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“Dolores, our queen forever”: Pale Waves release their cover of Zombie
After debuting it live at Reading & Leeds over the summer, Pale Waves have unveiled their official studio take on The Cranberries’ classic Zombie.
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Pale Waves to support Louis Tomlinson on next year’s arena tour
Former One Direction superstar Louis Tomlinson is bringing Pale Waves along as special guests on his 2026 How Did We Get Here? tour.
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As they bring their current Still Smitten Tour to a close, Pale Waves have already announced a huge run of dates for 2026.
The Manchester four-piece have just revealed that they’re set to join former One Direction superstar Louis Tomlinson on the road throughout Europe and the UK next year on his How Did I Get Here? tour, which will stop off in arenas in Manchester, Birmingham Glasgow, Leeds, Brighton and London in the spring. Tickets are on sale now.
The tour support news comes hot off the heels of Pale Waves’ incredible new cover of Zombie, which was officially released on streaming this week. Previously speaking to Kerrang! about her love for The Cranberries’ Dolores O’Riordan, vocalist Heather Baron-Gracie enthused, “She proved women could lead a successful rock band. She had such a powerful impact, and her success inspired so many young women to pursue careers in music. She was so unique and authentic, and her voice was truly free – she was a real artist. My dad got me into them, I listened to whatever he did growing up, like The Cranberries and Cocteau Twins. It’s hard to choose a favourite song, but I’ll say Linger because it’s timeless and you can relate to it at any point in your life.”
They’ve been playing the cover live a whole bunch lately, having debuted it at Reading & Leeds in the summer, so maybe you should also expect to hear that when they support Louis next year at the following…
Louis Tomlinson 2026 UK tour dates with special guests Pale Waves
April
24 Manchester Co-op Live
25 Birmingham Utilita Arena
27 Glasgow OVO Hydro
28 Leeds First Direct Bank Arena
May
2 Brighton The Brighton Centre
3 London The O2
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