D:Ream’s Things Can Only Get Better was one of the biggest hits of the ‘90s, the dance anthem becoming a cultural phenomenon after spending four weeks at #1 and then earning a BRIT Award nomination for Best Single.
Their success continued, with two further Top 10 hits and multiple others reaching the Top 40 as their first two albums both peaked at #5. But that wasn’t the end of the story after their 2025 comeback album, Do It Anyway, proved that the duo’s songcraft and inspiration is as strong as ever.
Now the duo – Peter Cunnah and Al Mackenzie – continue to relish being back in the spotlight and delivering euphoric moments for fans as they announce details of two headline shows in London and Leeds. While they have enjoyed some big live moments in recent years, such as reuniting with their old bandmate Professor Brian Cox at Glastonbury and playing the Hardwick and Deva Festivals this summer, the Bush Hall gig will be their first full London headline show in 15 years.
Al Mackenzie says, “We’re really looking forward to getting out there in 2026 and reaching out to everyone, performing the new album… along with some of the old favourites. It’s been too long since we did any headline shows so we’re going to give it all we can to make them memorable nights!”
Tickets are now available here. The dates are:
MAY 2026
28th – London, Bush Hall
29th – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
In addition, D:Ream’s other live plans for 2026 already include select festival dates as well as some ‘90s Reloaded shows. Please see here for a full list.
Released in August, Do It Anyway is D:Ream’s fifth album. The pair had reunited for 2021’s Open Hearts Open Minds and found that they had hit a new creative peak. This time their music went broader than ever: dance and electronica its beating heart, but with funk, trip-hop, and pop elements all at their core.
Peter Cunnah’s lyrical inspiration was similarly diverse, hitting upon contemporary conversation points with songs such as The Geek Who Rules The World and Anthem For Change but also never losing sight of the fun factor that took them from the underground to the top of the charts.
The album’s title track, Do It Anyway, perhaps best encapsulates their outlook. It takes them back to the innocence and naivety of their early days of “Smoke-filled rooms and warehouse parties.” But all these years later, doing what you want simply because you can is as strong an ethos as ever.
