Brighton-born Simon Green aka Bonobo has announced a run of dates for his brand new Bonobo Live show, taking in stops across the UK and Europe across February and March 2027, including a date at the Brighton Centre. The show will deliver another evolution in the Bonobo live experience that has captivated fans across the globe for more than a decade. Alongside an initial run of dates across North America – taking place in November and December this year – this will be Bonobo’s first live tour since his shows in support of 2022’s ‘Fragments’ album. See below for a full list of dates and ticket details.
Speaking recently with Mixmag as part of his Cover Feature there, Green explained: “This time we’re going to have a big visual element to the show and we’re going to bridge into more electronic sounds too. When I started playing live the music was more jazz-leaning, but now it’s become something different. I’ve done live solo shows with just modular synths and a few other bits of kit, so this will be a hybrid of that and my live band. Slightly different from last time with more pacing and energy.”
His pioneering live show – built around a full live-band, guest vocalists and immersive visuals – set the blueprint for how and where an electronic musician can translate their records into the live arena. He has performed to millions of people across the globe, with sold-out shows at prestigious venues like the Sydney Opera House, Alexandra Palace and Red Rocks Amphitheatre – in many cases as one of the first electronic artists to do so – and the world’s biggest festival stages including Glastonbury, Coachella, Sonar and Fuji Rock. His last tour also included both a co-headline of London’s Field Day (alongside Aphex Twin), and a historic sold-out 5-night residency at the Royal Albert Hall, which was the longest consecutive run there by a solo artist, and the longest ever by an electronic musician.
The tour will take place following the release of Green’s latest album ‘Distance In Static’ set for release on September 11th on Ninja Tune. The record sees him collaborate with a typically striking cast of artists including Arooj Aftab, Joy Crookes, Nilüfer Yanya, Ichiko Aoba, Nicole Miglis (Hundred Waters) and Aanya Martin. Lyrics appear in English, Urdu and Japanese, while historic Iranian samples and guzheng recordings sit alongside Green’s own meticulously processed instrumentation, woven together across recording sessions spanning LA, Tokyo, London and beyond – with a significant portion of the record completed at Neil Young’s legendary Broken Arrow Ranch in California, where he holed up for several weeks earlier this year.
It’s a record that represents the culmination of over 25 years as a recording artist, and one of the leading voices in electronic music. It’s a career that has seen him release two Top-10 Albums (2017’s ‘Migration’ and 2022’s ‘Fragments’, which both landed at No.5 on the UK chart), plus numerous Gold and Silver certified singles, sell over 900,000 records, rack up billions of streams, collaborate with the likes of Erykah Badu and Damon Albarn, and be both BRIT and GRAMMY-nominated – the latter seven times, with five in the dance/electronic categories, a record number of nominations shared with The Chemical Brothers, Skrillex and Madonna.
Alongside this, Green’s OUTLIER events and DJ sets have continued to place him at the centre of contemporary dance music culture, connecting with generations of club-going audiences in warehouses, festivals and underground venues alike. He has curated lineups in recent years that featured the likes of Barry Can’t Swim, Sofia Kourtesis, salute, Kelly Lee Owens, Mall Grab, DJ Tennis, SG Lewis, Carlita, Elkka, HAAi, John Talabot, Paula Tape and many more, with his 15,000-capacity OUTLIER showcase at Drumsheds in London becoming the fastest-selling event of the season, and a sold-out “homecoming” OUTLIER show at the 10,000 capacity On The Beach (Brighton) proving a highlight of the summer.
The album’s visual world – which runs through all the artwork across the album and tour – is created alongside celebrated designer Trevor Jackson. Moving away from the landscape-inspired aesthetics of earlier Bonobo records, ‘Distance In Static’ instead draws on microscopic photography by renowned photomicrographer John I. Koivula, creating crystalline alien worlds that feel simultaneously natural and otherworldly.
Bonobo UK + EU 2027 tour dates:
Wed 03 Feb 2027 – O2 City Hall – Newcastle
Fri 05 Feb 2027 – Aviva Studios – Manchester,
Sat 06 Feb 2027 – Brighton Centre – Brighton
Fri 12 Feb 2027 – Barrowland Ballroom – Glasgow
Tue 16 Feb 2027 – The National Stadium – Dublin
Thu 18 Feb 2027 – The Prospect Building – Bristol
Fri 26 Feb 2027 – Alexandra Palace – London
Thu 04 Mar 2027 – Cirque Royal – Brussels, BE
Fri 05 Mar 2027 – Gashouder – Amsterdam, NL
Tue 09 Mar 2027 – Georg Elser Halle – Hamburg, DE
Wed 10 Mar 2027 – COS Torwar – Warsaw, PL
Thu 11 Mar 2027 – Uber Eats Music Hall – Berlin, DE
Sat 13 Mar 2027 – Hala Olivia – Gdańsk, PL
Tue 16 Mar 2027 – Hala Stulecia – Wrocław, PL
Wed 17 Mar 2027 – Forum Karlín – Prague, CZ
Thu 18 Mar 2027 – Gasometer – Vienna, AT
Sun 21 Mar 2027 – TonHalle – Munich, DE
Tue 23 Mar 2027 – X-TRA – Zürich, CH
Wed 24 Mar 2027 – Fabrique – Milan, IT
Fri 26 Mar 2027 – Salle Pleyel – Paris, FR
Ticket details HERE.
