James Bay has confirmed a series of UK and Ireland tour dates.

The singer-songwriter, whose debut album 'Chaos and the Calm' reached No.1 in the UK at the weekend, will play the countries in September and October.

The run will open at the Manchester O2 Apollo on September 23 before hitting cities such as Glasgow, Leeds and London.

There will be shows in the likes of Brighton and Swindon before Bay concludes things in Belfast and Dublin on October 11 and 14 respectively.

Tickets for the tour will go on sale from Thursday (April 2) at 9am UK time. Check out the schedule below:

• September 23 - Manchester, O2 Apollo
• September 24 - Glasgow, O2 Academy
• September 27 - Newcastle, O2 Academy
• September 28 - Leeds, O2 Academy
• September 30 - London, Brixton Academy 
• October 4 - Cambridge, Corn Exchange
• October 5 - Brighton, Dome
• October 6 - Bournemouth, Solent Hall
• October 8 - Birmingham, O2 Academy
• October 9 - Swindon, Oasis
• October 11 - Belfast, Ulster Hall
• October 14 - Dublin, Olympia

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