It’s the best time to be Callum Beattie. After selling out a huge sold-out arena date at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro (a gig which saw The Scotsman describe him as “a Caledonian Sam Fender”), his 2026 live plans are upscaling too with a massive headline show at Edinburgh Castle confirmed alongside a headline set at the Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival.
Meanwhile, his new album, ‘INDI’, looks set to be the most impactful record of his career when it is released on January 23rd. His latest step towards the album comes as he shares the new single ‘Pins and Needles’.
‘Pins and Needles’ sits at the crossroads between Bruce Springsteen in prime stadium rock mode with the layered textures and contemporary touch of The Killers. Yet Callum’s voice and vulnerability has its own identity, the power of his vocal accentuating the pain within his words. It’s a song that really captures the evolution of his recent years, as he has moved from the pop-leaning singer-songwriter of the past to someone compelled to share his truths for audiences that just grow and grow.
Callum says, “‘Pins and Needles’ is a song about aching for love when you’ve got nothing left to give — that raw, desperate need for someone to see you, to care enough to take the pain away. It’s about broken promises that once felt like lifelines, and the hollow quiet that follows when they’re gone. It’s the sound of being left alone with the hurt, waiting for a touch that never comes.”
‘Pins and Needles’ was produced by Joe Cross (Courteeners, The LaFontaines, Louis Tomlinson).
Together with his recent singles, ‘Pins and Needles’ further proves that Callum has raised the bar with ‘INDI’ – his first album as an independent artist. ‘Two Pretenders’ was the album’s kickstart moment, a song which was playlisted on Radio 2, highlighted as Virgin Radio’s Track of the Week, and was boosted by an ambitious narrative video. He has also exposed his inner emotions on subsequent tracks, exploring issues of mental health and intoxicant escapism on ‘Birthday’ and then revealing the loneliness he experienced in a new city with ‘It Always Rains In Glasgow’. And there will be much more for fans to connect with when ‘INDI’ drops.
Leading up to his big summer shows, Callum will play an intimate album release tour across Scotland in January ahead of headline gigs in England in March. Remaining tickets for the dates below are available HERE.
JANUARY – INTIMATE ALBUM RELEASE TOUR
24th – Dunfermline, PJ Molloys (EARLY AND EVENING SHOWS – SOLD OUT)
25th – Aberdeen, The Lemon Tree (EVENING SHOW SOLD OUT – EARLY SHOW JUST ADDED)
26th – Dundee, Fat Sams (LOW TICKETS)
27th – Glasgow, Oran Mor (EVENING SHOW SOLD OUT – LOW TICKETS FOR EARLY SHOW)
28th – Edinburgh, Liquid Rooms (EVENING SHOW SOLD OUT – LOW TICKETS FOR EARLY SHOW)
MARCH
20th – Manchester, Gorilla
21st – Newcastle, Northumbria University
26th – London, Scala
27th – Bristol, Thekla
28th – Birmingham, O2 Institute 2
JULY
10th – Edinburgh, Castle
30th – Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival (HEADLINER)
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