Kings of Leon will return to London's The O2 on Friday, July 2, 2027, adding a rock headline date to the arena's 20th birthday concert series. The announcement follows news of the band's tenth studio album, O My Beloved, which is scheduled for release on November 6, 2026.
The concert will be their first London show since their Hyde Park appearance in 2024. It places the new album and the next live chapter on a clear timeline: listeners will have several months with the record before the band arrives at the arena next summer. That gap can give unfamiliar songs time to become part of the audience's everyday listening.
The ticket dates ahead
Presales are scheduled to begin on Wednesday, October 7, at 9:30 a.m., followed by the general sale on Friday, October 9, at the same time. Both times are local to London. The venue currently lists doors at 6:30 p.m. for the July concert and identifies AXS as its official ticketing partner.
Support is advertised, although the venue has not yet named an act. A setlist has not been announced either. Those details leave room for the show to take shape around the forthcoming album, but the confirmed date already gives fans a concrete point around which to organise next summer's plans.
For fans travelling from outside London, separating the ticket-sale dates from the concert date is a useful first step. The early announcement allows time to consider the journey, while further performance details can follow closer to the event.
A new record before the arena return
O My Beloved follows 2024's Can We Please Have Fun. The band's current music listings also include "My Whole World" and "Cold Blue Dawn", giving listeners material to explore ahead of the album. With a tenth studio release approaching, there is an obvious question for the next concert: how will the newest songs sit alongside the catalogue people already know?
That balance is one of the pleasures of an established band's arena show. Familiar songs bring a shared history into the room; new material can redirect its pace and atmosphere. Fans will be able to hear the record well before the arena date and decide which songs they hope to encounter onstage. The interest comes from hearing how the next chapter develops once the album is available.
The anniversary calendar is also taking on a broader musical character. We recently covered David Guetta's Monolith booking at The O2, another event in the venue's 2027 celebrations. Kings of Leon bring a different live format to the same season. For their fans, the first immediate dates are this week's ticket releases; the larger destination is a London reunion with new music in July.
