Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds Live! The Concert Experience is set to tour to UK theatres and concert halls in 2026.
The special concert edition of Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds is presented by Kilimanjaro, and will feature the chart-topping original 1978 double album of War of the Worlds performed live and in full for the first time.
Performed by West End stars, a band and orchestra, animation will also be showcased in the concert.
Casting for the tour is to be announced.
Initial tour dates for Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds include Edinburgh Playhouse (10 October 2026), Bradford Live (15 October), Liverpool Philharmonic Hall (19 October) and Swansea Building Society Arena (27 October).
The concert is also coming to London’s Eventim Apollo on 24 October 2026.
“Over the many years since my musical version was released, TWOTW has been performed as a concert rendition hundreds of times – but almost all have been international productions. It’s therefore a great thrill to announce that a special concert rendition of my original double album is to tour the UK in October next year – a first of its kind on our home shores. Performing at concert and theatre venues, it will give the audiences a different perspective of my musical version, stripping the ‘spectacle’ of my arena tours back down to its foundation…the music! For this concert tour, I’ll be stepping back from the podium, but the production will showcase exceptional artists from the West End and other major performing mediums, supported by a band, orchestra, animation and other concert elements. It will stand as a true companion to my arena tours.” – JEFF WAYNE
UK Tour dates 2026
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds Live! The Concert Experience
- Fri 9 October 2026 – Glasgow / SEC Armadillo
- Sat 10 October 2026 – Edinburgh / Playhouse
- Sun 11 October 2026 – Dundee / Caird Hall
- Tue 13 October 2026 – Newcastle / O2 City Hall
- Wed 14 October 2026 – York / Barbican Centre
- Thu 15 October 2026 – Bradford / Bradford Live
- Sat 17 October 2026 – Oxford / New Theatre
- Sun 18 October 2026 – Manchester / O2 Apollo
- Mon 19 October 2026 – Liverpool / Philharmonic Hall
- Wed 21 October 2026 – Nottingham / Royal Concert Hall
- Thu 22 October 2026 – Wolverhampton / Civic Hall
- Fri 23 October 2026 – Bath / The Forum
- Sat 24 October 2026 – London / Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith
- Mon 26 October 2026 – Plymouth / Plymouth Arena
- Tue 27 October 2026 – Swansea / Building Society Arena
- Wed 28 October 2026 – Portsmouth / Guildhall
- Thu 29 October 2026 – Plymouth / Plymouth Arena
- Sat 31 October 2026 – Blackpool / Opera House
- Sun 1 November 2026 – Stockton-On-Tees / Stockton Globe
- Tue 3 November 2026 – Ipswich / Regent Theatre
- Wed 4 November 2026 – Southend-On-Sea / Cliffs Pavilion
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