* First ever North American tour - March/ April ‘26 *
About this Event
On-U Sound label boss and producer extraordinaire, Adrian Sherwood will be taking his most extensive tour to date on the road in Spring 2026, showcasing tracks from his new album, ‘The Collapse of Everything’. As well as playing to a host of European cities, this will be the first time Adrian has ever toured as a solo artist in North America.
This extensive series of live dub sessions starts next February 2026 in Milan and ends in Barcelona with his homecoming London show in between at the main theatre at the Barbican Centre. Excitingly, after this he will play a number of debut shows across North America in March to April, kicking off at Big Ears festival before dropping into major cities such as LA, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Montreal and more.
Adrian’s new ‘Live Dub’ show which will premiere at Magazzini Generali, Milan on the 5th of February sees him onstage with a full mixing desk and his signature studio effects creating live, realtime dub mixes directly from the original multitracks. It’s a complete On-U production presenting music from his new solo album, The Collapse of Everything as well as tracks from recent albums such as his collaborations with Lee “Scratch” Perry and Horace Andy, as well as recent work with Sonic Boom x Panda Bear and Spoon, and other On-U classics.
This hypnotic, cinematic live set will be accompanied by psychedelic visuals giving a pictorial history of On-U Sound as interpreted by longtime collaborator, Peter Harris. Peter has provided his unique brand of subversive artwork to the last two Lee “Scratch” Perry, African Headcharge and Creation Rebel On-U album covers as well as The Collapse Of Everything.
Sherwood’s first solo album in 13 years and only the fourth in his long career, The Collapse Of Everything was released in August to great acclaim. More reflective than earlier records in his discography, the album plays out like a Jamaican spaghetti Western with its widescreen vistas and mood shifts, incorporating everything from dust-caked desert blues to heaviest dubs decorated in seemingly infinite detail. An expansive palette from delicate piano motifs to heavily processed sound effects move in and out of a wide-panned stereo field, at times coalescing into an almost hallucinogenic state. Mojo called it “Sherwood’s most thrillingly exploratory solo album so far.”
Sherwood says: “I was basically trying to make a soundtrack encompassing all the things I like including good musicianship, dub techniques, and also good rhythms. I wanted to evolve this into a live show because, when I put out my first solo album Never Trust A Hippy (in 2003), that’s when I started doing DJ sets - prior to that I hadn’t really done any, because most of my adult life I was just mixing bands, putting events on, and being in the studio. That’s when my name went from the back of the sleeve to the front. It’s taken me a while to get used to the idea, but now I’m comfortable with being out front, even on the live stage, so I’ve tried to make something really sonically challenging, and take myself out of my comfort zone. It’s important to keep moving forward.”
ADRIAN SHERWOOD LIVE DUB SESSIONS
2026:
5 Feb / Milan / Magazzini Generali
6 Feb / Gent / Wintercircus
11 Feb / Berlin / Metropol
13 Feb / Stockholm/ Fasching
17 Feb / London / The Barbican * w/ live band, African Headcharge + Speakers Corner Quartet
26 Feb / Madrid / Club Villanos
28 Feb / Barcelona / La Nau
26 Mar / Tennessee / Big Ears festival
27 Mar / NYC / Superior Ingredients (rooftop)
28 Mar / Montreal / Club SAT
31 Mar / Toronto / Standard Time
01 Apr / Chicago / Empty Bottle
02 Apr / Portland / Holocene
03 Apr / LA / First Fridays @ The Natural History Museum
04 Apr / SF / Great Northern
Praise for ‘The Collapse of Everything’ ~
“Alluringly timeless” Uncut
“An instrumental tour de force of vibe, atmosphere, and musicianship from a consummate master of his craft.” Brooklyn Vegan
"Sherwood's most thrillingly exploratory solo album." Mojo
“An expansive, lovingly textured excursion to the further reaches of dub.” Metro
“However dark the underlying motives are, The Collapse Of Everything gives a sense of hope, rising from ashes.” The Quietus
“Smouldering, moody and intoxicating” The Arts Desk
“A masterclass in low end vibrations” In Strict Tempo
“The Collapse of Everything is a powerful, sometimes harrowing work that lives up to Sherwood's lofty standards.” All Music
About Adrian Sherwood:
As founder of the legendary On-U Sound label, he formed and produced a stable of artists such as African Head Charge, New Age Steppers, Dub Syndicate, Creation Rebel and Tackhead, and also produced or remixed everyone from The Slits to Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode to The Fall and Blur to Einstürzende Neubauten. In addition to recent work with indie artists such as Spoon and Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, who both separately hand-picked Sherwood to reconstruct recent studio albums, he has also enjoyed recent success producing late career renaissances on his own On-U label - Rainford by Lee “Scratch” Perry hit number 1 on the Billboard Reggae chart, whilst Midnight Rocker by Horace Andy was crowned The Guardian’s #1 Global album of the year.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Great Northern, 119 Utah St, San Francisco, United States
USD 31.29 to USD 43.06
