{"id":21408,"date":"2026-07-29T23:06:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21408"},"modified":"2026-07-29T23:06:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:06:22","slug":"esdeekid-announces-massive-2026-council-house-rat-world-tour-across-uk-europe-and-north-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21408","title":{"rendered":"EsDeeKid announces massive 2026 \u2018Council House Rat\u2019 world tour across UK, Europe and North America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/esdeekid\">EsDeeKid<\/a>\u00a0has announced a massive 2026 world tour across North America,\u00a0Europe\u00a0and the UK \u2013 find all the details below.<\/p>\n<p>The anonymous Liverpool rapper will embark on the 48-date \u2018Council House Rat\u2019 tour in September, beginning at The Fillmore in Charlotte, North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>He will play 28 shows across the US and Canada before bringing the tour to Helsinki on November 2 for an extensive European run.<\/p>\n<p>The UK and Ireland dates begin with EsDeeKid\u2019s biggest headline show to date at London\u2019s OVO Arena Wembley on December 3. He will then visit Dublin and Glasgow before concluding the tour with two homecoming performances at Liverpool\u2019s Blackstone Street Warehouse on December 10 and 11.<\/p>\n<p>A series of pre-sales will begin at 10am local time tomorrow (July 30), before tickets go on general sale at 10am local time on Friday (July 31). Find tickets\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fesdeekid-tickets%2Fartist%2F5648065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0(UK) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/2862475\/264167\/4272?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fesdeekid-tickets%2Fartist%2F5648065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0(US).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbYSAA1ITUF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>The full list of dates is:<\/h2>\n<p><b>SEPTEMBER 2026<\/b><br \/>12 \u2013 Charlotte, North Carolina \u2013 The Fillmore Charlotte<br \/>13 \u2013 Silver Spring, Maryland \u2013 The Fillmore Silver Spring<br \/>15 \u2013 Brooklyn, New York \u2013 Brooklyn Paramount<br \/>17 \u2013 Boston, Massachusetts \u2013 Citizens House\u00a0Of\u00a0Blues<br \/>19 \u2013 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania \u2013 The Fillmore Philadelphia<br \/>21 \u2013 Montreal, Quebec \u2013 MTELUS<br \/>22 \u2013 Toronto, Ontario \u2013 REBEL<br \/>25 \u2013 Detroit, Michigan \u2013 The Fillmore Detroit<br \/>26 \u2013 Chicago, Illinois \u2013 Aragon Ballroom<br \/>27 \u2013 Minneapolis, Minnesota \u2013 Uptown Theater<br \/>29 \u2013 Denver, Colorado \u2013 Fillmore Auditorium<br \/>30 \u2013 Salt Lake City, Utah \u2013 The Union Event Center<\/p>\n<p><b>OCTOBER 2026<\/b><br \/>2 \u2013 Portland, Oregon \u2013 Roseland Theater<br \/>3 \u2013 Seattle, Washington \u2013 Showbox SoDo<br \/>5 \u2013 San Francisco, California \u2013 The Masonic<br \/>7 \u2013 Los Angeles, California \u2013 Hollywood Palladium<br \/>10 \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada \u2013 Brooklyn Bowl<br \/>11 \u2013 Phoenix, Arizona \u2013 The Van Buren<br \/>12 \u2013 San Diego, California \u2013 SOMA<br \/>14 \u2013 Albuquerque, New Mexico \u2013 Revel Entertainment Center<br \/>16 \u2013 Austin, Texas \u2013 Stubb\u2019s Waller Creek Amphitheater<br \/>17 \u2013 Dallas, Texas \u2013 South Side Ballroom<br \/>18 \u2013 Houston, Texas \u2013 Bayou Music Center<br \/>21 \u2013 Fort Lauderdale, Florida \u2013 Revolution Live<br \/>22 \u2013 St Petersburg, Florida \u2013 Jannus Live<br \/>24 \u2013 Atlanta, Georgia \u2013 Coca-Cola Roxy<br \/>25 \u2013 Nashville, Tennessee \u2013 The Truth<br \/>27 \u2013 Raleigh, North Carolina \u2013 The Ritz<\/p>\n<p><b>NOVEMBER 2026<\/b><br \/>2 \u2013 Helsinki, Finland \u2013 House Of Culture<br \/>5 \u2013 Stockholm, Sweden \u2013\u00a0F\u00e5llan<br \/>6 \u2013 Copenhagen, Denmark \u2013 K.B. Hallen<br \/>8 \u2013 Berlin, Germany \u2013 Columbiahalle<br \/>10 \u2013 Warsaw, Poland \u2013 Global EXPO<br \/>12 \u2013 Riga, Latvia \u2013 Palladium<br \/>13 \u2013 Kaunas, Lithuania \u2013\u00a0\u017dalgiris\u00a0Arena<br \/>15 \u2013 Prague, Czech Republic \u2013 Forum\u00a0Karl\u00edn<br \/>18 \u2013 Vienna, Austria \u2013 Gasometer<br \/>21 \u2013 Zurich, Switzerland \u2013 Halle 622<br \/>23 \u2013 Milan, Italy \u2013 Fabrique<br \/>25 \u2013 Barcelona, Spain \u2013\u00a0Paral\u00b7lel\u00a062<br \/>27 \u2013 Paris, France \u2013\u00a0L\u2019Olympia<br \/>29 \u2013 Cologne, Germany \u2013 Palladium<br \/>30 \u2013 Amsterdam, Netherlands \u2013 AFAS Live<\/p>\n<p><b>DECEMBER 2026<\/b><br \/>3 \u2013 London, UK \u2013 OVO Arena Wembley<br \/>6 \u2013 Dublin, Ireland \u2013 3Arena<br \/>7 \u2013 Glasgow, UK \u2013 OVO Hydro<br \/>10 \u2013 Liverpool, UK \u2013 Blackstone Street Warehouse<br \/>11 \u2013 Liverpool, UK \u2013 Blackstone Street Warehouse<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EsDeeKid - Omens\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VdU_iaEoBKM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The rapper released his debut mixtape \u2018Rebel\u2019 in June last year, which\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/lists\/end-of-year\/best-albums-2025-3915561\"><i>NME<\/i>\u00a0included in its list of the 50 best albums of 2025<\/a>, writing: \u201cPunkish bravado and glossy, high-voltage shine: with his debut mixtape \u2018Rebel\u2019,\u00a0EsDeeKid\u00a0took the crown as the UK underground\u2019s true chaos conductor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>EsDeeKid followed the project with new singles \u2018Omens\u2019, \u2018Made It On Our Own\u2019 and \u2018RockWave\u2019 this year. Upon the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/check-out-esdeekids-gritty-new-single-and-video-for-omens-as-he-plays-first-us-shows-3927822\">\u2018Omens\u2019<\/a>,\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>\u00a0described the track as embracing \u201cthe grit and thumping production that put him on the map\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/timothee-chalamet-responds-to-rumours-that-hes-uk-alt-rapper-esdeekid-all-will-be-revealed-in-due-time-3918007\">The rapper\u2019s identity became the subject of an online conspiracy theory<\/a> last year suggesting he was secretly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/timothee-chalamet\">Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet<\/a>. The pair eventually\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/timothee-chalamet-quashes-alter-ego-rumours-by-joining-forces-with-esdeekid-on-new-4raws-remix-3919603\">joined forces for a remix of \u20184 Raws\u2019<\/a>, putting the speculation to rest.<\/p>\n<p>EsDeeKid\u00a0later\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/esdeekid-hits-out-at-the-chainsmokers-unauthorised-remix-of-4-raws-3920714\">called out The Chainsmokers<\/a>\u00a0for releasing a separate,\u00a0unauthorised\u00a0remix of the track, which was\u00a0subsequently\u00a0removed from YouTube and SoundCloud.<\/p>\n<p>Before the headline tour, he will perform alongside\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/deftones\">Deftones<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/idles\">IDLES<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/amyl-and-the-sniffers\">Amyl And The Sniffers<\/a>, JPEGMAFIA, Interpol and others at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/more-acts-added-to-line-up-for-deftones-stacked-all-points-east-x-outbreak-london-show-3954801\">All Points East presents Outbreak Festival<\/a>\u00a0in London on August 23.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EsDeeKid\u00a0has announced a massive 2026 world tour across North America,\u00a0Europe\u00a0and the UK \u2013 find all the details below. 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