Self Esteem has revealed details of a UK tour including TWO Manchester Academy gigs. The Manchester gigs are part of a 14-date UK and Ireland run.
Self Esteem has also shared her new single If Not Now, It’s Soon, accompanied by a video from regular collaborator Piers Dennis.
The new track was inspired by Self Esteem’s years before her rise to fame. If finds the artist, aka Rebecca Lucy Taylor, addressing hypersexuality, booze and self-destruction. It forms a message of holding on and determination. As Self Esteem explains,” Personally, you have to wait and one day you’ll get somewhere less painful. But the world will hopefully get somewhere less painful too. It’s about hope, perseverance and patience!”
The track marks the third single from Self Esteem’s upcoming new album A Complicated Woman. Self Esteem will release A Complicated Woman on 25 April. The album is the follow up to her BRIT and Mercury Prize-nominated 2021 album Prioritise Pleasure.
When does Self Esteem headline at Manchester Academy?
Self Esteem headlines at Manchester Academy on 27 and 28 September 2025. The Manchester gigs are two of 14 UK and Ireland dates she has announced:
15 September – O2 Academy, Birmingham
16 September – Usher Hall, Edinburgh
18 September – O2 City Hall, Newcastle
20 September – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
21 September – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
24 September – 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin
27 September – Academy, Manchester
28 September – Academy, Manchester
03 October – The Beacon, Bristol
04 October – The Beacon, Bristol
09 October – O2 Academy Brixton, London
10 October – O2 Academy Brixton, London
17 October – Brighton Centre
18 October – Utilita Arena, Sheffield
When do tickets go on sale for Self Esteem’s UK and Ireland tour?
Tickets for Self Esteem’s UK and Ireland tour go on sale at 10am on Friday 28 March.
Manchester gigs – Self Esteem – image courtesy Scarlett Carlos Clarke
