Amy MacDonald will release her sixth studio album, ‘Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For?’, on July 11.
Serving as the follow-up to her 2020 LP, ‘The Human Demands’, the record is preceded by its title song, out now, which encouraged the singer-songwriter to reassess her relationship with writing, recording and playing live music.
“I feel very lucky to be in the place I am now. I’ve got this career, good friends, my family, and people still seem to want to hear my music, which is great,” she says. “There’s a realness in me, something raw – honestly I’m winging it most of the time.
“This song was actually inspired by when they opened The Sphere in Las Vegas – I woke up one day and saw all of these videos of it, and I thought, this is incredible! I was totally blown away by it, and it reminded me of how gigs are experiences.
“It really inspired me and made me think about how music is for me, and gigs have always been the most important part. But streaming has created the demand for new music all of the time – it’s like a constant treadmill.
“This song is my view on how people always expect more music and social media content.”
‘Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For?’ is released on July 11 and available to pre-order from Amy MacDonald’s store, Amazon, HMV, Rough Trade, Townsend and more.
Listen to Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For? below.
In addition to the new record, MacDonald has announced a new tour of the UK and Ireland, which runs throughout November and December, before heading to mainland Europe in February 2026.
She will be joined by support act Better Joy on all dates.
Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST on Monday, April 30 and are available here. The full list of UK and Ireland dates is below.
NOVEMBER 2025
20 – Eventim Apollo, London
21 – The Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
22 – City Hall, Sheffield
24 – O2 City Hall, Newcastle
26 – Guildhall, Portsmouth
27 – Arena, Swansea
28 – Forum, Bath
30 – 3Olympia, Dublin
DECEMBER 2025
1 – Telegraph, Belfast
3 – Corn Exchange, Cambridge
4 – Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
5 – O2 Apollo, Manchester
12 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
