2027 calendar

The Big 2027 Presales, Country by Country

How to read a presale calendar table

Each country page presents tours in a table sorted by what happens next. At the top come tours with a presale or general sale still ahead, ordered by the nearest date, because those are the ones that require action. Next come tours whose sales have already opened, which may still have tickets in some cities or categories. Last are tours with show dates confirmed but sale dates not yet announced, which are the ones worth watching. For every tour, the table shows the artist and tour name, the number of shows in that country, the first and last concert dates, the cities involved, the first presale date and the general sale date where known, and the window types named in the announcement, such as artist, card, promoter or album. A bell button lets you subscribe to alerts for that tour, so you are told when a missing date is confirmed or when a sale approaches.

A few conventions help when scanning a presale calendar. Dates are given in the local format of the market but always refer to the local date of the sale, so cross-border buyers should convert opening times themselves using the announcement. A tour may show two presale dates when windows run on consecutive days, for example an artist window followed by a promoter window. When presale and general sale share the same date, it usually means the early window opens in the morning and the public sale later that day, which is common in continental Europe. Window types are listed only when the announcement names them; an empty field means the information was not published, not that no presale exists. If you want the vocabulary explained, the glossary defines each term, and the type overview explains how each window works.

The weekly rhythm of the presale calendar

If one fact sums up the 2027 on-sale season, it is that Friday is general sale day almost everywhere. In our tracked data, 68 of the 80 UK tours with a confirmed general sale went on sale on a Friday, as did 35 of 42 in Ireland, 33 of 39 in the Netherlands, 30 of 36 in Germany, 28 of 37 in France, 19 of 25 in Italy, 16 of 21 in the United States and 15 of 19 in Canada. Spain also favours Friday, though with more midweek exceptions. The two southern hemisphere markets are the most varied: Friday still leads in Australia and New Zealand, but Thursday general sales are frequent there, accounting for 15 of the 63 Australian tours with a known date, and Tuesday on-sales appear too. Planning a regular Friday morning slot during announcement season is therefore a sensible habit for fans in almost every market.

Early windows follow a different rhythm depending on the region. In the UK, Ireland and the United States, the first presale most often lands on a Wednesday, with Tuesday the second most common day, creating a short ladder of windows up to Friday. Canada spreads its first presales between Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and Australia shows a similar spread with Wednesday and Monday leading. In Germany, the Netherlands, France, Italy and Spain, the most common first presale day in our data is Friday itself, because early access there is often concentrated into the same day as the public sale, sometimes just a few hours ahead. This difference matters when reading any presale calendar: in English-speaking markets, the presale date is the one to circle; in much of continental Europe, the single sale day is, and the hour matters more than the weekday.

Lead times on the 2027 presale calendar

Two intervals shape how fast you must react. The first is the runway between the first early window and the general sale. In our tracked data, the median runway is two days in the UK, Ireland, the United States, Canada and Australia, one day in New Zealand, and zero days in Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, France and Italy, where both phases tend to fall on the same date. The second interval, which we do not measure systematically because announcement timestamps vary, is the gap between the tour announcement and the first window. In practice it is often under a week for major tours, which is why sign-up deadlines catch so many people out. Taken together, these intervals mean the decisive period for any big tour is roughly the week after its announcement, and often only the first three or four days of it.

The second notable figure is how far ahead of the concerts tickets go on sale. The median gap between general sale and first show is about 246 days in our UK sample, 251 days in Ireland, 252 days in Italy and 262 days in Spain, which means much of summer 2027 was sold in autumn 2026 or earlier. North America runs slightly shorter, with medians of around 173 days in the United States and 203 in Canada. Australia sits near 199 days, New Zealand near 209, and Germany, the Netherlands and France between roughly 200 and 230 days. These are medians, so some tours sell more than a year ahead and others only a few weeks out. The lesson for anyone using a presale calendar is that the time to watch for 2027 summer shows is now, not in spring.

Which months fill the 2027 presale calendar

Looking at when tracked tours actually start in each country gives a feel for the concert year ahead. In the UK, the busiest starting months in our sample are February and March, followed by April and May, with comparatively few tours starting in the festival-heavy months of July and August. The United States shows a spread across January to April, with April the single busiest month so far, though the US sample is smaller and will grow. Ireland is more evenly spread, with April and June standing out. Australia and New Zealand concentrate heavily on February, which is late summer in the southern hemisphere and a traditional window for international tours, with January close behind in Australia. Canada leans towards March and February. These patterns reflect touring logistics as much as local demand, since artists route continents in blocks.

