EsDeeKid is on the road, and the UK leg is close. The Liverpool rapper’s Council House Rat Tour is his biggest to date, Music Week reports: 21 dates across the UK and Europe this November and December.

It started on 2 November at the House of Culture in Helsinki. Since then it’s been Stockholm, Copenhagen, Berlin, Warsaw, Riga and, on Friday, the Zalgiris Arena in Kaunas, according to his official tour page. Next up is Forum Karlín in Prague on Sunday 15 November.

From there it’s Vienna (18 November), Zurich (21), Milan (23), Barcelona’s Paral·lel 62 (25), L’Olympia in Paris (27), Cologne (29) and AFAS Live in Amsterdam (30).

Then he comes home. These are the UK and Ireland dates listed on his site:

3 December: OVO Arena Wembley, London
6 December: 3Arena, Dublin
7 December: OVO Hydro, Glasgow
10 and 11 December: Blackstone Street Warehouse, Liverpool

Music Week’s list also includes a third Liverpool night at Blackstone Street Warehouse on 13 December, so check the official ticket links before you travel.

Catching the Barcelona night? We’ve rounded up Spain’s winter rap gigs.

The run is promoted by Gotobeat with AUX, a London live brand that specialises in alternative rap. The two teamed up on his 2025 Rebel Tour, which sold out, Record of the Day says. It also lists his summer festival sets at Rolling Loud, Splash! and All Points East. Gotobeat says it uses audience data to find demand in communities that traditional promoters often overlook.

The momentum is real. His debut album Rebel peaked at No.8 in the UK, Music Week says, and he was nominated for Breakthrough Artist at the 2026 BRITs and Best Drill Act at the 2026 MOBOs. On the very first Official UK Rap Chart, his new single ‘Bandit’ came in at No.3. Here’s how that chart is moving.

There’s more silverware in play next month too. He’s up for Best Newcomer, Best Drill Act and Best Viral Breakthrough Song, for ‘Phantom’, at the Urban Music Awards on 15 December, according to the nominations list.

Why this matters: Going from a sold-out club tour to Wembley and the Hydro in a year is a huge step for a Scouse rapper who came up outside London.