James Arthur to bring world tour to Newcastle in 2026

James Arthur is bringing his 2026 world tour to the North East. <i>(Image: The Northern Echo)</i>
James Arthur is bringing his 2026 world tour to the North East. (Image: The Northern Echo)
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Teesside pop star James Arthur is set to bring his newest tour to the North East.

The Pisces World Tour will be stopping off at Newcastle's O2 City Hall on February 6, 2026.

It comes a year after his homecoming show in Middlesbrough at the Riverside which Echo reporter Daniel Hordon described as an act of Teesside patriotism.

"If Sam Fender's St James' Park sell-out gigs last year were a chance for Geordies to get patriotic, this was Teesside's chance to honour the man putting Saltburn on the map."

Arthur, who shot to fame after winning The X Factor in 2012, has gained more than 38 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

His impressive list of achievements includes 11 Platinum singles in the UK and a recent collaboration with Kelly Clarkson on From the Jump.

The 35-year-old artist's latest album Bitter Sweet Love recently soared to the top of the charts, earning him his second number-one album in the UK after eight years.

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The success of the album was marked by a sold-out UK and Europe arena tour, which included a historic performance in his hometown of Middlesbrough to an audience of 25,000 fans.

Tickets for the upcoming Newcastle concert will be available for purchase from Friday, March 21 at 9am.

Arthur continues to be a major player in contemporary pop and soul music, with his hit single Say You Won't Let Go becoming the UK's most streamed song of 2016, and achieving over 4 billion streams worldwide.

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