Soul singer-songwriter Jalen Ngonda has announced a 2026 North American tour in support of his brand new album, Doctrine of Love.
Ngonda, one of our 2026 Artists to Watch, will commence his North American tour on November 10th in Chicago, followed by shows in Brooklyn, Philly, Boston, Washington D.C., Charlotte, Atlanta, Dallas, Austin, Denver, Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco. The tour concludes on December 3rd in Los Angeles. Brooke Combe will open for Ngonda throughout the run; see Ngonda’s full list of 2026 tour dates below.
Tickets for Jalen Ngonda’s 2026 tour will first be available via an artist pre-sale running on Tuesday, June 9th at 10:00 a.m. local time; fans can sign up for Ngonda’s mailing list on his official website to gain pre-sale access. A Live Nation pre-sale is also kicking off on Wednesday, June 10th at 10:00 a.m. local time; fans can sign up for Live Nation’s free All Access membership to gain access to the pre-sale. Tickets go on sale for the general public on Friday, June 12th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.
Ngonda revealed Doctrine of Love, his long-awaited sophomore album, on Friday, June 5th via Daptone Records. In addition to his North American tour, Ngonda will support the release with several UK and EU festival slots this summer and a lengthy tour of the continent in the fall. He’ll also open for Olivia Dean in Amsterdam this month.
Jalen Ngonda 2026 Tour Dates:
06/08 — New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
06/14 — Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome *
06/26 — St. Gallen, CH @ OpenAir St. Gallen
06/28 — Milton Keynes, UK @ SMK Live Festival
07/04 — Glynde, UK @ Love Supreme Festival
07/10 — Rotterdam, NL @ North Sea Jazz
07/11 — Madrid, ES @ Mad Cool Festival
07/12 — Birmingham, UK @ Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul
07/17 — Pori, FI @ KIRJURINLUOTO
07/24 — Suffolk, UK @ Latitude Festival
08/01 — Notodden, NO @ Notodden Blues Festival
08/05 — Rome, IT @ Casa Del Jazz
08/07 — Locorotondo, IT @ Masseria Ferragnano
08/09 — Buftea, RO @ Summer Well Festival
08/11 — Warsaw, PL @ Palladium
08/13 — Oslo, NO @ Øyafestivalen
08/14 — Gothenburg, SE @ Way Out West
08/21 — Hasselt, BE @ Pukkelpop Festival
08/22 — Trondheim, NO @ Pstereo Festival
08/27 — Belfast, UK @ Limelight
08/28 — Dublin, IE @ National Stadium
08/30 — Portsmouth, UK @ Victorious Festival
10/02 — Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
10/03 — Groningen, NL @ De Oosterpoort
10/05 — Cologne, DE @ Carlswerk Victoria
10/06 — Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
10/08 — Paris, FR @ L’Olympia
10/09 — Lille, FR @ L’Aéronef
10/11 — Munich, DE @ Muffathalle
10/12 — Zurich, CH @ X-Tra
10/14 — Berlin, DE @ Huxleys
10/15 — Hamburg, DE @ Grosse Freiheit 36
10/24 — Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy
10/25 — Cardiff, UK @ Great Hall
10/27 — Bournemouth, UK @ O2 Academy
10/28 — London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
11/01 — Leeds, UK @ Project House
11/02 — Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland Ballroom
11/03 — Manchester, UK @ Academy
11/10 — Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall ^
11/12 — Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel ^
11/13 — Philadelphia, PA @ Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia ^
11/14 — Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club – Music Hall ^
11/16 — Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club ^
11/18 — Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre ^
11/19 — Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse ^
11/21 — Dallas, TX @ The Studio at The Factory ^
11/22 — Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn ^
11/24 — Denver, CO @ Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom ^
11/28 — Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile ^
11/29 — Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom ^
12/01 — San Francisco, CA @ August Hall ^
12/03 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre ^
* = w/ Olivia Dean
^ = w/ Brooke Combe