Continental Europe has two peaks. February is prominent in France and the Netherlands, matching the indoor arena season, while June and July are strong in Germany, Spain and Italy, where open-air and stadium dates are popular in summer. Italy's busiest starting month in our sample is July, Germany's is June and Spain's is split between June and July. These figures count each tour once by its first date in the country, so a long tour starting in spring may still have summer shows. For fans, the takeaway is to match your watching habits to the season you care about. If you are hoping for a summer stadium date in southern Europe, many of those sales have already happened or are happening now. If you want an Australian summer show, the 2027 announcements are well under way. Each country presale calendar shows the full month breakdown.

English-speaking markets on the presale calendar

The UK is the deepest market we track, with 176 tours and more than 730 shows in the 2027 sample. London, Manchester and Glasgow host the most dates, followed by Birmingham, Cardiff and Leeds. Ticketmaster dominates the listings, with Live Nation, O2, Amex and album-linked windows all present. Ireland follows UK habits closely on timing, with Dublin accounting for most dates and Live Nation, artist and Three windows common; the country's resale rules, which ban resale above face value for designated events, add a distinct layer. Upcoming dates in both markets include Sam Fender's Proper Massive Stadium Tour '27, with an album-linked presale on 28 October and a general sale on 30 October, covering Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Dublin among others. See the UK calendar and the Irish calendar for every tracked tour.

North America runs on artist sign-ups. Artist windows are the most frequently named type in both our US and Canadian samples, followed by Live Nation, Spotify, venue and Amex windows. The US sample spans cities from Las Vegas and New York to Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston; the Canadian sample is led by Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, with the Quebec promoter evenko visible on French-language tours. Among the dates ahead at the time of writing, Bon Jovi's Forever Tour 2027 lists presales on 28 and 30 October for stadium dates in Chicago, East Rutherford, Foxborough and Toronto, while Pomme's Canadian dates in Sherbrooke, Quebec City, Montreal and Toronto have a general sale on 26 October. Explore the US calendar and the Canadian calendar for the full lists, including tours whose sale dates are not yet announced.

Southern hemisphere presale calendar patterns

Australia is our third-largest market, with 68 tracked tours and more than 350 shows. Melbourne and Sydney host almost the same number of dates, with Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide following; Hobart and Fremantle appear on some routings. What makes the Australian presale calendar distinctive is its three-platform structure: the tracked tours list Ticketmaster, Ticketek and AXS, often in combination across a single national tour, depending on which platform holds each venue. Artist windows lead the named types, followed by promoter windows, with album, Live Nation and Mastercard windows also recorded. Among the sales ahead at the time of writing, Craig David's five-city dates in May 2027 list a presale on 26 October and a general sale on 28 October, and Kings of Leon's late-summer shows go on general sale on 27 October. The Australian calendar lists every tracked tour city by city.

New Zealand runs a smaller, concentrated calendar: 34 tracked tours and about 60 shows, with Auckland hosting more than half and Wellington and Christchurch sharing most of the rest. Tours there are frequently routed as an extension of Australian legs, so announcements tend to arrive together and general sales are often scheduled within a few days of each other on both sides of the Tasman. Ticketmaster, Ticketek and AXS all appear, and our sample shows fewer named presale windows than in Australia, with general sales more often the first public moment. February dominates the starting months, followed by March and January. Fans in New Zealand who want the best seats should watch Australian announcements closely, since they often reveal New Zealand dates at the same time. The New Zealand calendar keeps the full list with confirmed and pending dates.

Continental European presale calendar habits

Germany and the Netherlands share a fast, single-day style. Germany's 44 tracked tours cover more than 160 shows, led by Berlin, Munich, Cologne and Hamburg, with long summer routings visiting smaller open-air locations. The Netherlands is highly centralised: almost all tracked dates are in Amsterdam, with Rotterdam a distant second. In both, the first presale and the general sale typically share the same Friday, and window types are less often named in announcements than in English-speaking markets, although Live Nation, artist, Amex and Mastercard windows do appear. Eventim is prominent in Germany, alongside Ticketmaster. For both markets, it pays to know the opening hour precisely and be ready a little before it. Our German calendar and Dutch calendar list confirmed sales and the tours still waiting for dates.

