Chris Rea announces 2012 tour

FOLLOWING his sell-out UK and European tour last year, Chris Rea is returning to the UK for a full-on circuit. The tour will support the release of his first batch of new material in over a decade.

Chris’ career spans over 30 years, and both The Road to Hell in 1989 and Auberge in 1991 debuted at number one in the UK, firmly positioning him as one of the country’s most talented musicians and songwriters.

His catalogue includes such classic songs as ‘Fool (If You Think It's Over)’, ‘On The Beach’, ‘Let's Dance’, ‘Josephine’, ‘Stainsby Girl’s and ‘I Can Hear Your Heartbeat’, ‘Working On It’, ‘The Road To Hell (Part 2)’, ‘Auberge’, ‘God’s Great Banana Skin’ and ‘Julia’.

New album The Santo Spirito Project will be released by Rhino UK, a division of Warner Music, on 5 September 2011. Chris Rea will play at Manchester’s O2 Apollo on Sunday 25 March 2012.

Tickets go on sale 9am on Friday 17 June 2011 priced at £33. Visit www.livenation.co.uk/artist/chris-rea-tickets for more details.