The Jacksons UK Tour 2026: Dates and Line-Up

Last updated: 16 July 2026

The Jacksons UK Tour 2026: Dates, Line-Up and What to Expect

The Jacksons head out on a four-city UK tour this November, with Jackie Jackson and Marlon Jackson performing as the two original Jackson 5 members on stage. Manchester opens the run on 6 November, followed by Cardiff, Wolverhampton and London through to the closing date on 13 November. The shows are billed as "Jackson 5 Live In Concert" and pair Jackie and Marlon with two additional live performers, plus archive video footage of Michael Jackson from the group's Motown years. Tito, Jermaine and Randy Jackson are not part of the touring line-up.

Who is performing in The Jacksons in 2026?

Jackie Jackson and Marlon Jackson are the two original Jackson 5 members touring the UK in November 2026, joined by two additional live performers, Mitchell Zhangazha and Haydon Eshun. Tito Jackson died in September 2024. Jermaine Jackson and Randy Jackson are not currently touring with the group. Michael Jackson appears only through archive video footage, never as a live performer.

Jackie Jackson was born in 1951 and Marlon Jackson in 1957, two of the five brothers who formed the original Jackson 5. Their continued presence on stage is what anchors this tour to the group's original line-up, even though three of the five founding brothers are not part of the current run.

Zhangazha played Michael Jackson in the West End production of MJ The Musical. Eshun spent more than a decade as a lead vocalist in the West End's Thriller - Live. Neither performer's specific role within The Jacksons' own show, once they are on stage, has been publicly described, so that detail is still to be confirmed rather than assumed.

Is this the original Jackson 5?

The Jacksons' 2026 UK tour features two of the five original Jackson 5 members, Jackie and Marlon, rather than the complete historic line-up. The act itself changed its billed name from Jackson 5 to The Jacksons in 1976, when the group moved from Motown to Epic Records; Jermaine did not make that move and was replaced by younger brother Randy. This tour rests on that continuity rather than all five brothers coming back together, even though the UK shows are billed as "Jackson 5 Live In Concert".

What are the UK tour dates?

The Jacksons' UK run takes in four November 2026 dates: Manchester on Friday 6 November, Cardiff on Sunday 8 November, Wolverhampton on Wednesday 11 November, and London on Friday 13 November, the tour's closing UK date.

• Manchester - Friday 6 November 2026
• Cardiff - Sunday 8 November 2026
• Wolverhampton - Wednesday 11 November 2026
• London - Friday 13 November 2026

Tickets for the tour went on general sale on 12 June 2026, a date confirmed directly on the Manchester, Wolverhampton and London venues' own listings.

For a closer look at travel time and which date suits different groups best, see our comparison of all four UK dates. London, the closing date, also has its own event page with further detail on that evening.

Is Michael Jackson in the show?

Michael Jackson is not part of the 2026 touring line-up and does not appear on stage; he died in June 2009. The show uses archive video footage from the Jackson 5's Motown years alongside Michael, shown as a tribute segment rather than a live appearance.

How that footage typically sits alongside Jackie and Marlon's own live segments, based on the pattern from this touring show's other 2025-2026 dates, is covered in our guide to the expected setlist.

Who is supporting?

Heatwave, the London funk and disco band behind "Boogie Nights" and "Always and Forever", has been widely reported in the press as support across all four UK dates. As of this piece's last update, none of the four venues' own listings, nor Heatwave's own tour calendar, had corroborated that booking independently, so treat it as reported rather than confirmed until a venue lists it directly.

What can you expect from the show?

Expect a career-spanning set built from the Jackson 5 and Jacksons catalogue, run by two of the group's original members alongside two additional live performers and video tribute segments.

That catalogue has a serious chart record behind it: the Jackson 5 were the first act in Billboard Hot 100 history to see their first four singles all reach No.1, the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, and "Show You the Way to Go", from 1977, remains The Jacksons' only UK Singles Chart No.1. "Can You Feel It", from 1981's Triumph album, is another of the catalogue's high points, reaching number six in the UK and built around solo lead vocals from Michael and Randy Jackson on the original recording. For the fuller pattern of what audiences on this touring show's other 2025-2026 dates have actually heard, from main-set staples through to the closing numbers, see our guide to the expected setlist.

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For the full picture across all four cities, including who each date suits and what hospitality for the tour involves, see the Jacksons UK tour hub. For the group's wider history, from the Motown years through to the Epic era, visit The Jacksons' artist profile.