Having been teased on social media for some time, UK hard rockers Little Angels are Big, Bad & Back with an ultra-rare run of UK dates in November 2026, featuring the full original line-up: vocalist Toby Jepson, guitarist Bruce Dickinson, Jim Dickinson (keyboards), Mark Plunkett (bass) and drummer Mark Richardson.

The last time Little Angels toured was in 2012, following their triumphant return at Download Festival. Those shows came 18 years after their sold-out farewell gig at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 1994.

Formed nearly 40 years ago in Scarborough, Little Angels emerged from the ashes of the NWOBHM movement, becoming one of the defining UK hard rock bands of the late ’80s and early ’90s, an era shaped by Kerrang!, Metal Hammer, RAW Magazine and The Friday Rock Show.

Across their career, Little Angels built a fiercely loyal fanbase, scoring 11 UK Top 40 singles and four hit albums, including Jam, which reached #1 in 1993. Alongside their own sold-out headline tours, they shared stages with the likes of Van Halen, Guns N’ Roses, Faith No More, ZZ Top, Aerosmith, Bryan Adams and Bon Jovi.

“We have the best fans in the world,” Vocalist and songwriter Toby Jepson said. “For nearly 40 years they’ve stood by the band despite the rarity of shows and new music. It feels like the right time to come back together, for all the right reasons. Playing music as friends, for friends, because we love it.”

Little Angels Big Bad & Back Ultra-Rare UK Tour Announced For November 2026

Adding to the sense of occasion, long-time friend and contemporary Luke Morley of Thunder will be supporting Little Angels on all dates, a fitting nod to that classic UK Heavy Metal and hard rock era.

“I think this will be a fantastic celebration of that amazing time when Thunder and Little Angels both broke through,” Luke Morley said, “and I’m delighted to be opening for the guys. We go back a long way and there’s a lot of people out there that were really into both bands so I think I’m definitely going to have to throw in a couple of Thunder tunes. It would be rude not to! I can’t wait.”