“There are few times when you discover a band and they stalk immediately to the heart of everything you love and hold dear.” Maxine Peake

BBC Proms

23 July 2026

The Unthanks and friends with Royal Northern Sinfonia, opening the BBC Proms North East at Middlesbrough Town Hall, with special guests to be announced.

Tour

21 April 2026

Forthcoming Shows! The Unthanks are out in May!

Festivals

21 April 2026

Select festivals for The Unthanks this summer include Bearded Theory, Cathedral Quarter Art Festival, Belfast, Bude Literary, Bristol Folk Festival, Nantwich Words and Music, Cheltenham Music Festival, The BBC Proms and Tees Folk.

Details

1 October 2025

The Unthanks at 20! Special anniversary shows with Royal Northern Sinfonia, on sale 10am Friday. Click for details.

19 September 2025

The Unthanks are part of theatre piece of Bradford City of Culture in October. Rachel, Becky and Adrian will be 3 of a cast of 8, as they create and perform the music for Javaad Alipoor's staging of Fiona Mozley's Booker Prize shortlisted novel, Elmet, playing 22nd Oct - 2nd Nov at the Loading Bay, Bradford.

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25 August 2025

Songs From The Shipyards released on vinyl for the first time. Just limited edition 500 copies to don't delay! “A riveting, rigorously unsentimental yet deeply moving experience. It’s surely a future classic.” Songlines

Tour

12 May 2025

Tour announcement! Tickets on sale 10am Friday. As part of 20th year celebrations, The Unthanks scale back for some intimate shows, supporting today’s best small venues and including memorable ones from their early days. The shows will draw from all parts of their repertoire.

Tour

10 May 2024

New Album And Tour Announcement

Residentials

10 May 2024

Singing Residentials : Handful of tickets left for this year

TOUR

30 June 2023

The Unthanks In Winter - New tour and project

22 November 2022

The Unthanks announced for Celtic Connections. Tickets on sale now for 3rd Feb, City Halls, Glasgow.

23 November 2022

Rachel Unthank (The Unthanks) and Paul Smith (Maximo Park) announce new duo album and tour

18 September 2022

The Limited Edition CD Book and standard CD versions of Sorrows Away have arrived! Don't they look great?! Pre-order the Limited Edition directly from us and get it signed and a download included!

Tour

29 June 2022

The Unthanks are back on the road this weekend with two sold out shows in Alnwick followed by a week in Scotland, before the final show of the tour in Cardiff for the Welsh Proms! These shows are 5-piece shows, except Cardiff which is the 11-piece ensemble.

12 April 2022

Coming to a show? Buy your merchandise from our online shop and pick-up at the show! Less time at the merch stand means safer shows, plus save yourself and the planet from postage!

12 April 2022

The Sorrows Away Tour starts today! We're on the road from April to July. Find a show near you.

12 April 2022

Pre-Order Sorrows Away as part of a bundle and have it shipped to you free of charge on release day, if you pick up the rest of your bundle goodies from a show.