West End superstars Michael Ball and Alfie Boe have today (September 2nd) announced they are to join forces once again for a brand new album and tour!
Set to arrive Friday, November 8th 2024, the duos sixth studio album ‘Together At Home’ marks their 10th year of making music together, and acts as a hymn to the “people and places that mean the most to them”.
Made up of 12 tracks, including a special version of the timeless debut solo single from former M People singer Heather Small ‘Proud’, the record serves as the follow up to 2022’s ‘Together in Vegas’.
Commenting on their decision to record the much loved track, Ball says via a press release: “It’s a song that was used for the 2012 London Olympics, and this summer I went to the Paris Olympics to watch Grace, my granddaughter, playing in the rugby sevens with Team GB. There’s me and my partner Cathy (McGowan) sat in the Stade de France, 66,000 people. On she runs and genuinely, I’ve never felt so proud in my life – or as nervous! And when she scored a try, and there’s her name up on the scoreboard, it was wonderful. The heart-bursting pride Cath and I both felt – incredible!”
With Boe adding: “We’re proud of where we’re from. Proud of this country, of being British and welcoming people home. And welcoming people into our home is something that I think is important.”
Listen to ‘Proud’ below:
To commemorate the albums release, the pair will take to the road next year to perform a sting of live dates across the UK throughout March and April.
Scheduled to kick off in Cardiff on March 29th, the jaunt will see the duo play a further 11 shows in Bournemouth, Nottingham, Newcastle, Manchester, Liverpool Aberdeen, Glasgow, Leeds, Birmingham, and London, before wrapping up proceedings in Brighton on April 12th.
Check out the full list of dates below:
March
Sat 29th – CARDIFF, Utilita Arena
Sun 30th – BOURNEMOUTH, International Centre
April
Tue 1st – NOTTINGHAM, Motorpoint Arena
Wed 2nd – MANCHESTER, AO Arena
Sat 5th – LIVERPOOL, M&S Bank Arena
Mon 7th – ABERDEEN, P&J Live
Tue 8th – GLASGOW, OVO Hydro
Thu 10th – LEEDS, First Direct Arena
Fri 11th – BIRMINGHAM, BP Pulse Live
Sun 13th – LONDON, The O2
Mon 14th – BRIGHTON, Centre
Presales for Ball & Boe’s UK tour will start Tuesday 10 September 2024 at 10am local time and will continue throughout the week with general on sale starting from Friday 13th September 2024 at 10am local time via LiveNation.co.uk.
‘Together At Home’ is available for pre-oder here