Shayne Ward is set to celebrate his early pop success with his spring ‘Anthology’ tour.
The hitmaker – who shot to fame after winning the second series of ‘The X Factor UK’ back in 2005 – has announced an initial run of three shows throughout April.
Launching April 9 at Manchester’s O2 Ritz, the No Promises singer will also stop at Glasgow’s SWG3 Galvanizers on April 12 and London’s O2 Academy Islington on April 15.
Additionally, his second album ‘Breathless’ will be reissued on 2LP vinyl in Feburary, with those who pre-order the album this week from Shayne’s Official Store receiving a pre-sale link.
Exciting news! Shayne Ward will be embarking on a UK Anthology Live tour with stops in Manchester, Glasgow, and London. Pre-sale begins TOMORROW! More dates to be announced, stay tuned for updates! #ShayneWard #AnthologyLive #Manchester #Glasgow #London #dream #livemusic #uktour pic.twitter.com/RUPpc1X4rA
— Shayne Ward (@shayneTward) January 30, 2023
Tickets go on sale this week with more dates to be announced.
Last year, Shayne revisited his first three albums with an ‘Anthology’ box set, featuring expanded editions of ‘Shayne Ward’ (2006), ‘Breathless’ (2007) and ‘Obsession’ (2010).
Speaking in the December 2022 issue of RETROPOP, the singer opened up about his early success, revealing: “I was surrounded instantly by some of pop’s top writers and producers.
“My first album was more ballad-heavy with only one uptempo,” he added, laughing, “I’m guessing the brief was ‘love songs’ and we all know that sells.”
When it came to his follow-ups, however, Shayne worked with an array of big-name producers and writers including RedOne and Taio Cruz, however during the process he began collaborating with a variety of other musical heavyweights and those tracks were never included.
Looking back, he admitted: “Like with everything, time moves quickly and so do opinions. There was a three year period in between my second and third album and I recorded so much as part of a writing camp in America, bouncing between rooms for recording sessions. Songs used to be leaked all the time and unfortunately mine did. They only ever stayed as demos, but my RedOne songs, Love Being In Love and Let’s Do It, should’ve been released as they were sure fire hits.
“I recorded these with Red just as the world was about to meet the pop legend that is Lady Gaga, and RedOne and Akon co-wrote Just Dance with her. Me and Taio Cruz wrote together too and it was fire, but never got released. One song was called Take You Home and it was another summer sexy banger. We need to release it. Let’s make it happen!”
