Lewis Capaldi has announced a free concert for caregivers and a guest of their choice at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town on July 28. The 29-year-old singer said the show will be fully accessible, turning a small club date into a night built around people who spend much of their time caring for others.
The announcement lands days after he released the video for Stay Love on Thursday, a clip that follows a young man caring for his elderly father. It also gives a sharper shape to the timing of Capaldi’s summer campaign: he is due to headline his biggest ever UK and Irish shows this summer, with a stop at Glasgow Green on Sunday, June 21 as the TRNSMT headline act.
The show is being presented with support from Carers Trust and disabled awareness charity ABLE2UK, and it is aimed at a group that rarely gets a night off. UK census figures suggest about 5.8 million informal carers across the country support relatives, friends or neighbours dealing with illness, disability or the challenges of old age. One supporter called the video a reminder that Capaldi’s music “really touches the human heart,” while another said it had left them “in tears.”
Carers Trust said millions of carers provide essential support while balancing work, education and their own wellbeing, and that far too many go without recognition. Leo Visconti said the Stay Love video was designed to show the quiet dedication, loneliness and daily challenges of caring, along with the moments of joy that keep people going, and he said the partnership with Capaldi and ABLE2UK was meant to create greater visibility and give carers a chance to come together for a night of music and community.
There is still one detail the announcement leaves open: how caregivers and their guests will be chosen for the July 28 show, and what the attendance process will look like. What is clear is that Capaldi is using one of his biggest summer dates to spotlight unpaid care rather than just his own return to the stage, and the people invited will need an answer soon if they are to make it to Kentish Town on time.
