RALEIGH WILL ALSO SUPPORT GEORGE EZRA ON TOUR THIS FEBRUARY AND EMBARKS ON HIS OWN HEADLINE TOUR THIS APRIL
“Jacob ‘Raleigh Ritchie’ Anderson might be the best young RnB singer-songwriter in Britain” – The Telegraph
“A soulful pop singer and an unsullied warrior, Raleigh Ritchie is a young Londoner to watch” – i-D
“Raleigh Ritchie is British entertainment’s new renaissance man” – Esquire
“Ritchie’s debut album will be sensational” – Sunday Times Culture
“Bright, charming, and downright sweet” – Pitchfork
Raleigh Ritchie will release his brilliant new single ‘The Greatest’ on April 13 via Columbia Records. News of the release comes as Raleigh is announced as main support for George Ezra across the UK next month.
Raleigh will embark on his very own headline tour of the UK this April. Opening at King Tuts in Glasgow on April 20 and closing in Norwich on April 25, the 5-date tour will see Raleigh play his biggest headline show to date at the Brixton Electric in London on April 23.
Full tour dates:
February
Thursday 12 Le Bataclan, Paris w/George Ezra
Tuesday 17 Colston Hall, Bristol w/George Ezra
Wednesday 18 O2 Academy, Birmingham w/George Ezra
Friday 20 O2 Academy Brixton, London w/George Ezra
Saturday 21 O2 Apollo, Manchester w/George Ezra
Sunday 22 O2 Academy, Glasgow w/George Ezra
April
Monday 20 King Tuts, Glasgow
Tuesday 21 Academy 3, Manchester
Thursday 23 Brixton Electric, London
Friday 24 Institute Library, Birmingham
Saturday 25 Waterfront, Norwich
Earlier this month Raleigh joined forces with one of his idols RUN-DMC as he performed with the hip hop legends at a special one off show at London’s Scala. As well as providing the support for the evening, Ritchie was invited to perform one of their greatest hits, ‘Walk This Way’ live on stage with the band.
You can also watch a specially recorded live version of Raleigh’s track ‘Birthday Girl’ here:
Raleigh Ritchie’s debut album will be released later this year.