News: David Gray Announces New Album And World Tour

David Gray’s story is unlike any other. He spent almost a decade striving to make a breakthrough, and when it happened it did so in the biggest way imaginable as White Ladder became one of the best-selling British albums of recent decades and established him as an arena-filling artist. As the years have passed, his songcraft has only been deepened by his natural ability to convey specific emotions, atmospheres or, as heard on his acclaimed 2021 album Skellig, a perception of place – all positioning him in the lineage of classic poetic singer-songwriters rather than lovestruck acoustic troubadours. While the likes of Ed Sheeran, Adele and Hozier have acknowledged his influence, David has continued to follow his own artistic path.

Now, his next chapter comes with the release of his new album Dear Life on January 17, 2025, through Gray’s own independent label Laugh A Minute Records, in partnership with Secretly Distribution, which is quite possibly the deepest, strangest and loveliest set of his career to date. He launches the album alongside its lead single ‘Plus & Minus’ and unveils plans for a forty-one-date world tour, entitled the Past & Present Tour, which includes London’s Royal Albert Hall on April 3 and Dublin’s 3Arena on April 5.

The Past & Present Tour will commence in January 2025. Pre-sale tickets will be available starting at 10am on Tuesday, September 17th and will remain live until remaining tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday, September 20th.

JANUARY 2025
24^th – Boston, MGM Music Hall at Fenway
25^th – Philadelphia, The Met
26^th – Washington, Anthem
28^th – New York, Beacon Theatre
31^st – Toronto, Massey Hall

FEBRUARY 2025
1^st – Detroit, Masonic Cathedral Theatre
2^nd – Chicago, Chicago Theatre
3^rd – Minneapolis, State Theatre
6^th – Portland, Keller Auditorium
7^th – Seattle, Moore Theatre
8^th – Vancouver, The Centre
10^th – Oakland, Fox Theatre
13^th – Highland, Yaamava Theatre
14^th – Los Angeles, Orpheum Theatre
15^th – Valley Centre, Harrah’s Resort Southern California
17^th – Salt Lake City, Delta Hall Eccles Theatre
18^th – Denver, Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre
20^th – Austin TX, ACL Live Moody Theatre
21^st – Dallas TX – Majestic Theatre
23^rd – Atlanta GA, Coca-Cola Roxy
24^th – Nashville TN, Ryman Auditorium

MARCH 2025
13^th – Portsmouth, Guildhall*
14^th – Brighton, Dome*
16^th – Swansea, Arena*
17^th – Bath, Forum*
18^th – Oxford, New Theatre*
20^th – Newcastle, O2 City Hall*
21^st – Stockton, Globe*
22^nd – Glasgow, SEC Armadillo* SOLD OUT
24^th – Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall*
25^th – Manchester, O2 Apollo*
27^th – Sheffield, City Hall*
28^th – Llandudno, Venue Cymru*
29^th – Leicester, De Montfort Hall*
31^st – Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall*

APRIL 2025
1^st – Birmingham, Symphony Hall*
3^rd – London, Royal Albert Hall* SOLD OUT
5^th – Dublin, 3Arena* SOLD OUT
7^th – Brussels, Cirque Royal*
9^th – Amsterdam, Royal Theatre Carré*
10^th – Amsterdam, Royal Theatre Carré*
12^th – Copenhagen, KB Hall*
*= Support by Talia Rae

MAY 2025
2^nd – Dublin, 3Arena – NEW DATE
6^th – Glasgow, SEC Armadillo – NEW DATE
8^th – Wolverhampton Civic Hall – NEW DATE
9^th – London, Palladium –  NEW DATE

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