The former One Direction star has confirmed a 31-date world tour, timed with the release of his fifth solo album, Konnakol.

After years of carefully curated releases, Zayn is going big in 2026. The Pakistani-English singer has announced Konnakol, his fifth studio album, alongside a world tour that will stretch across the UK, Mexico, the United States and South America.

Produced by Live Nation, the run kicks off on 12 May 2026 at Manchester’s AO Arena, setting the tone for what’s being billed as his biggest solo venture yet. From there, the tour will move through the UK with a show at The O2 in London scheduled for 23 May, before shifting to Mexico in June, then landing stateside for a summer of arena dates across July and August.

The North American leg begins on 19 July in Philadelphia at Xfinity Mobile Arena, then continues through major cities including Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Chicago, Nashville, Phoenix and Los Angeles. The first U.S. stretch is scheduled to wrap on 5 September at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena. Zayn will then head to South America in October, before returning for a final set of U.S. shows in November, closing out on 20 November in Miami at the Kaseya Centre.

The tour sets up a fresh chapter with “Konnakol” due on 17 April 2026. The lead single, Die for Me, is set to land on Friday, 6 February.

In a press statement about the LP, Zayn said, “It’s that time again, I have been lucky enough to make a fifth studio album. Konnakol in its definition is the act of creating percussive sounds with one’s voice, but what it means to me lies somewhere much deeper. It is a sound that holds the reverberation of a time before words existed.”

Zayn’s rise began in 2010, when he auditioned for The X Factor and was placed into One Direction, helping turn the group into one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. Since launching his solo career, he’s delivered era-defining hits including “PILLOWTALK.” “Dusk Till Dawn” and “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” with Taylor Swift, several of his tracks have surpassed the billion-stream mark.

Tickets go on sale first via the Zayn VIP KEY pre-sale on Tuesday, 10 February at 12pm local time. Additional pre-sales will follow, ahead of the general on-sale on Friday, 13 February.

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