One of the UK’s most exciting and successful boy bands are back! To celebrate their 20th anniversary, Blue have announced today their Heart & Soul Tour. Blue will play 14 arena shows around the UK and tickets go on sale this Friday at 9am. Blue will be joined on tour by Atomic Kitten, who will be very special guests at every date. Tickets can be purchased from www.officialblue.com.
The announcement for the Heart & Soul Tour comes 20 years to the week that Blue released their smash hit #1 debut album, All Rise. The album, which was released 20 years ago this week, went on to sell over 1.4 million copies in the UK alone and was certified 4x Platinum. The tour sees all four original members – Antony Costa, Duncan James, Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe – reunite for a fun-filled epic show. The concert will feature all the band’s hits from their 5 albums as well as some incredible surprises. The tour also marks the first time that the Atomic Kitten line up of Jenny Frost, Liz McClarnon and Natasha Hamilton will perform together in over a decade.
Speaking of the tour, Blue added: “We can’t believe it’s been 20 years since All Rise, our debut album, was released. It’s been quite the ride since then and now we have so much to look forward to as we go into our third decade! We had a lot of time in lock down to reconnect as friends and we started thinking how we could celebrate the anniversary. The four of us started working on new music and it felt so good to be back doing what we love again. This time off during the pandemic also made us realise how much we missed performing live. We can’t wait to get back on the road and see all of you at our Heart & Soul Tour. We have been planning this tour for a while and we promise you, we’ll be putting on the best show and making it a celebratory night you won’t forget! We have some surprises up our sleeve for the 20th anniversary so stay tuned, 2022 is going to be a big one!”
Tickets are priced at £43 and £38 with a limited number of premium front tickets at £50. Purchase tickets at www.officialblue.com.
Blue are one of the most successful British bands and have sold over 16 million albums worldwide including 3.6 million albums and 1.4 million singles in the UK. Their first 3 albums all topped the Official Album Chart and the group have worked with a variety of legends including Stevie Wonder, Elton John and Lil’ Kim. The British four-piece have recently begun work on new music, with announcements to come.
Tour dates:
11th September – Belfast, Waterfront Hall
12th September – Dublin, 3Olympia Theatre
17th September – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena
18th September – Leeds, First Direct Arena
19th September – Glasgow, OVO Hydro
21st September – Aberdeen, P&J Live
22nd September – Newcastle, Utilita Arena
24th September – Manchester, AO Arena
25th September – Birmingham, Resorts World Arena
26th September – Brighton, Brighton Centre
28th September – Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena
29th September – London, The O2
1st October – Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena
2nd October – Bournemouth, International Centre
Tickets on sale at www.officialblue.com.
