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James Blake Announces UK Tour
Tuesday, 19 April 2011 Written by James Conlon
James Blake Announces UK Tour

James Blake has announced that he will be heading on a UK tour this June. The ‘Limit To Your Love’ singer will be performing on nine dates this summer, beginning in Edinburgh’s Liquid Rooms on June 1st.

It has been an incredible twelve months for the BBC Sound of 2011 runner-up, who received critical and commercial acclaim with his minimalist self-titled debut LP earlier this year. The singer has played a number of one-off shows over the past few months, drawing in hoards of press attention in the process.

Blake is also set to make a number of festival appearances this summer, with performances booked for Field Day, Live at Leeds and Glastonbury festivals.

James Blake will play the following tour dates:

Edinburgh Liquid Rooms (June 1)
Glasgow Oran Mor (2)
O2 Newcastle Academy 2 (3)
Liverpool Stanley Theatre (5)
Manchester Sankeys (7)
Birmingham HMV Library (8)
Brighton Komedia (13)
London Koko (14)
Cardiff Globe (16)

Meanwhile, Blake has recently spoken about his plans regarding a follow-up to his debut LP. Speaking to The Skinny, the singer claimed that his next release “should be a 12", and it’s going to be vocal-less and chord-less; so instrumental, beat kind of stuff, because I haven’t done that before.”

When asked whether he feels any pressure heading into his sophomore release, Blake said: “It actually gives me more freedom to do the things I’ve always wanted to do, and possibly couldn’t have done straight away. Why? Because there are more people to listen to it, and whatever you do, it will get attention. It just needs to be good.”

He continued: “For instance, Thom Yorke could make an album in any style he chooses, and it would probably be successful. Primarily because he happens to be very good.”
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