Haircut 100 Announce North American Live Dates
Tour With Squeeze And Adam Ant
New Single 'Come Back To Me' Out Now
New Album ‘Boxing The Compass’ Out June 19 (Date Change)
May 5, 2026 - New York, NY: Haircut 100 announce North American Live dates, joining Squeeze and Adam Ant in August and September of this year. Tickets on sale Friday May 8 at 10:00am Eastern. The band will also release the follow up to their smash debut album released in 1982 Pelican West. Boxing The Compass will be out on June 19 with a vinyl release to follow on June 26 via October is Orange Ltd, distributed in North America by BFD/ The Orchard. An unexpected second chapter in the Haircut 100 story gathered pace last year when their single ‘The Unloving Plum’, became Radio 2’s Record of the Week and the band played sold out shows across North America and The UK . Pre-Order Boxing The Compass here.
The band, all these years later still deliver the same groove-driven, horn-laced tracks that will comfortably sit alongside their classic ‘80s hits ‘Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)’, ‘Love Plus One’, ‘Fantastic Day’ and ‘Nobody’s Fool’.
Continuing the groove is the band's new single 'Come Back To Me' out now. Nick Heyward says: "Come Back to me is the first song on our new album, Boxing the Compass, and it picks up from where we left off with Nobody’s Fool. It’s a continuation of the dream and a kind of atonement. Like in the film of the same name, where Keira Knightly’s character Cecelia is calling "Come back to me" to James McAvoy’s Robbie to recall what they had together. It’s also a trip through the years after the Second World War to the present day through the 70s and 80s via bombed out shelters and derelict land, Vauxhall Vivas, ska and Trojan records. It’s the ever-changing cultural landscape and being a pop-funk-soul band with the added influence of life experience."
Listen To 'Come Back To Me' on YouTube:
Boxing The Compass will be just the second album from the classic line-up since 1982’s hit-packed, Platinum-certified #2 record Pelican West (another album minus Nick Heyward, Paint and Paint, followed in 1984). Nick Heyward (vocals/guitar), Graham Jones (guitar) and Les Nemes (bass) had reconvened to discuss issues around the band, but that business meeting felt more like a reunion of old friends. Things soon snowballed from an unforgettable comeback gig at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire to a full UK headline tour, with drummer Blair Cunningham also subsequently jumping back onboard.
Subsequent writing and recording sessions with Sean Read (Dexys) at Famous Times studio in East London showed that they still shared that special something. Their flair for a classic, melody rich pop song was firmly intact alongside with a host of fresh influences that they had never had the chance to explore together. And despite the passing of four decades, their boyish charm is still luminous - surely because each member is grateful for having a second chance with their old friends. Boxing The Compass will be released on digital, CD and vinyl formats. Haircut 100 will hit the road in support of Boxing The Compass this summer and fall alongside Squeeze and Adam Ant. Nick Heyward on the line-up: “We are all massive Squeeze fans so this is going to be fantastic! On our first Top of the Pops in 1981 they asked us to support them. Forty-five years later it’s a finally happening. YES!”
Graham Jones says: “Squeeze was always a big influence on us and from our neck of the woods in South London. We shared the Top of the Pops TV stage with Squeeze in 81, so we are really excited to share a stage again in the USA”. “Our own album Boxing the Compass captures some of that English quirkiness, similar to Squeezes style”. "I remember miming Cool For Cats in Jason's lock up in Beckenham where we used to rehearse and bumping in to them on TOTP as young whipper snappers. We then supported them on a UK tour when I played bass with Nick as middle aged men and now, it is great that we are all still here and about to do it all again as mature gentlemen.” Les Nemes. Boxing The Compass tracklist:1. ‘Come Back To Me’2. ‘Vanishing Point’3. ‘Soul Bird’4. ‘Raincloud’5. ‘Sunshine’6. ‘The Unloving Plum’7. ‘Someone’8. ‘That’s a Start’9. ‘Dynamite’10. ‘A Wonderful Life’ Live DatesHaircut 100Apr 27 - Southend UK , Chinnerys Apr 28 - Oxford, UK - O2 AcademyMay 1 - London, UK - PalladiumMay 2 - Warwick, UK - Arts CentreMay 3 - Poole, UK - LighthouseMay 7 - Cambridge, UK - Corn ExchangeMay 8 - York, UK - BarbicanMay 9 - Manchester, UK - Albert HallMay 10 - Glasgow, UK - Pavilion TheatreMay 14 - Bath, UK - ForumMay 15 - Bexhill, UK - De La Warr PavilionMay 16 - Basingstoke, UK - The AnvilMay 17 - Lincoln, UK - Engine ShedJul 5 - Guilfest, UK - GuildfordJul 17 - Hampton, UK - Hampton Court Picnic ConcertJul 25 - Dundee, UK - 80s Calling! Aug 8 - Darlington, UK - Discovery Festival
