CONFIRMED: US country star Luke Combs to headline Slane Castle in Summer 2026

Luke Combs is set to headline Slane Castle in County Meath in Summer 2026 as part of his My Kinda Saturday Night Tour of Europe and North America.

The country music superstar just announced the Irish tour date as July 18, 2026.

He is best known for his hit songs Beautiful Crazy, Forever After All and She Got the Best of Me, as well as his cover of Tracy Chapman’s Fast Car which went viral on TikTok.

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The line-up also features Dublin band The Script, country artist Ty Myers, and trio The Castellows as special guests.

Combs will be the first country artist to take the stage at the legendary Slane Castle, which has hosted concerts by global music icons including Madonna, Eminem, David Bowie, Metallica, U2, Harry Styles, and Bruce Springsteen since shows first began there in 1981.

Tickets, priced from €121.25 plus a service charge, will go on general sale via Ticketmaster from 10am on Friday, October 17, with limited pre-sales running earlier in the week.

There will be an eight limit ticket per transaction. 

MCD Presale starts Wednesday October 15 at 10am, while the Mastercard Presale starts from 10am Thursday October 16.

Speaking on his upcoming North American and European tour, Combs said: “This year has been awesome. We’ve gotten to play some of the most iconic festivals in the world and promote country music in ways that it normally isn’t. That said, while the festivals are awesome, there’s nothing like a headline show on a full tour with all of my fans. It’s hard to beat! I can’t wait for March 2026 for the ‘My Kinda Saturday Night Tour.’ We’re going to 8 different countries, bringing along a ton of great support, and by then will have a lot of new music to play.”

The upcoming tour adds to an already historic career for Combs, who recently became the highest RIAA certified country artist ever with 168 million units sold (surpassing Garth Brooks) and made history as the first country artist to headline both Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza.

Combs will go on to headline Austin City Limits Music Festival this weekend, after topping the bill at all-genre festivals such as Newport Folk Festival and New Orleans JazzFest earlier this year. Combs is also the first country artist with two songs earning a billion streams on Spotify and the first with four singles certified RIAA Diamond.

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