Merseyside’s Ian Prowse has announced his brand-new album, No Names, will be released on 3rd July 2026 via Learpholl Music. Featuring special guests Elvis Costello, Steve Wickham, Damien Dempsey and Prowse’s 14-year-old daughter Rosalita, No Names is his 12th studio album. “It’s rock, it’s roll, it’s Celtic soul,” says Prowse. “We definitely haven’t repeated ourselves. For some fans this one will be the best yet – it’s got a bit of everything. Half the songs address the wider world; radical hope, protest songs if you like. The other half map out where my emotional life and memories are at in 2026. Just like Lennon used to.”
Formerly of indie act Pele, in the last couple of years, Prowse has been inducted into the Liverpool Legends Hall of Fame, sold out the 100 Club, and opened for Elvis Costello’s last three UK tours, along with shows with The Wonder Stuff, the Blow Monkeys and Damien Dempsey, adding constantly to his ever-expanding audience. His last album was 2022’s One Hand on the Starry Plough.
The lead single from No Names offers a glimpse of what’s to come: politically committed, intelligent and catchy. “Keynote Speech is a communal singalong,” Prowse explains. “Like an exasperated, updated version of Lennon’s Give Peace a Chance. We recorded it in the same way too.” Built around a sax solo and a chanting chorus of “Enough is Enough” – the song is a rallying cry against societal injustice. You can see the video for Keynote Speech below (and it features my lovely friend Barry “Sausage” Jones on harmonica! – Mark)
Prowse has also announced a whole slew of tour dates which are listed below and for which tickets can be found here.
Ian & Fiddle of Fire 2026 Tour Dates
Nottingham Rock City – Thurs 7th May (With The Wonder Stuff)
Stroud Sub Rooms – Fri 8th May (With The Wonder Stuff)
Isle Of Man Erin Arts – Saturday 9th May
Rainford Junction – Sat 23rd May
London Betsy Trotwood – Sun 24th May (Sold Out)
Guildford The Star Inn – Fri 12 June
Totnes Barell House Ballroom – Sat 13 June
Chester Storyhouse – Tues 23rd June
Liverpool Philharmonic – Fri 10th July
Kidderminster Tavern – Fri 17th July
Derby Victoria – Fri 7th Aug
Ian Prowse Band 2026 Tour Dates
Loopfest – Fri 2nd May
Beardy Fest – Fri 19th June
Liverpool Philharmonic Music Room – Sat 11th July
Chicken Fest (Kent) – Sun 2nd Aug
Salt & Tar Liverpool – Fri 14th Aug (Opening For The Waterboys)
Ian Prowse Full Band No Names 2026 Tour Dates
Belfast Deer Shed – Sept 25th
Dublin Sound House – Sept 26th
Nottingham Bodega – Oct 2
Sale (Manchester) Waterside Arts – Oct 3
Bristol Thekla – Oct 9
Birmingham Hare & Hounds – Oct 10
Sunderland Peacock – Oct 16
Todmorden Unitarian Church – Oct 17
Brighton The Brunswick – Oct 23
Southampton The Brook – Oct 24
Stowmarket John Peel Centre – Oct 30
Southport Atkinson – Oct 31
Glasgow Oran Mor – Nov 6
Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire – Nov 7
Shrewsbury Albert’s Shed – Nov 13
London 100 Club – Nov 14
Liverpool O2 – Dec 12
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