See Amy Macdonald live in Bad Kissingen on 27 August 2026 at Turnierplatz Bad Kissingen. Expect an open-air concert mixing songs such as "This Is the Life" with material from "Is This What You've Been Waiting For?", and plan your ticket purchase for the evening
Amy Macdonald in Bad Kissingen: folk-pop anthems under the open sky
Amy Macdonald is coming to Turnierplatz Bad Kissingen with a concert that brings together almost two decades of her distinctive repertoire and the current chapter of her career. The performance takes place on August 27, 2026, admission to the venue begins at 18:30, and the start of the main program is scheduled for 20:00. The concert is the first of three consecutive days of this year's Bad Kissingen Open Air.
For audiences who associate Amy Macdonald with the songs "This Is the Life", "Mr. Rock & Roll" and "Dream On", this performance is not merely a return to familiar choruses. The current tour takes its name from her sixth studio album "Is This What You've Been Waiting For?", so there is also an emphasis on newer material that has already become part of her live shows.
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From "This Is the Life" to the current tour
Amy Macdonald became known to a wider audience following the 2007 album "This Is the Life". The title track and "Mr. Rock & Roll" have remained cornerstones of her concert identity, but her catalog has long since ceased to be limited to the early stage of her career. Over the years, acoustic guitar, folk-pop melodies and a direct singer-songwriter approach have been combined with fuller rock arrangements for large stages.
That is why her concerts work on two levels: older hits create moments of mass sing-alongs, while newer songs give the evening the feeling of a current tour rather than a retrospective. This makes them accessible both to longtime fans and to audiences who know only a few of the biggest songs.
According to the currently published schedule, Bad Kissingen is the final German date before the performance in Ried im Innkreis, Austria, on August 29.
The new album gives the concert a present-day context
"Is This What You've Been Waiting For?" was released on July 11, 2025, and is Amy Macdonald's sixth studio album. It contains 10 songs, including the title track "Is This What You've Been Waiting For?", "Can You Hear Me?", "I'm Done (Games That You Play)", "Forward", "We Survive", "One More Shot" and "Physical".
The title track, "Can You Hear Me?", "I'm Done (Games That You Play)" and "We Survive" have already appeared in concert programs during 2026. The new album is therefore not merely an addition to the old hits, but an important part of the identity of this tour.
What previous performances say about the live repertoire
The exact set list for Bad Kissingen has not been announced in advance, and it should not be assumed that it will be identical to previous concerts. Documented performances from 2026 nevertheless show a clear pattern: Amy Macdonald combines the new album with songs from different phases of her career.
At full-length concerts, songs including "Dream On", "The Hudson", "Spark", "Mr. Rock & Roll", "Fire", "Pride", "Don't Tell Me That It's Over", "Run", "Slow It Down", "Poison Prince", "Statues", "Barrowland Ballroom" and "This Is the Life" have appeared, along with several songs from the new album. At shorter festival performances, the repertoire was more condensed, but the biggest hits and newer songs remained among the key moments.
- Fans of the early albums have good reason to expect a strong presence of familiar songs from the first part of her career.
- The album "Is This What You've Been Waiting For?" has a visible role in the current concert program.
- The program changes depending on the type of performance, so a previous set list is not a guarantee for Bad Kissingen.
Amy Macdonald does not require the audience to have detailed knowledge of her discography for the concert to work. Recognizable choruses quickly create shared energy, while fans who follow her entire career get material from several periods.
Blair Davie opens the evening
Blair Davie has been confirmed as the support act for Bad Kissingen, and the same performer accompanies Amy Macdonald on a large portion of her German summer dates in 2026. This keeps the evening within the singer-songwriter and indie-pop field, without a sudden stylistic contrast before the main performance.
The precise duration of the support set in Bad Kissingen has not been published in the sources used for this guide. Arriving earlier is therefore the simplest way to avoid relying on an unconfirmed timetable and to hear the entire opening part of the program.
Turnierplatz gives the concert a different character
Turnierplatz Bad Kissingen is not an enclosed arena. It is a large open area in the In der Au district, next to the historic Turniergebäude. Reiterverein Bad Kissingen states that the tournament grass area measures 80 x 100 meters, making it a broad open-air venue rather than an intimate club.
For the sound, it is therefore more appropriate to expect the character of a large concert PA system rather than the natural acoustics of an indoor hall. The feeling of proximity to the performer will depend on the ticket zone and position within the venue. The latest Bad Kissingen Open Air announcements also mention additionally opened covered seating in the grandstand with a view toward the stage, so visitors should check the category stated on their own ticket.
Turniergebäude further distinguishes the location from a temporary festival field. The city of Bad Kissingen completed the renovation of the building in 2025 and returned it to use as a grandstand and event space. The building is connected with the city's heritage within the UNESCO site "Great Spa Towns of Europe".