Spain, France and Italy share the same single-day habit but differ in geography and rules. Spain's tracked dates centre on Madrid and Barcelona, with Valencia, Seville and summer coastal venues following; Camilo's 13-date tour of Spain in June and July 2027, for example, lists both presale and general sale on 28 October. France is dominated by Paris, with Lyon and Bordeaux following, and February is the busiest starting month. Italy's sales centre on Milan and Rome, and its named-ticket rule for large concerts means buyers must enter attendee details carefully. Across all three, Friday is the most common sale day. The Spanish calendar, French calendar and Italian calendar carry the full tables, while the country comparison explains platforms and resale rules in each market.

Presale calendar FAQ

Readers who use our tables regularly tend to ask the same handful of questions about how dates are chosen, how often they change and what to do when a tour appears without sale information. The answers below explain how we maintain the calendars and how best to use them alongside alerts. They also set expectations about the limits of the data: we only publish what has been announced, so the calendars will always lag slightly behind breaking news on announcement days, and occasionally an organiser changes a date after we have published it. When that happens we update the table and, where you have subscribed to that tour, our alert emails reflect the change. If you spot an error or a date we have missed, the corrections process on our about page explains how to report it. We also welcome suggestions for tours or markets that our current sample covers only thinly.

How often is each presale calendar updated?

Our tour data is refreshed regularly from public announcements, and the country calendars are rebuilt from it so that new tours, newly confirmed sale dates and status changes appear without waiting for a manual edit. During the busiest announcement periods, typically from late summer through to the end of the year for the following year's tours, changes happen several times a week. A tour moves from the not-announced section to the upcoming section as soon as a sale date is confirmed, and from upcoming to open once the general sale has passed. Because announcements can drop at any hour and sometimes change within a day, there may be short delays before a table reflects the latest news. For time-critical tours, the best approach is to subscribe to alerts for the specific tour and check the official announcement for opening times in your city, since those can differ from one venue to the next on the same tour.

Why does a presale calendar show tours without sale dates?

Because the show dates are confirmed but the sales are not. Artists sometimes reveal a tour weeks before tickets are scheduled, either to build anticipation, to open registration for a fan presale, or because individual markets are still finalising their partners. Some tours also announce one region first and others later. In our sample, several high-profile 2027 tours, including Hans Zimmer's and Gracie Abrams' North American dates and Bruno Mars' and Radiohead's shows in Japan, appear without confirmed sale dates in those markets. Rather than estimating, we mark them as not announced. These are often the tours most worth following, since the sign-up window can open at short notice once dates are set. Tap the bell next to the tour in the table, or use the alert form on this page, and you will be told by email when the sale is confirmed and which windows are involved, with links to the relevant guides.

Does the presale calendar list every window for a tour?

It lists the first presale date and the general sale date, plus the window types named in the announcement, but it does not reproduce every window's time and access conditions. That is deliberate. Windows are numerous, often change at short notice, and their access details belong to the official channels running them, whether fan club, card issuer, promoter, network or platform. Our job is to show you when a tour's sale period starts and what kinds of windows are involved, so that you can check the official announcement and register with the right channels. For each window type, the dedicated explainer describes how it usually works. We never list codes, and our tables never claim to know allocation sizes, which are rarely disclosed. If a type field is empty, the announcement did not specify the windows; it does not mean the tour has no early access, so read the announcement itself before assuming anything.

Is the presale calendar the same as the general sale schedule?

Not quite. The general sale is the moment tickets become available to everyone, and it is usually the date most widely publicised. The presale period comes before it, sometimes by a few hours, sometimes by several days, and contains the various early windows. Our tables show both because they serve different needs: the presale date tells you when the first chance arrives, and the general sale date tells you when the last guaranteed chance before resale begins. In English-speaking markets the two are usually separated by about two days in our data; in much of continental Europe they often fall on the same date. Remember that a general sale can be short-lived for high-demand tours, so treat the earlier date as the main one if you qualify for any window, and keep the later date as your fallback plan, with accounts and payment details checked well before either one arrives.