{"id":108379,"date":"2026-08-21T19:44:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T19:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/108379\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T19:44:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T19:44:25","slug":"jamie-t-previews-new-material-and-delivers-fan-favourites-at-intimate-london-gig-as-he-announces-2026-uk-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/108379\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamie T previews new material and delivers fan favourites at intimate London gig as he announces 2026 UK tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jamie T<\/a> made his return to the live stage last night (August 20) with a last-minute, intimate gig at London\u2019s Scala before announcing a full-scale 2026 UK tour. See what went down and tour details below.<\/p>\n

The show was announced last week,<\/a>\u00a0with fans reporting tickets selling out in minutes. It marked the musician\u2019s first live performance in almost exactly two years, following a 2024 set at Portsmouth\u2019s Victorious Festival.<\/p>\n

As Jamie T \u2013 full name Jamie Treays \u2013 walked out on stage with his band at 8.30pm, he was greeted with chants from the audience of \u201cJamie, Jamie, Jamie fucking T!\u201d. The chant reappeared at several moments in the set, including as the artist left the stage for one final time.<\/p>\n

\"JamieJamie T live at Scala, London, 2026. Credit: Harvey Aspell<\/p>\n

The performance took place days after Treays announced details of his sixth album, \u2018Ghosts (100 Days Of Morning)\u2019<\/a>, and he previewed some of the record\u2019s material during the show. \u2018Waist 36\u201d Leg 32\u201d\u2019 arrived as the second song of the night, a punky cut with a rousing chorus. The only other new song performed in the set was \u20183310\u2019, the first single to be taken from the upcoming album.<\/p>\n

Treays pulled fairly evenly from across his five already-released albums, dropping versions of \u2018The Theory Of Whatever\u2019<\/a>\u2019s \u2018The Old Style Raiders\u2019 and \u201890s Cars\u2019 early in the 85-minute set. \u2018Rabbit Hole\u2019, from 2014\u2019s \u2018Carry On The Grudge\u2019<\/a>, marked the first moshpit of the night, with pint cups flying through the air as the chorus hit, while the opening note of \u2018Panic Prevention\u2019<\/a> track \u2018Salvador\u2019 caused the audience to break out in a chant of \u201cOoh! Aah!\u201d \u201cThat\u2019s what I hear when I go to sleep,\u201d Treays quipped.<\/p>\n

Early in the latter track, though, he realised he\u2019d been singing the wrong lyrics and restarted it. \u201cI worked it out \u2013 it was your fucking fault with the \u2018ooh! Aah\u2019!\u201d he laughed.<\/p>\n

Before \u2018Salvador\u2019, Treays took a moment to reflect on his history with the venue. \u201cThis is the venue I first played with the band in 200[6],\u201d he told the crowd. \u201cIt\u2019s lovely to see you all back, and it\u2019s lovely to be back.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"JamieJamie T live at Scala, London, 2026. Credit: Harvey Aspell<\/p>\n

\"JamieJamie T live at Scala, London, 2026. Credit: Harvey Aspell<\/p>\n

\"JamieJamie T live at Scala, London, 2026. Credit: Harvey Aspell<\/p>\n

Sandwiched between \u2018The Man\u2019s Machine\u2019 and \u2018Dragon Bones\u2019, Treays performed \u2018Thank You\u2019, from \u2018The Theory Of Whatever\u2019, noting that he had \u201cnever really played it live before\u201d, adding that it was written \u201cwith a good friend of mine, Mr. Matt Maltese<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n

After a short break, he returned for a five-song encore that kicked off with \u20183310\u2019 before Treays picked up an acoustic bass for \u2018Back In The Game\u2019. The final three songs took the already sweaty venue to even higher temperatures as \u2018Sheila\u2019 prompted the loudest and rowdiest sing-along of the night.<\/p>\n

Treays then introduced a special guest to the stage, bringing out The Maccabees<\/a>\u2019 Hugo White \u2013 and longtime collaborator of Treays\u2019 \u2013 to play guitar on \u2018Sticks N\u2019 Stones\u2019 and \u2018Zombies\u2019. Before the former, his host led the crowd in chanting White\u2019s first name before commenting: \u201cLet\u2019s see if he knows this tune.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHave a good night, everyone,\u201d Treays said after. \u201cThis has been great. I\u2019ll see you again soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jamie T played:<\/p>\n

\u2018Hippodrome\u2019
\u2018Waist 36\u201d Leg 32\u201d\u2019
\u2018The Old Style Raiders\u2019
\u201890s Cars\u2019
\u2018Rabbit Hole\u2019
\u2018Don\u2019t You Find\u2019
\u2018Salvador\u2019
\u2018St. George Wharf Tower\u2019
\u2018Spider\u2019s Web\u2019
\u2018The Man\u2019s Machine\u2019
\u2018Thank You\u2019
\u2018Dragon Bones\u2019
\u2018If You Got The Money\u2019
\u20183310\u2019
\u2018Back In The Game\u2019
\u2018Sheila\u2019
\u2018Sticks N\u2019 Stones\u2019
\u2018Zombie\u2019<\/p>\n

\"JamieJamie T live at Scala, London, 2026. Credit: Harvey Aspell<\/p>\n

Jamie T has also announced that he\u2019ll be embarking on a full December 2026 UK tour, with tickets on pre-sale from 10am on Wednesday August 26 before going on general sale from 10am on Friday August 28. See full dates below and visit here for tickets<\/a> and more information.<\/p>\n

DECEMBER
7 \u2013 O2 Academy, Birmingham
8 \u2013 O2 City Hall, Newcastle
11 \u2013 Olympia, London
14 \u2013 O2 Academy, Leeds
15 \u2013 O2 Academy, Glasgow
18 \u2013 Co-op, Manchester
20 \u2013 Brighton Centre, Brighton<\/p>\n

\u2018Ghosts (100 Days Of Morning)\u2019 will be released on October 9 via Polydor Records. White co-produced two of the 11 tracks, while Blur<\/a>\u2019s Damon Albarn<\/a> features on and co-wrote \u2018Cocktail\u2019. A press release described the album as a \u201ccollection of former ghosts (of ideas) brought to life during a difficult time in his life\u201d.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Treays\u2019 2023 track \u2018Hippodrome\u2019 was sampled by Fred Again..<\/a> on his single \u2018Lights Burn Dimmer\u2019<\/a>. The pair performed the track live at a gig at London\u2019s Alexandra Palace, which was one of the producer\u2019s \u201910 Shows in 10 Weeks in 10 Cities\u2019 series<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jamie T made his return to the live stage last night (August 20) with a last-minute, intimate gig…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":108380,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[26],"tags":[6475,4986,27],"class_list":["post-108379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-london","tag-indie","tag-live-music-news","tag-london"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/117135216852381683","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}