It is worth securing tickets in good time.
An important place in the summer schedule
Amy Macdonald's concert opens the three-day Bad Kissingen Open Air series. She is followed by Fury in the Slaughterhouse on August 28 and Wincent Weiss on August 29. The location therefore becomes a major concert zone for three evenings, with Amy Macdonald receiving the first slot of the entire series.
In the days before Bad Kissingen, her schedule includes Dresden, Bad Nenndorf, Bruchsal, Bochum and Gießen. Some of these summer dates have already been marked as sold out. This confirms strong interest in the current part of the tour, but it does not mean that a special program, longer performance or guests should be expected in Bad Kissingen - such information has not been confirmed.
Arrival, parking and organization of the evening
The venue address is In der Au 4, 97688 Bad Kissingen. The city is connected by car to the A7, A71 and A70 motorways, and tourist information states that the center can be reached in approximately 10 minutes from the appropriate exits. On the day of the concert, additional time should be allowed because of potentially heavier traffic.
On working days, the city lists around 700 free parking spaces at locations approximately 10 to 15 minutes on foot from the center, including the Au area, the former U.S. barracks, Wendelinus, Heiligenfeld and the ice rink. This is the city's general parking arrangement, not a specific guarantee for this concert evening. Temporary traffic measures may change the most practical choice.
For arrivals by train, Bad Kissingen can be reached by regional connections via Schweinfurt or Gemünden, while from the direction of larger ICE hubs such as Würzburg and Fulda the journey continues by regional transport. If you are coming from another city, check the return connections in advance because the end time of the main performance has not been published.
- Venue: Turnierplatz Bad Kissingen, In der Au 4.
- Admission to the venue: 18:30.
- Start of the main program: 20:00.
- Support: Blair Davie.
- Format: open-air concert next to Turniergebäude.
There is no confirmed information about the exact duration of Amy Macdonald's performance in Bad Kissingen. Previous concerts can serve only as context, not as a guarantee of the finishing time.
Bad Kissingen before the concert
Bad Kissingen is a historic spa town in Bavaria and one of the 11 European spa destinations that together form the UNESCO site "Great Spa Towns of Europe". For visitors arriving earlier, this adds another dimension to the concert day: before heading toward Turnierplatz, it is possible to spend time in the historic Kurgarten area, by the arcades, Wandelhalle and other parts of the city's spa complex.
Arriving earlier also has practical value because it reduces pressure around parking and entry. For international visitors, it is useful to distinguish in advance between the historic center and the concert location itself in the Au area and to save the exact venue address in the navigation system.
Who will find the concert particularly interesting
This is primarily a good choice for audiences who enjoy melodic pop-rock and folk-pop with a clear singer-songwriter signature. Amy Macdonald has enough major, instantly recognizable songs for the concert to work even for occasional listeners, but the current tour is not conceived solely around nostalgia.
Longtime fans get a cross-section of several phases of her career. Those who discovered her through "This Is the Life" get familiar concert highlights, while audiences following "The Human Demands" and "Is This What You've Been Waiting For?" can hear how the newer material fits alongside songs from the 2000s and 2010s.
The open-air format is particularly well suited to songs with big choruses, while slower moments will depend more on audience attention and sound reinforcement than they would in an enclosed hall.
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What to check before setting off
Because the concert is being held outdoors, the weather forecast and ground conditions should be part of the preparation. The most useful approach is to check the forecast on the day itself and choose clothing suitable for spending the evening outdoors.
It is also a good idea to check the entry information again, any rules concerning bags and items, traffic arrangements and your seating or standing category. The date, admission time, start of the main program, location and support act have been confirmed for this concert, while operational details may be updated closer to the event.
If you are coming from outside Bad Kissingen, do not plan to arrive at the last moment. Admission opens before the main program, the venue is open-air, and during the same weekend the city enters a three-day series of concerts at Turnierplatz. Arriving earlier leaves more time for parking or public transport, finding the entrance and settling into the appropriate zone.
Sources:
- Amy Macdonald - August 2026 tour schedule as well as the current album and released songs.
- Bad Kissingen Open Air - concert date, admission and start times, location, Blair Davie as support and information about the grandstand.
- FKP Scorpio - German summer dates of the 2026 tour, status of individual performances and Blair Davie as support.
- Apple Music - release date of the album "Is This What You've Been Waiting For?", number of songs and track listing.
- Setlist.fm - documented set lists from Amy Macdonald performances during 2026, used only as context for the repertoire.
- Stadt Bad Kissingen - information about Turniergebäude, arrival by car and train, and the city's parking system.
- Great Spa Towns of Europe - Bad Kissingen - context of UNESCO heritage.
- Reiterverein Bad Kissingen - information about the tournament grass area and the dimensions of the venue.