Multi-platinum pop-punk veterans Good Charlotte have announced their Motel Du Cap EU and UK tour, bringing their long-awaited world tour to this side of the Atlantic in November. The run lands fresh off sold-out arena shows across Australia and New Zealand, and the band’s first UK live appearances since 2019.
The tour opens in Stockholm on 8th November before working through Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Paris, then closing with two UK arena shows: London’s O2 on 19th November and Manchester’s Co-op Live on 20th November. Yellowcard join as support throughout, a pairing that should land hard with anyone who came up through the early-2000s scene.
This summer sees them out across North America with Avenged Sevenfold and A Day To Remember, and the four-piece headline the main stage at Slam Dunk Festival, which marks its twentieth anniversary in 2026. As a band who helped shape the pop-punk scene in the early 2000s, Good Charlotte taking that coveted headline slot feels entirely fitting.
The band have also unveiled a collaboration with cult British jewellery house The Great Frog and Painted Flowers, the Los Angeles and Tokyo creative collective founded by the Madden brothers with Tadaaki Wakamatsu. The capsule pairs a handcrafted silver ring with a long-sleeve T-shirt, bringing together music, design and visual identity through a shared language of craft and subcultural influence.
The dates support Motel Du Cap, the band’s eighth studio album and first in seven years, released last August. Written by Benji and Joel Madden with Mattias Bylund and produced by Zakk Cervini and Jordan Fish, it pairs jagged riffs and introspective lyrics with the defiant spirit that built the band. Formed by twins Joel and Benji Madden with Paul Thomas and Billy Martin, Good Charlotte have spent nearly three decades crafting anthems for the underdogs, selling over 11 million albums on the back of hits like ‘Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous‘ and ‘The Anthem‘.
Good Charlotte and Yellowcard on the Motel Du Cap tour:
19/11 — London, The O2
20/11 — Manchester, Co-op Live
For a generation who grew up on this scene, a Good Charlotte and Yellowcard double bill is about as nostalgic as a UK arena night gets, and their return after six years away feels overdue.
