Sam Smith, Gloria tour brings chart-topping pop back to Germany

Sam Smith is bringing their acclaimed Gloria era back to European arenas. According to a current listing on Songkick and venue announcements, the ongoing Gloria world tour continues into 2026 with new European dates including Berlin and Cologne, alongside further shows across the UK and continental Europe.

Gloria tour continues with new European dates

The Gloria tour originally launched in spring 2023 in support of Sam Smith's fourth studio album, with legs across the UK, Europe, North America and Asia. The run featured high-profile arena stops such as London's O2 Arena and Manchester's AO Arena, before moving through major European cities like Paris, Amsterdam and Milan.

Recent scheduling updates on major live listing platforms show that Sam Smith is set to return to mainland Europe in 2026, with arena shows planned in Germany including Berlin and Cologne, as part of an extended European leg of the tour. These German dates sit alongside further performances in cities such as Paris, Madrid and Lisbon, indicating that demand for Gloria-era shows remains strong across the continent.

German chart success anchors the tour

Sam Smith's decision to route the Gloria tour back through Germany aligns with the album's performance in the German market. According to the Offizielle Deutsche Charts, Gloria entered the official German albums ranking inside the top 5 shortly after its release, underscoring the artist's strong fanbase among German listeners.

In addition to the German chart showing, Gloria reached No. 1 on the UK Official Albums Chart and secured a top 10 placement on the US Billboard 200. The album also produced successful singles such as Unholy, a collaboration with Kim Petras that topped the Billboard Hot 100 and performed strongly across European streaming platforms, further boosting demand for the associated tour dates.

The musical core of Gloria

Gloria marks a deliberate evolution in Sam Smith's sound, blending their established soulful ballad style with more adventurous pop and dance production. The album incorporates choral elements, electronic textures and collaborations with a range of producers, creating a contrast between introspective tracks and bold, club-ready singles.

Where earlier albums such as In the Lonely Hour leaned heavily on stripped-back piano and strings, Gloria leans further into layered vocal arrangements and rhythm-forward tracks. This shift is audible in songs like Love Me More, which balances melancholy with an uptempo beat, and in Unholy, whose dark, syncopated production underpins one of Sam Smith's most sonically adventurous hits to date.

Where Sam Smith stands now

The next live date currently announced for Sam Smith on the extended Gloria tour is a future arena show in Berlin, which remains on sale via major ticketing platforms and will bring the artist back to a German stage after the earlier 2023 tour leg.

All data on charts, dates and releases is based on current publicly available information from official chart organizations, labels and live listing platforms.