James Arthur Announces New Single 'Get Down' Out March 3rd 2014


James Arthur Announces New Single 'Get Down' Out March 3rd 2014

Following a tumultuous and highly successful 2013 which saw his eponymously titled debut album storm the UK album charts and win huge international acclaim, James Arthur kicks off the new year with a bang with an extensive debut solo tour and the release of new single 'Get Down' - out on March 3rd through Syco Records.

Driven forward by atmospheric beats, euphoric strings and uplifting, heartfelt vocals, 'Get Down' is a life-affirming show-stopper underpinned by James' introspective lyrics which defiantly banish his demons and look optimistically forward.

Currently in the midst of a sold out headline tour which sees him perform 24 shows across the UK and Ireland, James will embark on his first ever European tour in February taking in 21 dates including two consecutive nights at Paris' La Cigale. Full tour dates and ticket details below.

Before Christmas James beat off stiff competition from Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Alex Hepburn and Avicii to win Best New Artist at the prestigious NRJ Awards in France and also won Best Song at the influential 40PP Awards in Spain for 'Impossible', beating Robin Thicke, Daft Punk, Avicii and Bruno Mars. His acclaimed debut album, co-written and recorded with some of the world's hottest producers and stars including, Salaam Remi, Naughty Boy, TMS, Mojam, Da Internz and Emeli Sand', has gone Gold in the UK and has sold close to half a million records worldwide.

JANUARY 2014
05 - Ipswich Regent
06 - Southend Cliff Pavilion
07 - Cardiff St David's Hall
09 - Edinburgh Usher Hall
10 - Glasgow Clyde Auditorium
11 - Liverpool Empire
13 - Sheffield City Hall
14 - Portsmouth Guildhall
15 - London Eventim Apollo
17 - Plymouth Pavilions
18 - Bristol Colston Hall
19 - Oxford New Theatre
21 - Leeds O2 Academy
22 - Manchester O2 Apollo
24 - Middlesbrough Town Hall
25 - Middlesbrough Town Hall
26 - Blackpool Opera House
28 - Nottingham Royal Centre
29 - Newcastle City Hall
30 - Wolverhampton Civic Hall

FEBRUARY 2014
01 - Belfast Waterfront
02 - Belfast Waterfront
03 - Dublin Olympia Theatre
04 - Cork Opera House
07 - Madrid Joy Eslava
08 - Barcelona Bikini
10 - Lausanne Les Docks
11 - Zurich Kaufleuten
12 - Munich Backstage Werk
13 - Vienna Arena Wien
15 - Frankfurt Gibson
16 - Cologne Kantine
17 - Berlin Postbahnhof
18 - Hamburg Gr_nspan
20 - Copenhagen Vega
21 - Stockholm Klubben
22 - Oslo John Dee
24 - Amsterdam Melkweg
25 - Brussels Ancienne Belgique
26 - Paris La Cigale
27 - Paris La Cigale

MARCH
01 - Luxembourg Rockhal
02 - Prague Lucerna
04 - Warsaw Palladium




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