Singer-songwriter James Morrison will visit York next year as part of his new tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of his hit debut album, Undiscovered.
The tour will see James play Undiscovered in its entirety. The set will take in its big hits ‘You Give Me Something’ and ‘Wonderful World’, fan favourites ‘The Pieces Don’t Fit Anymore’ and ‘This Boy’ as well as rarely performed songs such as ‘One Last Chance’ and ‘How Come’.
The shows will be rounded off with highlights from the rest of his storied career. James Morrison is at York Barbican on Wednesday 13 May.
Tickets for the York date go on sale here from 10am this Friday 14 November.
‘Undiscovered’ was the record that changed everything for James Morrison. Back then, he was fitting carpets by day, playing open mics by night and driving up and down to London at any spare moment, taking meeting after meeting with the multiple record companies interested in signing him.
Money was tight, but it barely mattered as James was fuelled by the excitement of potentially having a big future ahead of him.
And with the release of ‘Undiscovered’, that future became grander than he could have ever expected.
Its singles, ‘You Give Me Something’ (#5, Platinum) and ‘Wonderful World’ (#8, Gold) both made him a constant fixture in the charts throughout the second half of 2006. The ‘Undiscovered’ album was an even bigger phenomenon, spending two weeks at #1 and an entire year in the Top 40.
With over 1.5 million domestic sales, it has been certified 5 x Platinum. His three subsequent BRIT nominations resulted in him claiming 2007’s British Male Solo Artist award.
James said, “I can’t quite believe it’s been 20 years since Undiscovered, but I’m so looking forward to playing these shows. I still love all of those songs- they took me all around the world- so it will be great to play a lot of them live again for the first time since the album came out. We’ll also throw in the other favourites.
“It’s going to be a lot of fun and I look forward to seeing everyone there.”
