Famous faces join Jamie Webster for radio-ready anthem 'Small Town Life'

Jamie Webster shares his new single, Small Town Life, alongside a new video featuring ‘national treasure’ actor, Ricky Tomlinson, ex-England international footballer, Toni Duggan and Betrayal star Paddy Rowan. Taken from his forthcoming fourth album, Running Round The Sun, the track, co-written with Kieran Shudall of Circa Waves, is another ambitious, radio-ready anthem from the Liverpool songwriter, celebrating community, friendship and the enduring power of standing together.

Last month, Webster unveiled his first new music of 2026 with Just Begun, while announcing both the release date of his new, 12-track album on Friday 4 September 2026 and an intimate 15-date UK tour. Together, the two lyrically intricate and painstakingly produced singles reconfirm the presence of an artist entering a fresh creative chapter, one that explores how people stay connected, grounded and true to themselves in a world where change is often the only constant.

Music, and the unwavering loyalty of his audience, have taken Webster a long way from the days of playing gigs for little more than “a pack of Quavers and a pint of Coke”. Speaking to the Liverpool Echo as he emerged from the studio last month, discussion around his lean early days and the last six years of chart success and sold-out arena dates underlined both his remarkable rise and his commitment to documenting the lives, challenges and triumphs of ordinary people. For Webster, Running Round The Sun is “about being in it with everyone and walking alongside the crowd”.

The star-studded video for Small Town Life, shot on location in Liverpool by acclaimed director, James Slater, brings those themes to life, celebrating the previously unimaginable opportunities music has afforded him, whilst reflecting the values that remain central to Webster’s observational world view.

“There is a sense of community running through it,” says Webster. “Looking after each other, standing together, backing one another. Not because life is perfect, but because it’s real. It’s about the beauty you can find in ordinary places and ordinary lives. It’s blood, sweat, tears, pints, football, friendships and families. It’s life as most people actually live it.”

Webster’s natural affinity with other, young, aspiring Merseyside creative forces means the appearance of actor, Paddy Rowan, falls in naturally alongside previous videos that featured ex-MMA fighter, Molly McCann, This City Is Ours star, James Nelson Joyceand Waterloo Road’s Jack McMullen. The welcome sight of highly respected actor, Ricky Tomlinson brings the pair back together publicly again for the first time since the legendary Royle Family star appeared on stage in front of 32,000 people at Webster’s headline Sefton Park show in summer 2024.

No stranger to the world of sport and a familiar face in the stands of Liverpool FC’s Anfield Stadium, Webster didn’t hesitate to shake hands across his home city’s red/blue divide to also welcome former Everton Women and England international footballer,Toni Duggan, ensuring the video featured another world-beating, homegrown talent.

Set for release on multiple formats, including standard and limited, special-edition vinyl, CD and digital, Running Round The Sun follows up Webster’s 2024’s UK Official Album Chart Top Five album, 10 For The People. Recorded at the legendary Rockfield and Mission Sound Studios in South Wales and New York, Webster once again collaborated with producers, Dave Eringa and Tim Cunningham on a collection of songs that he says simply ‘try to make sense of it all’.

Unlikely to unravel the meaning of his life, the lives of others and the state of the nation on his own, Webster looks forward to a celebratory reunion with his fans on the road this September with an extensive and intimate UK Tour starting the day after the album’s release. All of those Running Round The Sun 2026 UK Tour dates have been confirmed as follows:

Sat 5 Sep – Southampton, The 1865Sun 6 Sep – Bristol, O2 Academy 1Mon 7 Sep – Cardiff, Students UnionWed 9 Sep – London, Electric BallroomThu 10 Sep – Birmingham, O2 Institute 1Fri 11 Sep – Manchester, Academy 1Sun 13 Sep – Leicester, O2 AcademyTue 15 Sep – Sheffield, NetworkThu 17 Sep – Leeds, O2 AcademyFri 18 Sep – Hull, University UnionSat 19 Sep – Newcastle, NXMon 21 Sep – Dundee, Live HouseTue 22 Sep – Glasgow, O2 AcademyWed 23 Sep – Carlisle, The Old Fire StationFri 29 Sep – Isle of Man, Villa Marina Royal Hall

For advance access to ticket booking links via Webster’s mailing list, for venue details and to pre-order copies of Running Round The Sun and merchandise and ticket bundles visit: https://www.jamiewebstermusic.com/

Webster’s momentous decade got underway with the release of his debut, UK Top Ten album, We Get By in summer 2020, an album which also took the No.1 spot on the UK Official Folk Album Chart, His first UK Top Five album, Moments, arrived in 2022, which proved a springboard to some of his biggest shows, including a debut arena outing at Liverpool’s 11,000-capacity Echo Arena, then two, sold out summer nights at his home city’s Pier Head, performing to 12,000 people. Webster’s last studio album, 10 For The People, released in 2024 entered the UK Official Album Chart at No.2 and catalysed further, national and international live breakthroughs including his first headline US and Australia tours.

Alongside Cunningham on bass, Running Round The Sun features Webster’s long-standing bandmates, Danny Murphy (guitars) and Jim Sharrock (drums).