Beans on Toast
A man, an acoustic guitar, and a running commentary on the state of things, delivered pub-side, with a new album every December and a grin through all of it.
Where to see Beans on Toast
- The CrescentTickets
- Eltham HotelTickets
- The VanguardTickets
- Altar BarTickets
- Brunswick BallroomTickets
- The Ed Castle HotelTickets
- Gosforth Civic TheatreTickets
- House of Blues AnaheimTickets
- Commodore BallroomTickets
- Moore TheatreTickets
- Knitting Factory - BoiseTickets
- The DepotTickets
- Summit Music HallTickets
- Summit Music HallTickets
- Black SheepTickets
- Black SheepTickets
- Stubb's Waller Creek AmphitheaterTickets
- The Van BurenTickets
- House of Blues San DiegoTickets
- House of Blues Las Vegas Tickets
- The WilternTickets
- MtelusTickets
- History TorontoTickets
- Saint Andrew's HallTickets
- House of Blues ChicagoTickets
- House of Blues ChicagoTickets
- The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity PlusTickets
- Bogart'sTickets
- House of Blues ClevelandTickets
- Citizens House of Blues BostonTickets
- Citizens House of Blues BostonTickets
- Stone Pony Summer StageTickets
- Roxian Theatre Presented By CitizensTickets
- The Fillmore Silver SpringTickets
- Irving Plaza Powered By Verizon 5GTickets
- Irving Plaza Powered By Verizon 5GTickets
- Bearded Theory Festival 2027Tickets
- Y Not? On the billTicketsOn sale Nov 14
- KaufleutenTickets
- Bearded Theory Festival 2027Tickets
- Y Not? On the billTicketsOn sale Nov 14
- The CrescentTickets
- Eltham HotelTickets
- The VanguardTickets
- Altar BarTickets
- Brunswick BallroomTickets
- The Ed Castle HotelTickets
- Gosforth Civic TheatreTickets
- House of Blues AnaheimTickets
- Commodore BallroomTickets
- Moore TheatreTickets
- Knitting Factory - BoiseTickets
- The DepotTickets
- Summit Music HallTickets
- Summit Music HallTickets
- Black SheepTickets
- Black SheepTickets
- Stubb's Waller Creek AmphitheaterTickets
- The Van BurenTickets
- House of Blues San DiegoTickets
- House of Blues Las Vegas Tickets
- The WilternTickets
- MtelusTickets
- History TorontoTickets
- Saint Andrew's HallTickets
- House of Blues ChicagoTickets
- House of Blues ChicagoTickets
- The Fillmore Minneapolis presented by Affinity PlusTickets
- Bogart'sTickets
- House of Blues ClevelandTickets
- Citizens House of Blues BostonTickets
- Citizens House of Blues BostonTickets
- Stone Pony Summer StageTickets
- Roxian Theatre Presented By CitizensTickets
- The Fillmore Silver SpringTickets
- Irving Plaza Powered By Verizon 5GTickets
- Irving Plaza Powered By Verizon 5GTickets
- KaufleutenTickets
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About Beans on Toast
Beans on Toast is a folk artist from Braintree, UK.
Beans on Toast is Jay McAllister, born in Epping in 1980 and raised in Braintree, Essex, the younger of two brothers. At Notley High School he formed a band called Jellicoe, which released one album before splitting up in 2001, after which he moved to north London.
He performs mostly alone with an acoustic guitar, writing talkative, loosely structured songs that mix political commentary, drinking stories and observational humour, delivered in a conversational voice that owes as much to stand-up timing as to folk tradition.
He began performing as Beans on Toast in London in 2005, playing frequently at Nambucca, a pub on Holloway Road where he lived and worked at the time. He has played Glastonbury every year since 2007, and supported Kate Nash at the Hammersmith Apollo in 2008.
His debut, the fifty-track double album Standing on a Chair, appeared in 2009, produced by Ben Lovett of Mumford & Sons with guest vocals from Emmy the Great and Frank Turner among others. Frank Turner later produced his third album, Trying to Tell the Truth, in 2011, and Beans on Toast supported Turner's sold-out Wembley Arena show in 2012.
He has released an album every year on 1 December, his birthday, since his debut, now numbering fifteen records and forming a large, deliberately unpolished catalogue. He came up through the same London circuit as Frank Turner, and built his following through relentless small-venue and campsite playing, including opening Turner's UK stadium tour in 2014 to crowds topping 100,000 in a week.
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Questions about Beans on Toast
What festivals is Beans on Toast playing in 2027?
Beans on Toast is booked at 1 festival we cover: Y Not? 2027.
Is Beans on Toast on tour?
Yes. Beans on Toast has 38 shows listed, from York, UK on Dec 2, 2026 to Zürich, Switzerland on Oct 25, 2027, plus 1 festival on the page above.
Is Beans on Toast playing Y Not? 2027?
Yes, Beans on Toast is on the Y Not? 2027 lineup, July 29 – August 1, 2027 at Pikehall, Derbyshire, UK.
Where is Beans on Toast from?
Beans on Toast is from Braintree, UK.
What was Beans on Toast's first album?
Beans on Toast's first album was Standing on a Chair (2009). The latest is Kill Them With Kindness (2025).
What kind of music does Beans on Toast play?
Beans on Toast plays folk.
What festivals has Beans on Toast played before?
Beans on Toast has played Rebellion 2026.