Seth Lakeman has announced two 20th anniversary tours in celebration of his 2006 album “Freedom Fields” to take place in May and October 2026. With a full-band performance, he will be playing the classic album in full, plus other favourites, across two sets each night.
Lakeman was catapulted into the music mainstream when he was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2005 for his album “Kitty Jay”. His follow-up was the gold-selling ”Freedom Fields”, which includes ‘Lady of the Sea’, ‘King and Country’, and ‘White Hare’, and was released twice in 2006. Produced by his brother Sean Lakeman, it came out on iScream and was then re-released by Relentless (EMI), where it went on to become Seth’s first of six UK Top 40 albums.
“Freedom Fields” helped Lakeman build on his traditional cult following and found him a new audience for his rhythmic brand of indie folk songwriting. He was named Folk Singer of the Year, and “Freedom Fields” awarded Album Of The Year at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2007. You can find a video for ‘Lady Of The Sea’ below.
Multiple albums, tours and high-profile collaborations later, he released his latest studio album, “The Granite Way”, in February 2025 on his own label, Honour Oak Records. Reviewing “The Granite Way” for AUK, Alasdair Fotheringham wrote: “Lakeman’s latest rousing, compelling reminder that sometimes folk-rock – it just rocks.”
Further details and ticket links for the tour dates can be found here.
Seth Lakeman 2026 Tour dates:
12 May – Pontardawe Arts Centre
13 May – Hereford Cathedral
14 May – Birmingham Town Hall
15 May – London Union Chapel
16 May – Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion
17 May – Stamford Corn Exchange
18 May – Leeds City Varieties
19 May – Milton Keynes The Stables
20 May – Swindon Wyvern Theatre
21 May – Christchurch Regent Theatre
22 May – Exmouth Pavilion
08 Oct – Salisbury City Hall
09 Oct – Worcester Huntingdon Hall
10 Oct – Chester Storyhouse
11 Oct – Llandridod Wells Albert Halls
12 Oct – Exeter Corn Exchange
13 Oct – Bristol St Georges
14 Oct – Buxton Opera House
15 Oct – Newbury Corn Exchange
16 Oct – Ipswich Corn Exchange
17 Oct – Farnham Maltings
