Tour Fever: Iron Maiden, John Legend and Lionel Richie Hit the UK

It’s one of those weeks. The kind where the UK’s venues start rumbling, the merch queues start forming early, and setlists start leaking online. Because this week, three bona fide live legends kick off their UK tours — and whether your vibe is face-melting riffs or soul-soaked serenades, you’re about to be very well fed.

 

Iron Maiden: Still Bringing the Fire (and the Eddie)

Let’s be honest, nobody tours like Iron Maiden. For nearly five decades they’ve built a reputation not just on sound but scale — we're talking planes, pyros, and a mascot more iconic than some entire bands. The ‘Future Past’ tour smashes together 1986’s Somewhere in Time with their latest album Senjutsu, proving that Maiden aren’t just nostalgic — they’re still evolving, still colossal, and still loud as hell.

If you're catching them live this week, expect galloping basslines, twin-guitar attacks and a setlist that makes even long-time fans sweat. And yes, Bruce is still leaping off risers like it’s 1985.

Need to prep? Browse Iron Maiden music and merch to get tour ready

John Legend: Soul, Class, and That Voice

From Ordinary People to All of Me, John Legend doesn’t need gimmicks. His weapon is that voice - warm, emotional, velvet-smooth. This UK run brings an intimate, stripped-back show that’s as much about storytelling as it is about singing.

It’s a night out where you’ll see couples cry, people sway, and yes, at least one person proposing. The tour feels like a curated playlist of moments that made him a household name - from early Kanye collabs to Grammy gold.

Got a soft spot for the quieter side of music? Check out the John Legend collection

Lionel Richie: All Night Long and Then Some

If you think you’re not a Lionel Richie fan, go and see him live and come back to us. It’s a greatest hits parade, fronted by a man who still performs like it’s his first ever gig.

He’s got the Motown roots (Brick House, anyone?), the solo classics (Hello, Dancing on the Ceiling) and the charisma that turns an arena into a front room singalong. He’s also genuinely funny - part performer, part host, part musical time machine.

And if you’re wondering, yes, everyone does lose their minds during “All Night Long”.

Lionel Richie collection on site

Vinyl. CDs. Live Shows. Repeat.

There’s something about seeing artists you love on stage that reignites the need to own the music again. Not just streaming it - holding it, reading the liner notes, flipping the gatefold.

Whether it’s Maiden’s metal epics, Legend’s soulful ballads or Richie’s pop perfection — we’ve got the goods ready to ship. Same-day dispatch. No fuss.

Obviously the big one is coming up this summer with the huge Oasis tour on the horizon.

So if your ears are still ringing, or your voice is hoarse from singing every word, get yourself over to the main Chalkys site and make it last longer than the encore.

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