tour Schedule Confirmed for September Concerts Across Major UK Cities
Forced into taking a year off Glastonbury, Webster looks ahead to a peaceful summer with his only current festival appearance being Warrington’s Neighbourhood Weekender on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 May 2026.
Well-rested and rehearsed as the nights start to draw in again this September, all of his Running Round The Sun 2026 UK Tour dates are confirmed, starting at Southampton’s The 1865 on Saturday 5 September.
For advanced access to ticket booking links via Webster’s mailing list, venue details, and to pre-order copies of Running Round The Sun, merchandise, and ticket bundles, supporters can visit the official artist website.
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