Amy Macdonald to perform surprise free pop up set in Glasgow to mark new album tour dates
The chart-topping Scots singer’s new single Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For? premiered on BBC Radio 2’s Scott Mills show this morning.
Amy Macdonald is to perform free pop up set at Glasgow’s Princes Square, Glasgow to celebrate her new album and a UK and European tour announcement. The chart-topping Scots singer’s new single Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For? premiered on BBC Radio 2 ’s Scott Mills show this morning.
It will be followed by Amy’s new album of the same name which is released on July 11. Amy’s tour will see her perform a massive homecoming show at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro.
But this week she has lined up a surprise pop-up show at Prince’s Square at 1pm on Friday.
Amy, who is one of Scotland’s favourite singers is known for her uplifting songs and relatable struggles. Her five albums, to date, have sold 12 million copies with over a billion streams.
She has also performed to over 5 million people worldwide. Her sixth album is currently available to pre-order. The Hydro show will take place on December 12.
As well as the tour dates, Amy has lined up major festival sets, including the Isle of Wight and the Neighbourhood Weekender, as well as further shows in Germany and Switzerland.
Amy said: “I feel very lucky to be in the place I am now. I’ve got this career, good friends, my family, and people still seem to want to hear my music, which is great. There’s a realness in me, something raw – honestly I’m winging it most of the time.”
The album’s title track introduces the record.
Amy added: “This song was actually inspired by when they opened The Sphere in Las Vegas – I woke up one day and saw all of these videos of it, and I thought, this is incredible! I was totally blown away by it, and it reminded me of how gigs are experiences.
“It really inspired me and made me think about how music is for me, and gigs have always been the most important part. But streaming has created the demand for new music all of the time – it’s like a constant treadmill.
“This song is my view on how people always expect more music and social media content.”
A pre-sale for tour tickets, which opens at 10am on Monday, April 28. It will remain live until the general sale opens at 10am on Wednesday, April 30th. The full list of live dates across UK, Ireland and Europe are listed below.
In addition to digital formats, ‘Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For?’ will be released on black vinyl and CD from Amy’s official store, while Amazon has an exclusive signed Deluxe CD.
The album features 10 new songs.
Tracklist:
- ‘Is This What You’ve Been Waiting For?’
- ‘Trapped’
- ‘Can You Hear Me?’
- ‘I’m Done (Games That You Play)’
- ‘The Hope’
- ‘Forward’
- ‘We Survive’
- ‘One More Shot’
- ‘Physical’
- ‘It’s All So Long Ago’
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Amy’s tour dates in full are
APRIL
10th - Zermatt, Unplugged, Switzerland SOLD OUT
MAY
24th - Warrington, Neighbourhood Weekender
JUNE
20th - Isle of Wight Festival
JULY
16th - Locarno, Moon & Stars Festival, Switzerland
24th - Rottweil, Kraftwerk, Germany SOLD OUT
26th - Creuzberg, Musiksommer, Germany SOLD OUT
27th - Karlsruhe, Das Fest, Germany
29th - Bremen, Seebuhne, Germany SOLD OUT
31st - Jena, Kulturarena, Germany SOLD OUT
AUGUST
2nd- Saarbrücken, Saarlandhalle, Germany
3rd - Freiburg, Zelt Music Festival, Germany
NOVEMBER
20th - London, Eventim Apollo
21st - Wolverhampton, The Civic Hall
22nd - Sheffield, City Hall
24th - Newcastle, O2 City Hall
26th - Portsmouth, Guildhall
27th - Swansea, Arena
28th - Bath, Forum
30th - Dublin, 3Olympia
DECEMBER
1st - Belfast, Telegraph
3rd - Cambridge, Corn Exchange
4th - Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall
5th - Manchester, O2 Apollo
12th - Glasgow, OVO Hydro
FEBRUARY
8 th – Germany, Munich, Zenith
9 th Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Den Atelier
11 th – Germany, Berlin, Tempodrom
12 th – Germany, Hamburg, Sporthalle
13 th – Germany, Leipzip, Haus Auensee
16 th – Austria, Vienna, Gasometer
17 th – Italy, Milan, Fabrique
18 th – Switzerland, Zurich, The Hall
20 th – Germany, Wiesbaden, Schlachthof
21 st – Belgium, Antwerp, De Roma
22 nd – Belgium, Brussels, Ancienne Belgique
24 th – The Netherlands, Utrecht, Tivoli Vredenburg
25 th – The Netherlands, Groningen, De Oosterpoort
26 th – Germany, Cologne, Palladium