IST IST's highly anticipated fifth album ‘DAGGER’ is out now! Released last Friday, the Manchester band are off to a flying start, with the album currently at a midweek position of No.3 in the Official Charts. Urging fans to play their part in achieving what could be their most successful chart position to date by the end of this week, IST IST say:
"So we may or may not be in a chart battle here... we're very much in the hunt for our first ever Top 20 album and we might also be able to have a go at cracking the Top 10. If you haven't ordered your copy of 'DAGGER' or claimed the download which came with your purchase, now is the time to do it. Thank you so much to everyone who has supported us and this release, we wouldn't be here without you but we're not quite done yet. Keep it coming and let's see where we end up on Friday!"
The new album, ‘DAGGER’, was produced with Joe Cross (Hurts, Courteeners, Slow Readers Club). Completely self-funded, self-recorded, and released completely independently via their own Kind Violence Records imprint, five albums in, ‘DAGGER’ is the band’s most direct album yet and symbolises the driven DIY ethic that has been programmed into IST IST’s DNA since day dot.
Following a short stretch of European and UK shows this Autumn, IST IST will be hitting the road again in April this year, with upcoming shows in Norwich, Exeter, Oxford, Newcastle, Sheffield, Nottingham, Bristol, Brighton, PLUS recently added dates in Glasgow, Edinburgh, and London. These shows will pave the way towards their biggest hometown show to date, at Manchester’s Albert Hall in May. All dates are listed below, with all tickets on sale now.
In addition, IST IST are delighted to confirm a short series of intimate in-store/out-store shows as they launch their new album ‘DAGGER’. Catch them at these dates and venues:
IST IST - 2026 UK & IRELAND TOUR DATES
UK IN-STORE ALBUM LAUNCH SHOWS
- Nottingham - Rough Trade - 10.02.26
- London - Rough Trade East - 11.02.26
EUROPEAN SHOWS
- Antwerp - Kafka Oudaan - 11.03.26
- Cologne - Luxor - 12.03.26
- Amsterdam - Paradiso - 14.03.26
- Frankfurt - Das Bett - 15.03.26
- Zurich - Werk 21 - 16.03.26
- Milan - Santeria Toscana 31 - 17.03.26
- Budapest - Durer Kert - 19.03.26
- Bratislava - Pink Whale - 20.03.26
- Krakow - Klub Zascianek - 22.03.26
- Warsaw - Hydrozadka - 23.03.26
- Berlin - Hole 44 - 24.03.26
- Esbjerg - Tobakken - 26.03.26
- Oslo - Parkteatret - 27.03.26
- Stockholm - Kollektivet - 29.03.26
- Hamburg - Logo - 31.03.26
UK HEADLINE SHOWS
- Norwich - Waterfront - 09.04.26
- London - The Garage - 10.04.26
- Exeter - Phoenix - 11.04.26
- Oxford - O2 Academy 2 - 12.04.26
- Newcastle - The Grove - 16.04.26
- Glasgow - Oran Mor - 17.04.26
- Sheffield - Network - 18.04.26
- Nottingham - Rescue Rooms - 23.04.26
- Bristol - Thekla - 24.04.26
- Brighton - Quarters - 25.04.26
- Dublin - The grand Social - 28.04.26
- Belfast - Ulster Sports Club - 29.04.26
- Manchester - Albert Hall - 01.05.26
(w/ Support from DESPERATE JOURNALIST + THE YOUTH PLAY)
Tickets for all shows on sale here: