James Bay | James Bay announces first UK tour in three years

James Bay have announced their first UK tour in three years.

The 31-year-old guitarist last ventured into the country in 2019 and took to Instagram to announce his ‘Give Me the Reason’ tour in support of his upcoming third album.

He wrote: “Hello to all my UK friends. Very happy to announce that I will be going on tour again with my band, for the first time in almost THREE years!

There are going to be a lot of new songs and for a VERY limited time you will be able to get early access to tickets if you pre-order my new album (new album!) The date and title of this one are going to be announced very soon. “

The ‘Hold Back the River’ singer – who once opened for Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift – added that he “can’t wait” to be back on stage for his fans.

He wrote: “But, you only have until 4pm on Tuesday February 22 to pre-order, so check out the link in bio for more info.

I look forward to seeing you all back on tour soon.”

The tour will take place in April and May 2022, starting in Oxford before finishing a few weeks later in Sheffield, with an additional single date as a Live After Racing show at Worcester Racecourse.

A full list of tour dates is as follows:

APRIL

29 – Oxford, O2 Academy

30 – Cheltenham, Henry Westons Marquee

MAY

1 – Coventry, Empire

3 – Brighton, Chalk

4 – London, O2 Forum

5 – Norwich, UEA

7 – Leicester, O2 Academy

8 – Hull, Asylum

9 – Middlesbrough, Empire

11 – Glasgow, old fruit market

12 – Aberdeen, Beach Ballroom

13 – Sheffield, Leadmill

JUNE

11 – Worcester, Worcester Racecourse