Lemn Sissay

Enter your email address and we'll alert you when Lemn Sissay announces new dates

  • Be the first to know about new tour dates
  • Alerts are free and always will be
  • We hate spam and will never share your email address with anyone else
  • More than a million fans already rely on Ents24 to follow their favourite artists and venues

Past Events

Here are the most recent UK tour dates we had listed for Lemn Sissay. Were you there?

April

  • Canterbury , Augustine Hall
    Step into Spring: Lemn Sissay - Let The Light Pour In

February

  • Norwich, Epic Studios
    Let The Light Pour In LIVE Lemn Sissay
  • Bury St Edmunds, The Apex
    Lemn Sissay - Let The Light Pour In Live
  • Chichester Festival Theatre
    Lemn Sissay - Let the Light Pour In

October 2024

  • Bristol, Redgrave Theatre
    Lemn Sissay - Let the Light Pour In LIVE

September 2024

  • Kendal, Brewery Arts
    Lemn Sissay: Let The Light Pour In

June 2024

  • Newcastle Under Lyme, New Vic Theatre
    Let The Light Pour In Lemn Sissay
  • London, British Library
    The Pitt Lecture 2024 in Camden Lemn Sissay

March 2024

  • York, Grand Opera House
    York Literature Festival - Lemn Sissay: Let the Light Pour In

February 2024

  • London, The Coronet Theatre
    Poetry Club - Lemn Sissay

January 2023

  • London, The Lyric Hammersmith
    For The Culture: Celebrations of Blackness Lemn Sissay, Le Gateau Chocolat, Shingai, 90's Baby Show

October 2022

  • Wimborne, Tivoli Theatre
    Henry Normal Lemn Sissay
  • Stroud, Subscription Rooms
    Lemn Sissay, Henry Normal

June 2022

  • Canterbury Cathedral
    Lemn Sissay Stile Antico

May 2022

  • Cambridge Arts Theatre
    Lemn Sissay - My Name Is Why
  • Bury St Edmunds, The Apex
    My Name Is Why Lemn Sissay

March 2022

  • Newcastle Under Lyme, New Vic Theatre
    My Name Is Why: Lemn Sissay

January 2022

  • London, The Lyric Hammersmith
    Gold From The Stone Lemn Sissay

October 2021

  • London, Woolwich Works
    An Audience With Lemn Sissay

September 2021

  • Nottingham, Metronome
    Nottingham Poetry Festival - My Name is Why: In Conversation with Lemn Sissay
  • London, 21Soho
    Dave Haslam, Lemn Sissay

July 2021

  • Nottingham, Metronome
    Nottingham Poetry Festival - My Name is Why: In Conversation with Lemn Sissay

March 2021

  • Online / Streaming Events
    Henry Normal in Conversation with Lemn Sissay

November 2020

  • Nottingham, Metronome
    Nottingham Poetry Festival - My Name is Why: In Conversation with Lemn Sissay

May 2020

  • Online / Streaming Events
    Lemn Sissay In Conversation With Hannah Azieb Pool

April 2020

  • Online / Streaming Events
    Josie Long, Robin Ince, Katie Mack, Lemn Sissay

March 2020

  • Newcastle Under Lyme, New Vic Theatre
    My Name Is Why - In Conversation With Lemn Sissay
  • Corsham, The Pound Arts Centre
    Lemn Sissay

November 2019

  • London, Library
    Body & Soul's 23rd Birthday - Celebrating the Lost Birthdays Lemn Sissay, Malunga, Marjorie Diamond
  • Folkestone, Quarterhouse
    Lemn Sissay: My Name Is Why
  • Chester, Storyhouse
    Lemn Sissay - My Name Is Why

October 2019

  • Manchester, The Dancehouse Theatre
    Lemn Sissay, Henry Normal
  • Leeds Playhouse
    My Name Is Why Lemn Sissay

September 2019

  • Bury, The Met
    Lemn Sissay

August 2019

  • Uckfield, Pippingford Park
    Curious Arts Festival Philippa Perry, Lemn Sissay, Max Porter, Misha Glenny, Tom Rachman…

June 2019

  • Nottingham, Metronome
    Farmyard Presents Lemn Sissay

October 2018

  • Manchester, HOME
    Lemn Sissay

July 2018

  • Lymington, Pylewell Park
    Curious Arts Festival 2018 John Newman, Gareth Malone, Outlya, Flyte, Thomas Harding…

May 2018

  • Brighton, Attenborough Centre For The Creative Arts
    Lemn Sissay

April 2018

  • Stamford Arts Centre
    Lemn Sissay
  • Stamford Arts Centre
    Lemn Sissay

January 2018

  • Richmond, Orange Tree Theatre
    Lemn Sissay

December 2017

  • Bury, The Met
    Lemn Sissay

October 2017

  • London, Battersea Arts Centre
    Lemn Sissay
  • Birmingham, MAC
    Lemn Sissay
  • Southampton, Nuffield Theatre
    Lemn Sissay
  • Kendal, Brewery Arts
    Lemn Sissay
  • Cheltenham, Montpellier Gardens
    Lemn Sissay
  • Manchester, HOME
    Lemn Sissay
  • Manchester, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall
    Lemn Sissay

September 2017

  • Leigh, The Turnpike Centre
    Lemn Sissay

July 2017

  • Lymington, Pylewell Park
    Curious Arts Festival 2017 Tom Odell, Izzy Bizu, Dave Eggers, Joanna Trollope, Ed Byrne…

June 2017

  • London, Crystal Palace Park
    Lemn Sissay, Max Porter, Idle Eye, Joe Duggan, Charmian Hughes, Mary Finnigan

