Lewis Capaldi to play SSE Arena, Belfast in 2023

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After making his eagerly-awaited return last month and rocketing straight to the top of the UK singles chart with ‘Forget Me’, making it his third UK number 1, Lewis Capaldi today announces his brand new record Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent - out May 19th 2023 on EMI Records. Lewis Capaldi plays SSE Arena, Belfast on January 29th 2023, tickets go on sale on Friday 28th October at 09am from Ticketmaster.

It is the follow up to his debut, Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent, which was the biggest selling UK album of both 2019 & 2020.

From announcing the single via a TikTok live stream during the closing night of his two sold-out London’s O2 Arena shows, ‘Forget Me’ arrived with high anticipation from the start, and was shortly followed by a true spectacle of a music video that saw Lewis re-enact Wham’s 1983 hit ‘Club Tropicana’ shot-for-shot. The song - now silver certified and approaching 100 million streams globally - made him just the third artist this year to have a single go straight in at Number 1 in its first week, alongside Harry Styles (‘As It Was’) and Dave (‘Starlight’) and is still sitting in the UK top 3.

So, for album two, the idea is simple but potent: to go in and do the exact same thing. No bells, whistles or starry featured vocalists, and no ruinously expensive stays in distant studios. Like it was on the first album, straight-up, full-force honesty. “I don't want to create a new sound for myself, or reinvent myself.” says Lewis. “The songs I want to write are emotional songs, about love or loss.”

He soon found a groove that suited him just fine, with a recording setup of just a small interface, laptop, speakers, and a Shure SM7B vocal mic. “I felt like I was sounding better because I was just chilled out in my own gaff. Also, a lot of this record was made with most of the same people who I worked with on the first one: TMS, Phil Plested, Nick Atkinson and Edd Holloway. At least one of them's on almost every song.”

It’s safe to say that debut album Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent was a success. Selling over 10 million copies worldwide, the album propelled Capaldi from bedroom musician to superstar. Few have seen a debut release quite like it, becoming the biggest selling UK album of 2019 & 2020, spawning two UK number 1 singles and a number 1 smash hit on both sides of the globe in ‘Someone You Loved’, as well as bagging a few BRITs and a Grammy nomination along the way.

After selling out headline shows to hundreds of thousands across the continents, Lewis sold out London’s SSE Arena Wembley ahead of his debut album release, making him one of the first artists to ever achieve such a feat. Just this summer, he re-emerged to headline his first ever festivals, on top of two rapturous sold out nights at London’s O2 Arena last month. He will now take to the road next year for a full arena headline tour across the UK & Europe. Pre-sale on Oct 26th, and general sale on Oct 28th.

If his first album made him an international star, with his second it’s nothing less than superstardom that beckons. Fans across the world have connected with ‘Forget Me’ in their droves, showing that the insatiable appetite for Capaldi burns as bright as ever.

“I'm ready,” he concludes, champing at the bit to get back out there, “and so are the songs.”

 

JANUARY

Sat 14th            Leeds, First Direct Arena

Mon 16th          Sheffield, Utilita Arena

Wed 18th          Manchester, AO Arena

Thu 19th            Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena

Sat 21st             Newcastle, Utilita Arena

Mon 23             Aberdeen, P&J Live

Tue 24th            Glasgow, OVO Hydro

Thu 26th            Birmingham, Utilita Arena

Fri 27th              Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena

Sun 29th            Belfast, SSE Arena

Mon 30th          Dublin, 3Arena

 

FEBRUARY

Wed 1st            Cardiff, International Arena

Thur 2nd             Exeter, Westpoint Arena

Mon 13th          Warsaw, Torwar - Poland

Tue 14th            Vienna, Stadthalle - Austria

Thu 16th            Berlin, Mercedes-Benz Arena - Germany

Fri 17th              Prague, O2 Arena - Czech Republic

Sun 19th            Hamburg, Barclays Arena - Germany

Tue 21st             Frankfurt, Festhalle - Germany

Thu 23rd            Antwerp, Sportpaleis - Belgium

Sat 25th            Amsterdam, Ziggo Dome - Netherlands

Sun 26th            Paris, Accor Arena - France

Tue 28th            Cologne, Lanxess Arena - Germany

 

MARCH

Thu 2nd Copenhagen, Royal Arena - Denmark

Fri 3rd                Oslo, Spektrum - Norway

Sun 5th             Stockholm, Avicii Arena - Sweden

Tue 7th              Zurich, Hallenstadion - Switzerland

Wed 8th            Milan, Mediolanum Forum - Italy

Fri 10th              Barcelona, Palau Sant Jordi - Spain

Sat 11th Madrid, WiZink Center - Spain

Tue 14th            Stuttgart, Schleyerhalle - Germany

Wed 15th          Munich, Olympiahalle - Germany

 

Biggest Selling UK Album Of Both 2019 & 2020

x5 Top 10 Singles & x3 Number 1’s

Longest Running Consecutive Weeks In Top 10 UK Album Chart For Solo Artist Album (77 Weeks)

‘Someone You Loved’ More Weeks In Top 10 Than Any Song EVER By British Act

Biggest Selling Single Of 2019

Biggest Streamed Week 1 Debut Album Of All Time

x2 BRIT Award Winner & GRAMMY™️ Nominee

x5 UK Official Top 10 Singles including 2 x UK Official Number 1 Singles

x5 Billboard Top 10 Singles including Number 1 Single 'Someone You Loved'

x5 Consecutive No 1 US Radio Airplay Singles ('Someone You Loved' & 'Before You Go')

Over 25 Billion Worldwide Streams

 

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