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Khalid announces 2019 UK arena tour
The singer's Free Spirit tour comes to the UK later this year.
Khalid has confirmed details of a forthcoming UK arena tour.
He kicks off the newly announced dates in London on 17 September 2019, before heading to Glasgow, Birmingham and Leeds.
These shows will be in celebration of the superstar’s new album Free Spirit, which was released on Friday 5 April 2019.
The Texas-raised musician broke into the mainstream in 2017 with his highly regarded debut album American Teen. The record has achieved gold status in the UK and features the hit singles Young, Dumb & Broke and Location. The album was well received critically, picking up two nominations at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.
Last summer Khalid scored his biggest hit in the UK to date with the Benny Blanco and Halsey collaboration Eastside, which peaked at No.1 on the Official UK Singles Chart. The track remained within the top 10 for a further seven weeks. Other artists Khalid has collaborated with include Alessia Cara, Logic, Marshmello, Billie Eilish and Calvin Harris.
Known for his powerful live shows, the last time Khalid was in the UK the singer sold out two nights at London’s Eventim Apollo.
On Friday 5 April 2019, Khalid released his highly anticipated sophomore studio album Free Spirit, featuring the singles Talk, My Bad, Self and Don’t Pretend. Take a listen to the bouncy lead single Talk below:
This upcoming arena tour will give UK fans the first chance to catch songs from Free Spirit live for the first time.
Here are the dates:
17 September 2019 – The O2, London
20 September 2019 – The SSE Hydro, Glasgow
21 September 2019 – Resorts World Arena, Birmingham
22 September 2019 – First Direct Arena, Leeds
Tickets for the tour will be available from 10:00 on Friday 12 April 2019 through Ticketmaster.co.uk.
