Tour news: Jamie Lawson announces NZ tour in April

Herald online

22 Nov, 2015 04:30 PM2 mins to read

Singer Jamie Lawson announced today, he will play two dates in New Zealand next year. Photo / Getty

Jamie Lawson has performed with Taylor Swift and One Direction, appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and was first to be signed with Ed Sheeran's music label.

Now the UK singer/songwriter has announced a return to New Zealand for two shows next year.

The first will take place at Auckland's Powerstation on April 23, the other is an all ages show at the Isaac Theatre Royal in Christchurch.

Lawson made a huge first impression - gathering thousands of new fans when he first performed as a special act on Ed Sheeran's sold-out arena tour.

He visits New Zealand off the back of chart-topping single Wasn't Expecting That and his recently released self-titled album.

Having played to more than 175,000 fans as Sheeran's guest, Lawson quickly cemented himself as an artist to watch when his music conquered airwaves globally.

I Wasn't Expecting That hit No.7 on the New Zealand Top 40 singles chart and rocketed to No.1 on the iTunes Singer-Songwriter Chart, attaining double platinum single status.

In August, Lawson headlined shows here and in Australia - which quickly sold out, with second dates added in some cities to meet demand.

Featuring his latest hit, Ahead Of Myself, Lawson's self-titled debut was released in October through Sheeran's Gingerbread Man Records and Warner Music.

Lawson's fans showed their support with the LP debuting at No. 3 in New Zealand.

The singer described his offering as, "Folk music, but not in the traditional sense".

"Hopefully it's just a very warm and inviting record that you can step into," he recently told the BBC.

Opening acts are yet to be announced for the Kiwi leg of the tour.