With Squeeze and Adam Ant:Aug 18 - St. Augustine, FL - The St. Augustine AmphitheatreAug 19 - Clearwater, FL - BayCare SoundsAug 20 - Hollywood (Miami), FL - Hard Rock HollywoodAug 22 - Atlanta, GA - The Fox AtlantaAug 23 - Cary, NC - Koka Booth AmpAug 24 - Richmond, VA - The NationalAug 26 - Boston, MA - MGM Music HallAug 29 - New York, NY - Radio City Music HallAug 31 - Toronto, ON - RBC Amp (formerly Budweiser)Sep 1 - Detroit, MI - The Masonic TempleSep 3 - Vienna, VA - Wolf TrapSep 4 - Huber Heights, OH - The Rose Music HallSep 5 - St. Louis, MO - Saint Louis Music ParkSep 6 - Highland Park, IL - RaviniaSep 8 - Denver, CO - Fiddlers GreenSep 11 - Redmond, WA - Marymoor LiveSep 12 - Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert HallSep 13 - Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth TheatreSep 15 - Saratoga, CA - Saratoga WinerySep 16 - Napa, CA - Meritage ResortSep 17 - Las Vegas, NV - The PearlSep 20 - Phoenix, AZ - The Mesa AmpSep 22 - Grand Prairie, TX - Texas TrustSep 24 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat TheatreSep 25- Cleveland, OH - Jacobs PavilionSep 26 - Louisville, KY Bourbon & Beyond
Nick Heyward Solo:May 3 - Huddersfield, UK - Let’s Rock Jun 27 - Leeds, UK - 80s ClassicalFeb 27 - Mar 6- 80s Cruise (New Orleans - Mexico - Belize - New Orleans) 
Photo Credit: Andrew Cotterill
May 5, 2026 - New York, NY: Haircut 100 announce North American Live dates, joining Squeeze and Adam Ant in August and September of this year. Tickets on sale Friday May 8 at 10:00am Eastern. The band will also release the follow up to their smash debut album released in 1982 Pelican West. Boxing The Compass will be out on June 19 with a vinyl release to follow on June 26 via October is Orange Ltd, distributed in North America by BFD/ The Orchard. An unexpected second chapter in the Haircut 100 story gathered pace last year when their single ‘The Unloving Plum’, became Radio 2’s Record of the Week and the band played sold out shows across North America and The UK . Pre-Order Boxing The Compass here.
The band, all these years later still deliver the same groove-driven, horn-laced tracks that will comfortably sit alongside their classic ‘80s hits ‘Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)’, ‘Love Plus One’, ‘Fantastic Day’ and ‘Nobody’s Fool’.
Continuing the groove is the band's new single 'Come Back To Me' out now. Nick Heyward says: "Come Back to me is the first song on our new album, Boxing the Compass, and it picks up from where we left off with Nobody’s Fool. It’s a continuation of the dream and a kind of atonement. Like in the film of the same name, where Keira Knightly’s character Cecelia is calling "Come back to me" to James McAvoy’s Robbie to recall what they had together. It’s also a trip through the years after the Second World War to the present day through the 70s and 80s via bombed out shelters and derelict land, Vauxhall Vivas, ska and Trojan records. It’s the ever-changing cultural landscape and being a pop-funk-soul band with the added influence of life experience."
Listen To 'Come Back To Me' on YouTube:
Boxing The Compass will be just the second album from the classic line-up since 1982’s hit-packed, Platinum-certified #2 record Pelican West (another album minus Nick Heyward, Paint and Paint, followed in 1984). Nick Heyward (vocals/guitar), Graham Jones (guitar) and Les Nemes (bass) had reconvened to discuss issues around the band, but that business meeting felt more like a reunion of old friends. Things soon snowballed from an unforgettable comeback gig at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire to a full UK headline tour, with drummer Blair Cunningham also subsequently jumping back onboard.
