{"id":33530,"date":"2026-05-11T09:47:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/33530\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T09:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T09:47:14","slug":"van-morrison-announces-2026-five-night-london-residency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/33530\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Morrison announces 2026 five-night London residency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/van-morrison\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Van Morrison<\/a> has announced a five-night residency in London, set for later this year.<\/p>\n<p>The Northern Irish musician, singer, and songwriter is set to return to England for the live shows this autumn, and will be holding a five-night residency at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/new-3800-capacity-arena-british-airways-arc-to-open-in-london-in-2026-3910332\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">brand new British Airways ARC venue<\/a> at Olympia, London.<\/p>\n<p>He will open the residency on September 23, and continue with more shows on September 24, 27, 28 and 29.<\/p>\n<p>All the Van Morrison gigs will be fully seated, and tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday (May 15) at 9am BST. They will mark the first residency at the venue after it opens its doors on June 16.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fvan-morrison-tickets%2Fartist%2F770768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Visit here<\/a> for tickets.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3944912\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/van-morrison@2000x1270-1.jpg\" alt=\"Van Morrison poster. CREDIT: Press\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"  \/>Van Morrison 2026 poster. CREDIT: Press<\/p>\n<p>Van Morrison\u2019s London residency shows are:<\/p>\n<p>SEPTEMBER<br \/>23 \u2013 London, British Airways ARC<br \/>24 \u2013 London, British Airways ARC<br \/>27 \u2013 London, British Airways ARC<br \/>28 \u2013 London, British Airways ARC<br \/>29 \u2013 London, British Airways ARC<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to welcome Van Morrison as the very first artist to have a residency at our brand-new venue,\u201d said Lucy Noble, SVP UK venues AEG Presents in a new statement. \u201cThe shows are set to be incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The London gigs come following the singer-songwriter recently dropping the new album \u2018Somebody Tried To Sell Me A Bridge\u2019, which sees him make a return to blues and cover tracks from huge names like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/b-b-king\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">B.B.King<\/a> and Buddy Guy.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the \u2018Moondance\u2019 singer took home the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 Jazz FM Awards, and later this summer he is set to play at multiple festivals including the iconic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/montreux-jazz-festival-60th-anniversary-line-up-revealed-with-raye-nick-cave-the-bad-seeds-pinkpantheress-lewis-capaldi-and-more-3937626\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Montreux Jazz Festival<\/a> alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/raye\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RAYE<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Cave &amp; The Bad Seeds<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/pinkpantheress\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PinkPantheress<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/lewis-capaldi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lewis Capaldi<\/a> and more.<\/p>\n<p>As for the British Airways ARC venue in Olympia, news of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/new-3800-capacity-arena-british-airways-arc-to-open-in-london-in-2026-3910332\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">new 3,800 capacity arena was announced last November<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/self-esteem-to-open-new-british-airways-arc-arena-in-london-3935417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">performers scheduled to perform at the venue first include Self Esteem<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/mcfly\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">McFly<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/zac-brown-band\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zac Brown Band<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/khalid\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Khalid<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Van Morrison has announced a five-night residency in London, set for later this year. 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