Overview

• The Scottish singer launched his 17-date UK and Ireland run with back-to-back shows at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena, his first headline concerts since 2023.
• He opened with his new single Survive, drawing nervous laughs early on before settling into the set as the crowd delivered a standing ovation.
• Capaldi premiered The Day That I Die, calling it his most personal song and saying it was written when he was unsure he would be around, then bowed his head and cried at the piano.
• Reviews described a more serious stage presence with minimal banter as he acclimatised to performing again after his break.
• Ahead of the show he teased further new music on Instagram, including a clip of an unreleased track, and treated fans to surprises such as hidden signed posters, with Aberdeen and Glasgow dates up next.