See Amy Macdonald live in concert at Messepark Landshut in Landshut on 11 August 2026. Expect signature hits, Scottish folk-pop and songs from "Is This What You've Been Waiting For?". Ticket sales are underway, so plan your purchase and arrival in good time
Amy Macdonald in Landshut: Scottish folk-pop, big choruses and a summer stage
Amy Macdonald will perform at Messepark Landshut on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, starting at 20:00. The concert is part of her summer run of performances following the European tour associated with the album "Is This What You've Been Waiting For?", and Landshut appears on the schedule between festival dates in Switzerland and a performance in Zwickau. This gives it the character of a standalone summer stop within an intensive part of the tour, rather than a passing promotional appearance.
For the audience, the main attraction is clear: Amy Macdonald combines a distinctive Scottish accent, solid acoustic guitar playing and choruses that work equally well in a radio format and in front of a large open-air crowd. Songs such as "This Is the Life", "Mr. Rock & Roll" and "Dream On" remain central points of her concert identity, while the current material delivers a more direct, more powerfully produced sound.
Tickets for this event are currently on sale.
The current phase of her career and the album shaping the tour
"Is This What You've Been Waiting For?" is Amy Macdonald's sixth studio album. It was released on July 11, 2025, five years after the album "The Human Demands". It reached number one in Scotland, number four in Germany and number eight in the United Kingdom. These results are particularly important for the concert in Landshut because they show that her audience in Germany is not tied solely to her early hits.
Production on the album was divided between Nicolas Rebscher and Jim Abbiss. The sound remains rooted in folk-pop and guitar-driven pop-rock, but the songs have a broader rhythmic foundation and more room for concert dynamics. The title track was conceived around the excitement of a live performance: it builds on a pulsating rhythm, rising tension and a chorus that calls for a response from the audience. "Can You Hear Me?" is also connected to the feeling of togetherness at concerts, while "I'm Done (Games That You Play)" deals with ending exhausting relationships and the decision to set clearer boundaries.
The new album is therefore not merely an addition to the older catalogue. It explains why Amy Macdonald is once again in a phase of large arena and summer performances. BMG cites more than 12 million records sold, more than one billion streams and more than five million visitors to her concerts over the course of her career. In Landshut, that long-standing popularity meets material written with modern concert production in mind.
What previous performances reveal about the repertoire
The exact set list for Landshut has not been announced and should not be assumed in advance. Nevertheless, concerts on the tour during 2026 provide a reasonable framework for what the audience can expect. At the performance in Hamburg in February, songs from several periods of her career were played, including "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". The new album was represented by "I'm Done (Games That You Play)", "Can You Hear Me?" and "We Survive".
Such a structure suits an audience that wants an overview of her career rather than a concert focused exclusively on a single release. The older songs feature fast, easily recognisable guitar patterns and choruses that a large part of the audience knows by heart. The newer compositions bring more rhythmic impact, more thematically direct lyrics and room for stronger transitions between more intimate and fuller arrangements.
Amy Macdonald does not build her stage performance around choreography or costume changes. The focus is on her voice, guitar, band and communication between songs. Her voice retains its rough-edged tone and clearly audible Scottish pronunciation, giving even the biggest hits a personal signature. When the audience takes over the chorus, especially in songs such as "This Is the Life" or "Mr. Rock & Roll", the concert gains a shared, almost festival-like rhythm.
Who will find this concert especially interesting
Long-time fans will have the opportunity to hear songs that have accompanied Amy Macdonald since her debut album from 2007. A broader audience will recognise several singles that have remained present on European radio stations for years. For fans of folk-pop, acoustic rock and singer-songwriter pop, the concert offers plenty of melodic accessibility, but also more guitar energy than might be concluded from the studio recordings alone.
It is worth securing tickets in good time.
Blair Davie opens the evening
Blair Davie has been confirmed as the support act, a Scottish singer-songwriter from Perth who is based in London. Their work moves between intimate acoustic pop, indie-pop melodies and emotionally open storytelling. Their songs often address relationships, identity, loss and personal recovery, so the choice of support act makes sense alongside Amy Macdonald: both performance styles are founded on clear lyrics, melody and a voice that remains in the foreground.
Davie released the EP "First And Last" in 2025 and had previously performed as a support act for other British and European singer-songwriters. Their performance may serve as a calmer introduction to the evening before the fuller sound of the main concert. The exact starting time of the support act is not listed on the organisers' websites, so visitors who wish to hear it should arrive sufficiently early and check the latest admission information before setting out.
Messepark Landshut as a summer concert venue
Messepark Landshut is located at Niedermayerstraße 100, next to the Sparkassen-Arena complex. It is a large, flexible space intended for trade fairs and events. Venue information lists a fenced total area of 60,000 square metres, divided into nine fields equipped with infrastructure. SummerStage uses a configuration adapted for open-air concerts, while the actual arrangement of the stage, barriers and audience determines the sense of proximity to the performer.
