Bryan Adams: Roll with the Punches

Bryan Adams brings his Roll with the Punches tour to the AFAS Dome in Antwerp on 15 October 2026. The Canadian singer-songwriter has built, since the early 1980s, a repertoire rooted in melodic rock, radio-friendly pop rock and ballads with a touch of rhythm-and-blues. Live, that comes together in tight guitar parts, direct choruses and a voice with a rough edge that shifts between uptempo rock and slower songs.
Many of his tracks were written in tandem with longtime writing partner Jim Vallance, which feeds those recognizable hooks and compact song structures. On stage Adams traces a line through several decades of material, from his breakthrough years to recent work such as Get Up, Shine a Light and So Happy It Hurts. With a tight band that prioritizes the group sound, the songs receive a direct, no-nonsense treatment. Roll with the Punches is a snapshot of a catalogue in motion: melody at the wheel, guitars close to the core, and a singer who delivers his repertoire as it was written for the room.