Corinne Bailey Rae Announces 20th Anniversary Tour
Corinne Bailey Rae will celebrate the 20th anniversary of her self-titled debut album on tour.
The Grammy-winning singer has revealed the dates for Like a Star: Celebrating 20 Years of Corinne Bailey Rae.
The 23-city outing begins May 3 at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival in Cheltenham, U.K. From there, Bailey Rae will head to North America, where she will make stops in Fairfield, Connecticut; Silver Spring, Maryland; Chicago; Atlanta; Los Angeles and more.
The tour will conclude Oct. 27 at Royal Albert Hall in London.
Artist presale begins Wednesday (Feb. 25) at 10 a.m. local time, with additional presales starting Thursday (Feb. 26) at the same time. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday (Feb. 27) at 10 a.m. local time.
According to press materials, Bailey Rae will perform her eponymous album in its entirety.
“Celebrating twenty years since my first album feels like a beautiful full circle moment,” said Bailey Rae. “That record changed my life and connected me with people all over the world. To be able to perform those songs again and relive those memories is a dream come true.”
Corinne Bailey Rae was released Feb. 24, 2006, via EMI Records and debuted at No. 1 on the U.K. charts. It was later released in the U.S. on June 20, debuting at No. 4 on the Billboard 200.
The album spawned the hits “Put Your Records On” and “Like A Star,” later certified 3x platinum and platinum by the RIAA, respectively.
The LP also earned Bailey Rae her first four Grammy nominations, including Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year (“Put Your Records On”) at the 49th Grammy Awards.
At the 50th ceremony, she earned a nod for Song of the Year for “Like A Star.” It’s worth noting that Bailey Rae won Album of the Year for her appearance on Herbie Hancock’s River: The Joni Letters.
Following her debut album, Bailey Rae returned in 2010 with her sophomore set, The Sea, later followed by The Heart Speaks in Whispers (2016) and the genre-spanning Black Rainbows.
In other news, Bailey Rae’s first children’s book, Put Your Records On, releases March 3.
See Corinne Bailey Rae’s tour dates below.
Like a Star: Celebrating 20 Years of Corinne Bailey Rae Tour Dates
May 3 – Cheltenham, UK @ Cheltenham Jazz Festival
May 29 – Fairfield, CT @ Sacred Heart Community Theatre
May 30 – Lexington, MA @ Cary Hall
Jun 2 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
Jun 3 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre
Jun 5 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Universal Preservation Hall
Jun 6 – Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall
Jun 7 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
Jun 9 – Plainfield, IN @ Hendricks Live
Jun 10 – Chicago, IL @ Athenaeum Theatre
Jun 12 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
Jul 8 – Budapest, Hungary @ Bela Bartok National Concert Hall
Jul 16 – Ludlow, UK @ Ludlow Castle (with Snow Patrol)
Aug 4 – San Diego, CA @ Belly Up
Aug 5 – Phoenix, AZ @ Musical Instrument Museum
Aug 7 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco
Aug 8 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Aug 9 – Grass Valley, CA @ The Center for the Arts
Aug 12 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater
Aug 13 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre
Aug 14 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
Sep 25 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
Oct 27 – London, UK @ Royal Albert Hall
Get tickets at corinnebaileyrae.com.