It is important to distinguish the park's total area from the capacity of an individual concert. The capacity for this performance has not been announced, so the number of visitors should not be inferred from the size of the complex. The advantage of a venue of this kind is the space for a large stage and full production without the architectural limitations of a traditional indoor arena. At the same time, the open-air format means that the sound experience will depend more heavily on one's position in the audience, the sound system and weather conditions than in an enclosed venue with fixed stands.
For audience members who want to be closer to the stage, the most important factors are arriving on time and understanding the selected ticket category. Those who prefer a wider view of the stage will often find a better balance somewhat farther back from the front rows, approximately along the axis of the main sound system. This does not guarantee identical sound in every position, but it is a useful practical rule for open-air concert venues.
- Performer: Amy Macdonald
- Support act: Blair Davie
- Venue: SummerStage im Messepark Landshut, Niedermayerstraße 100, 84036 Landshut
- Starting time: 20:00
- Format: one-day open-air concert
- Age restriction: children under six years of age are not permitted to enter
Arrival by car, parking and public transport
Messepark has approximately 1,000 parking spaces directly next to the venue. This number does not mean that a space will be available to everyone who arrives shortly before the start, especially when a large number of vehicles converge on the area on the same day. For a more relaxed arrival, it is useful to allow extra time for the approach, traffic management and the walk from the parking area to the entrance.
Landshut is connected by road via the A92 motorway, with access along the B11, B15 and B299 routes, depending on the direction of arrival. Visitors coming from other parts of Germany or from abroad should plan their route according to current traffic conditions rather than relying solely on the nominal driving time. Summer concerts may temporarily increase traffic around Niedermayerstraße.
The venue is connected to the city's public transport system. The city of Landshut has 13 daytime urban routes and ten evening routes, but timetables and the most suitable connections depend on the point of departure and the day of the event. Since no special transport arrangement has been announced for the concert, visitors should check the current timetable, the final evening departures and any possible route changes before setting out.
The most practical arrival plan is as follows:
- check the entrance opening time immediately before the event, because a separate admission time has not been announced;
- arrive earlier if you want to hear Blair Davie and avoid the largest crowds at the entrance;
- when travelling by car, allow additional time for parking and leaving after the concert;
- when using public transport, save the return connection in advance, especially if the journey involves transfers;
- bring clothing suitable for an evening open-air concert and check the weather forecast on the same day.
Landshut as the host city
Landshut is located in Lower Bavaria, on the River Isar, and is well connected to Munich and other cities in southern Germany. For visitors arriving earlier, the historic centre provides a clear contrast to the functional space of Messepark. The Altstadt is known for its long urban axis with preserved façades, while the main landmarks include St. Martin's Church and Burg Trausnitz above the city.
Sightseeing is not essential for an enjoyable concert day, but a few hours in the centre can turn the journey into a full-day excursion. Allow enough time to return towards Messepark because the concert venue is located east of the historic core. Visitors wishing to have dinner before the performance should bear in mind that a large portion of the audience will begin moving towards the venue during a similar period.
For international visitors, it is useful to know that the nearest major airport is Munich, while rail connections make it possible to reach Landshut without entering the city by car. The final part of the journey to Messepark should be coordinated with local bus connections or a taxi.
How to prepare for the concert without false expectations
The event is scheduled to begin at 20:00, but the duration of the programme, the finishing time, any possible interval and the exact entrance opening time have not been published on the organisers' and venue's websites. For that reason, it is not sensible to plan a tight return departure immediately after an assumed finishing time. At a concert with a support act, enough room should be left in the schedule for the changeover between performers and for a large number of people to leave the venue.
The final set list has not been announced either, so a concert overview of her career should be expected rather than a specific sequence of songs. Previous performances on the current tour show a balance between the new album and established songs, but summer performances may have a different length or arrangement from indoor concerts. The safest expectation is the recognisable combination of acoustic guitar, a full band, new songs and several choruses that have made Amy Macdonald one of the most recognisable Scottish pop-rock performers of her generation.
Tickets for this event are in demand. Before travelling, check for possible organisational notices, rules regarding items that may be brought into the venue and current traffic information.
Sources:
- Amy Macdonald - schedule of summer performances in 2026 and current songs from the album "Is This What You've Been Waiting For?"
- BMG - release date, the album's results on European charts, producers and career reach figures
- Official Charts - confirmation of the sixth studio album, release date, track list and positions on the British charts
- Landshut live - concert date, venue, support act Blair Davie and information about Messepark
- FKP Scorpio and ARGO Konzerte - confirmation of Blair Davie as the support act and the concert's place in the summer schedule
- Setlist.fm - repertoire performed at the tour concert in Hamburg in 2026
- Stadt Landshut and Landshut erleben - road access, public transport and the city's tourism context
- Blair Davie - current releases and performance profile