Cornwall collective Fisherman’s Friends announce Northampton return to headline Royal & Derngate

Fresh from a run of sold-out UK shows and a successful tour in Australia earlier this year, the band will headline Royal & Derngate in October and tickets are on sale now.

Last month the group - best known for performing traditional sea shanties and folk songs - held the first Fisherman’s Friends Festival in Cornwall, a landmark three-day celebration of music, maritime heritage and Cornish culture.

At a time when rising costs and industry pressures have seen many UK festivals forced to scale back, postpone or close altogether, the launch of a new independent festival marks a significant achievement, underlining both the enduring appeal of Fisherman’s Friends and their commitment to championing Cornwall’s culture, community and live music scene.

Fisherman’s Friends said: "To be announcing another UK tour while opening our very first festival in Cornwall feels incredibly special.

“We never imagined when we started singing on The Platt in Port Isaac that it would lead us here.

“Launching a festival in Cornwall and seeing audiences continue to support live music means a great deal to us.

“We’re looking forward to getting back out on the road and seeing audiences around the country once again."

Fisherman’s Friends’ story has inspired two hit feature films and a successful touring stage musical and the new dates mark another chapter in a journey that began with friends singing on the harbour in Port Isaac to raise money for local causes.

The 36-date tour will see the group perform across the UK from February through to November 2027.

They will headline the Northampton venue on Sunday, October 3, 2027.

Tickets cost £32.50 in advance before fees and are on sale now via https://royalandderngate.co.uk/whats-on/fishermans-friends-2/

Fisherman’s Friends will play the following dates next year:

FEBRUARY

25 – Bath, Forum

26 – Hastings, White Rock Theatre

27 – Salisbury, City Hall

28 – Cheltenham, Town Hall

MARCH

18 – Aylesbury, Waterside Theatre

19 – Sheffield, City Hall

20 – Leicester, De Montfort Hall

21 – Exeter, Great Hall

APRIL

01 – Swindon, Wyvern Theatre

02 – York, Barbican

03 – Edinburgh, Queens Hall

04 – Stoke-on-Trent, Victoria Hall

22 – Basingstoke, Anvil

23 – Halifax, Victoria Theatre

24 – Bury St Edmunds, Apex

25 – Reading, Hexagon

SEPTEMBER

03 – Carlisle, Sands Centre

04 – Birmingham, Symphony Hall

05 – Torquay, Princess Theatre

16 – Bristol, Beacon

17 – Ipswich, Regent

18 – Southend, Cliffs Pavilion

19 – Brighton, Dome

30- Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre

OCTOBER

01 – Poole, Lighthouse

02 – Oxford, New Theatre

03 – Northampton, Royal & Derngate

NOVEMBER

04 – Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall

05 – Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall

06 – Gateshead, The Glasshouse ICM1

07 – Bridlington, Spa

25 – Llandudno, Venue Cymru Theatre

26 – Manchester, Bridgewater Hall

28 – Plymouth, Arena