Van Morrison has introduced “a uncommon run of UK dwell performances”.
Van Morrison is taking part in a handful of intimate gigs within the UK this March
The ‘Days Like This’ hitmaker is about to play a handful of intimate concert events at “specifically chosen” venues, kicking off on the Royal Live performance Corridor in Nottingham on March 18.
The 79-year-old jazz and blues legend will then play Birmingham’s Symphony Corridor on March 19, the New Theatre Oxford on March 23, and The Subscription Rooms in Stroud, Gloucestershire on March 24.
Tickets go on sale at 9am GMT on Friday (07.02.25) through Ticketmaster.
This month, Van will play two hometown gigs at Whitla Corridor in Belfast on February 21 and 22, in addition to taking part in Antwerp, Brussels and The Hague.
The ‘Brown Eyed Woman’ singer is touring in assist of his 2024 album ‘New Preparations And Duets’, which is made up of unreleased songs from his archive.
He had all the time needed to file a duet with Willie Nelson, and was thrilled to do two songs, ‘What’s Mistaken With This Image?’ and ‘Steal My Coronary heart Away’, with the 91-year-old people legend.
He beforehand advised The Solar: “It had been on my thoughts to do a duet with Willie Nelson for an extended, very long time however I didn’t get the chance.”
After sharing the identical stage, the pair headed to a studio in Pittsburgh to get to work and hit it off immediately.
Heaping reward on his duet companion, Van mentioned: “It was completely implausible. Very stress-free and really skilled. Willie got here in and delivered.
“I performed these songs for him and he was into them. There’s not quite a lot of pondering with these things. The much less backwards and forwards the higher.
“Willie covers all of the bases and, to me, he’s similar to Ray Charles. I like his work and I heard he appreciated mine.”
‘New Preparations and Duets’ additionally options Joss Stone, Curtis Stigers and Kurt Elling.
Van’s final tour was the ‘Intensify the Optimistic’ jaunt, named after his 2023 LP, which noticed him play London’s legendary Royal Albert Corridor final June.
Van Morrison’s March 2025 UK tour dates are:
18 – Royal Live performance Corridor, Nottingham
19 – Symphony Corridor, Birmingham
23 – New Theatre Oxford, Oxford
24 – The Subscription Rooms, Stroud