By Kathy McCabe
After two years away from the spotlight to address his mental health and 鈥渁djust to the impact of my Tourette鈥檚,鈥 Capaldi is rewarding loyal fans who stood by him.
Capaldi cancelled his Splendour in the Grass headlining set and sold out national tour in 2023 after he lost his voice and experienced pronounced tics during his performance at the UK鈥檚 famed Glastonbury festival.
Fans who had tickets to those shows will get first shot at the new shows.
The Australian tour opens at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on December 4, then heads to Sydney鈥檚 Qudos Bank Arena on December 6, Rod Laver Arena on December 12, Adelaide Entertainment Centre on December 15 and RAC Arena, Perth on December 17.
A Past Ticket Holders Presale opens on July 10 (local time) with eligible fans notified via an email from Secret Sounds with access information.
The 28-year-old stream sensation made an emotional return with an unannounced but widely guessed 鈥渟ecret鈥 set to the Glastonbury festival last week.
鈥淪econd time鈥檚 a charm on this one,鈥 he told the crowd during his performance. 鈥淚 just wanted to come and finish what I couldn鈥檛 finish last time.鈥
It was on that same stage in 2023 that Capaldi鈥檚 health issues came to a head and he was unable to go on, with the crowd swelling loudly to finish his beloved breakthrough hit 鈥淪omebody You Loved鈥.
He closed his 2025 Glastonbury comeback set on June 27 with the song.
鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 sing this song two years ago. I might struggle to finish it today for different reasons,鈥 he said, tearing up.
鈥淢y name is Lewis Capaldi and I鈥檓 f 鈥 in鈥 back, baby.鈥
The next day he popped up at the OpenAir St Gallen festival in Switzerland, another cancelled date on the 2023 tour to thank fans, posting on social media that he 鈥渉ad to come back and make it up to you all.鈥
Buoyed by the overwhelming welcome and feeling fit enough to tour again, Capaldi announced a UK and Ireland tour and celebrated the No. 1 debut of his new single Survive, released the day he played at Glastonbury. It is the fastest selling single in the UK this year.
鈥淚鈥檝e been away for a little while and to come back to this outpouring of love and support has been absolutely incredible,鈥 he said in a video to fans after the No. 1 reveal.
鈥淚 can鈥檛 thank everybody enough for all the kind words and stuff since Glastonbury, and now this. It鈥檚 been the best week of my life.鈥
There will be huge demand for the December shows here. Besides the Past Ticket Holders Presale, a Secret Sound presale opens on July 11 from 11am (local time) which you can sign up to via secretsounds.com
The general sale kicks off on July 14 from 12pm (local) with more information via secretsounds.com