February 2017

  • Bury, The Met
    Lemn Sissay

January 2017

  • Richmond, Orange Tree Theatre
    Lemn Sissay
  • Belfast, The Black Box
    Lemn Sissay

September 2016

  • Carlisle Castle
    Lemn Sissay
  • London, Royal Festival Hall
    Lemm Sissay Lemn Sissay

August 2016

  • Kettering, Boughton House
    Greenbelt 2016 Kitty Daisy and Lewis, Hot 8 Brass Band, Nahko & Medicine For The People, Hope&Social, Pat Thomas (1)…

July 2016

  • London, Royal Albert Hall
    Naomi Wilkinson, Lemn Sissay, Mr. Switch, Matilda Lloyd, Esther Yoo, Wayne Marshall (1), Ten Pieces Choir, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Alpesh Chauhan
  • London, Royal Albert Hall
    Naomi Wilkinson, Lemn Sissay, Mr. Switch, Matilda Lloyd, Esther Yoo, Wayne Marshall (1), Ten Pieces Choir, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Alpesh Chauhan
  • Manchester, Heaton Park
    The Hallé Orchestra, Lemn Sissay

April 2016

  • Much Wenlock, Wenlock Books
    Lemn Sissay, Anna Dreda
  • Much Wenlock, The Edge Arts Centre
    Lemn Sissay, Daljit Nagra, Carol Caffrey

March 2016

  • Morecambe, More Music
    Lemn Sissay
  • Morecambe, More Music
    Lemn Sissay

February 2016

  • Birmingham Rep
    Lemn Sissay, Rehema Njembe

November 2015

  • Nottingham, Antenna Media Centre
    Nottingham Poetry Festival Attila The Stockbroker, Luke Wright, Kev Fegan, Brian Patten, Mouthy Poets…

June 2015

  • Hebden Bridge Town Hall
    Lemn Sissay

May 2015

  • Bradford College
    Brian Patten, Lemn Sissay, John Siddique, Jo Bell
  • Bradford College
    Brian Patten, John Siddique, Rehana Roohi, Anthony Anaxagorou, Dean Atta, Lemn Sissay
  • Bradford, Midland Hotel
    Asfa-Wossen Asserate, Lemn Sissay
  • Bradford College
    Lemn Sissay, Jo Bell

March 2015

  • Leeds City Academy
    Lemn Sissay

July 2014

  • Southwold, Henham Park
    Latitude Festival 2014 Lily Allen, Editors, Crystal Fighters, Kelis, Billy Bragg…

April 2014

  • Doncaster, Cast
    Lemn Sissay

February 2014

  • London, The Jazz Cafe
    Jalal, Jazz Warriors International Collective, Malik & The OGs, DJ Perry Louis, Lemn Sissay

January 2014

  • Truro, Hall For Cornwall
    Denys Baptiste Band, Ben Okri, Lemn Sissay, Yeast Culture

November 2013

  • Harrow Arts Centre
    Denys Baptiste Band, Ben Okri, Lemn Sissay, Yeast Culture

October 2013

  • London, Queen Elizabeth Hall
    Denys Baptiste Band, Ben Okri, Lemn Sissay, Yeast Culture
  • Turner Sims Southampton
    Denys Baptiste Band, Ben Okri, Lemn Sissay, Yeast Culture
  • Manchester Town Hall
    Lemn Sissay, Manchester Camerata
  • Edinburgh, Usher Hall
    Denys Baptiste Band, Ben Okri, Lemn Sissay, Yeast Culture
  • Gateshead, The Glasshouse International Centre for Music
    Denys Baptiste Band, Ben Okri, Lemn Sissay, Yeast Culture

September 2013

  • London, Queen Elizabeth Hall
    Ashley Zhangazha, Ben Okri, Bernardine Evaristo, Leeto Thale, Lemn Sissay, Carmen Munroe, Gillian Slovo, Sharon D Clarke

June 2013

  • London, Old Royal Naval College
    Lemm Sissay Lemn Sissay
  • Nottingham Playhouse
    Lemn Sissay

October 2012

  • Oxford, The Story Museum
    Michael Rosen, Lemn Sissay

August 2012

  • Manchester Art Gallery
    Lemm Sissay Lemn Sissay

July 2012

  • London, Queen Elizabeth Hall
    Lemm Sissay, Precious Williams, Hannah Pool, David Akinsanya, Adele Jones Lemn Sissay
  • London, The Tabernacle
    Nicholas Lezard, Caroline Bird, Mahalia, Lemn Sissay, Mark Watson
  • London, Purcell Room
    Lemn Sissay
  • London, Queen Elizabeth Hall
    Baaba Maal, Lemn Sissay, Pauline Black, TJ Dema, Pedro Perez, Agnes Agboton, Bewketu Seyoum, Inua Ellams

June 2012

  • London, Bernie Spain Gardens
    Eska, Elysian Quartet, Maya Youssef, José Hernando Arias Noguera, Angelic Lopez, Sam Lee, Yazid Fentazi, Karim Dellali, Jeremy Hardy, Cerys Matthews, Lemn Sissay, Tanya Auclair, Tres B, Wara, Michael Rosen, Reem Kelani

May 2012

  • The Performance Space, Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre
    Chanje Kunda, Lemn Sissay

February 2012

  • London, Queen Elizabeth Hall
    Roger McGough, Jackie Kay, Lemn Sissay
  • London, Southbank Centre
    Lemn Sissay

November 2011

  • Chepstow, The Drill Hall
    Catherine Fisher, Lemn Sissay

July 2011

  • London, Southbank Centre
    Don Letts, Lemn Sissay
  • St Austell, The Eden Project
    Fleet Foxes, Villagers, The Bees, Lemn Sissay, Under The Driftwood Tree, Kola, Winter Mountain Band, Grey Dog