Subsequent writing and recording sessions with Sean Read (Dexys) at Famous Times studio in East London showed that they still shared that special something. Their flair for a classic, melody rich pop song was firmly intact alongside with a host of fresh influences that they had never had the chance to explore together. And despite the passing of four decades, their boyish charm is still luminous - surely because each member is grateful for having a second chance with their old friends.
Boxing The Compass will be released on digital, CD and vinyl formats.
Haircut 100 will hit the road in support of Boxing The Compass this summer and fall alongside Squeeze and Adam Ant. Nick Heyward on the line-up: “We are all massive Squeeze fans so this is going to be fantastic! On our first Top of the Pops in 1981 they asked us to support them. Forty-five years later it’s a finally happening. YES!”
Graham Jones says: “Squeeze was always a big influence on us and from our neck of the woods in South London. We shared the Top of the Pops TV stage with Squeeze in 81, so we are really excited to share a stage again in the USA”. “Our own album Boxing the Compass captures some of that English quirkiness, similar to Squeezes style”.
"I remember miming Cool For Cats in Jason's lock up in Beckenham where we used to rehearse and bumping in to them on TOTP as young whipper snappers. We then supported them on a UK tour when I played bass with Nick as middle aged men and now, it is great that we are all still here and about to do it all again as mature gentlemen.” Les Nemes.
Boxing The Compass tracklist:
1. ‘Come Back To Me’
2. ‘Vanishing Point’
3. ‘Soul Bird’
4. ‘Raincloud’
5. ‘Sunshine’
6. ‘The Unloving Plum’
7. ‘Someone’
8. ‘That’s a Start’
9. ‘Dynamite’
10. ‘A Wonderful Life’
Live Dates
Haircut 100
Apr 27 - Southend UK , Chinnerys
Apr 28 - Oxford, UK - O2 Academy
May 1 - London, UK - Palladium
May 2 - Warwick, UK - Arts Centre
May 3 - Poole, UK - Lighthouse
May 7 - Cambridge, UK - Corn Exchange
May 8 - York, UK - Barbican
May 9 - Manchester, UK - Albert Hall
May 10 - Glasgow, UK - Pavilion Theatre
May 14 - Bath, UK - Forum
May 15 - Bexhill, UK - De La Warr Pavilion
May 16 - Basingstoke, UK - The Anvil
May 17 - Lincoln, UK - Engine Shed
Jul 5 - Guilfest, UK - Guildford
Jul 17 - Hampton, UK - Hampton Court Picnic Concert
Jul 25 - Dundee, UK - 80s Calling!
Aug 8 - Darlington, UK - Discovery Festival
With Squeeze and Adam Ant:
Aug 18 - St. Augustine, FL - The St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Aug 19 - Clearwater, FL - BayCare Sounds
Aug 20 - Hollywood (Miami), FL - Hard Rock Hollywood
Aug 22 - Atlanta, GA - The Fox Atlanta
Aug 23 - Cary, NC - Koka Booth Amp
Aug 24 - Richmond, VA - The National
Aug 26 - Boston, MA - MGM Music Hall
Aug 29 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall
Aug 31 - Toronto, ON - RBC Amp (formerly Budweiser)
Sep 1 - Detroit, MI - The Masonic Temple
Sep 3 - Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap
Sep 4 - Huber Heights, OH - The Rose Music Hall
Sep 5 - St. Louis, MO - Saint Louis Music Park
Sep 6 - Highland Park, IL - Ravinia
Sep 8 - Denver, CO - Fiddlers Green
Sep 11 - Redmond, WA - Marymoor Live
Sep 12 - Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Sep 13 - Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Sep 15 - Saratoga, CA - Saratoga Winery
Sep 16 - Napa, CA - Meritage Resort
Sep 17 - Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl
Sep 20 - Phoenix, AZ - The Mesa Amp
Sep 22 - Grand Prairie, TX - Texas Trust
Sep 24 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre
Sep 25- Cleveland, OH - Jacobs Pavilion
Sep 26 - Louisville, KY Bourbon & Beyond
Nick Heyward Solo:
May 3 - Huddersfield, UK - Let’s Rock
Jun 27 - Leeds, UK - 80s Classical
Feb 27 - Mar 6- 80s Cruise (New Orleans - Mexico - Belize - New Orleans)
Photo Credit: Andrew Cotterill
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