Legendary UK hard rock band Little Angels are returning to the stage in November 2026 for an ultra-rare UK tour titled Big Bad and Back. The shows will feature the full original line-up of vocalist Toby Jepson, guitarist Bruce Dickinson, keyboard player Jim Dickinson, bassist Mark Plunkett and drummer Mark Richardson. It marks the band’s first tour since 2012, when they made a celebrated comeback following an appearance at Download Festival, itself nearly two decades after their sold-out farewell performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 1994. Buy tickets here.
Formed almost 40 years ago in Scarborough, Little Angels rose from the tail end of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement to become one of the defining British hard rock bands of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Their success included 11 UK Top 40 singles and four hit albums, with Jam famously reaching number one in 1993. Alongside their own headline tours, the band shared stages with major international acts including Van Halen, Guns N’ Roses, Faith No More, ZZ Top, Aerosmith, Bryan Adams and Bon Jovi, building a fiercely loyal fanbase in the process.
Frontman Toby Jepson says the decision to reunite was driven by appreciation for those fans and a shared love of playing music together, describing the tour as friends performing for friends. Adding to the nostalgic feel of the run, Thunder guitarist and songwriter Luke Morley will open all dates, promising a celebration of a golden era of British hard rock that both bands helped define.
The Big Bad and Back UK tour begins November 12 in Glasgow before travelling to Manchester, Leeds, Norwich, Oxford, Nottingham, Wolverhampton, Liverpool, Bristol, Bournemouth and concluding November 28 at London’s O2 Shepherds Bush Empire. Tickets go on sale via Ticketmaster at 9am on Friday February 13.
