20 YEARS OF ‘LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE’: DEVOTCHKA SET FOR CELEBRATORY TOUR

DeVotchKa have announced a five date UK tour to celebrate the music from the classic 2006 movie ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ to take place in October 2026.
The tour marks the 20^th anniversary of the films release and will see the band performing music from the soundtrack and other favourites.

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An accidental moment on a Santa Monica radio station changed the trajectory of both indie cinema and one of Denver’s most distinctive musical voices. When filmmakers Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris heard DeVotchKa’s evocative sound drifting through the airwaves, they knew they’d found the emotional heartbeat for their film “Little Miss Sunshine.”

That instinct proved prophetic. DeVotchKa’s soundtrack and score for the 2006 film became inseparable from its story. The bittersweet orchestration to the Hoover family’s cross-country journey, captured the themes of hope, resilience, and beautifully imperfect dreams. The band’s signature sound gave the film its unmistakable soul, turning moments like young Olive’s final dance into cultural touchstones. The work earned DeVotchKa a Grammy nomination for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album and the film won two Oscars. Introducing the world to the band’s cinematic, lush orchestral sound, songs like “Til the End of Time” and “How It Ends” transcended the screen to become anthems.

Now, two decades later, Denver-based DeVotchKa are coming to the UK to celebrate the landmark collaboration with a special 20th anniversary tour, “A Celebration of the Music from Little Miss Sunshine.” The performance honours not just the music that helped define a generation of independent film, but the unlikely journey that began with a radio station, a perfect song at the perfect moment, and a story about never giving up on what makes you different. DeVotchKa as they revisit the soundtrack and score that launched them into the cultural conversation – a reminder that sometimes the most beautiful twists of fate create the most lasting art.

The October UK tour dates are as follows:

06^th Glasgow – Oran Mor
07^th Manchester – Gorilla
09^th London – Heaven
10^th Brighton – Chalk
11^th Bristol – Lantern