Calum Scott

Frontier Touring is thrilled to announce New Zealand singer, songwriter and guitarist Mitch James as special guest on Calum Scott’s Bridges World Tour 2022. Mitch will open proceedings at both Melbourne shows, Sydney and Brisbane with a special guest to be announced soon for Auckland.

On joining Calum on his world tour, Mitch says:

“I couldn’t be more excited to join the AMAZING Calum Scott on his world tour. I’ve been a big fan for a while so I’m truly humbled and honoured to play with him in 35 different cities all across the globe.”

The first Melbourne Corner Hotel show on Tuesday 8 November is sold out, with tickets to the second date on Wednesday 9 November selling fast. Fans should jump in now for remaining tickets for Sydney’s Enmore Theatre show on Friday 11 November, The Tivoli in Brisbane on Saturday 12 November and Auckland’s Powerstation on Tuesday 15 November, via frontiertouring.com/calumscott.

27-year-old Mitch James is renowned for his open-book candour, which comes across in his social media posts, at his live shows, and through his emotive and compelling songcraft. He established himself half a decade ago with the acoustic-pop song ‘No Fixed Abode’, which led to the release of his debut self-titled album, Mitch James, in 2018. The album also spawned the mega-streaming hits, ‘Bright Blue Skies’, ‘21’ and ‘Old News’.

James lives in the coastal suburb Mission Bay, Aotearoa’s largest city, Auckland but has strong connections to the bohemian hub of Dunedin, one of New Zealand’s southernmost cities. ​

In recent years, James has toured the world alongside his mentors and good friends Six60 and Ed Sheeran, where he opened the show in front of 100,000 fans across three nights at New Zealand’s Dunedin Forsyth Barr Stadium in March 2018.

 

On Friday 4 November, Mitch James will release his sophomore album patience (via Sony Music, pre-order here) and includes the album’s lead single ‘motions’, available everywhere now.

“’motions’ is basically about being lost on the way to finding yourself,” he says. “I wanted to say, “Hey, I’m very lost and this is very hard,’ but not like a negative way of looking at it. ​ I still have the drive and the want to get out of the situation.” – Mitch James

Calum Scott is touring in support of his 2022 acclaimed sophomore album, Bridges (out now via Universal Music Australia, here) and includes the hits, ‘Heaven’ and ‘Boys In The Street’, ‘If You Ever Change Your Mind’, ‘Biblical’ and ‘Rise’. Before witnessing Calum Scott live, check out the multi-track live performance of songs from ‘Bridges (Live From London)’.

The multi-platinum selling artist has also released the smash hits, ‘Dancing On My Own’, ‘You Are The Reason’, ‘No Matter What’ plus club hits ‘Rain In Ibiza’, ‘Love On Myself’ and the 3x ARIA Platinum selling ‘Where Are You Now’.

Don’t miss Calum Scott with special guest Mitch James on the Bridges World Tour 2022.

Frontier Touring are delighted to announce British singer songwriter Calum Scott will return to Australia and New Zealand for the first time since 2018, playing shows in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Auckland this November. 

The Yorkshire born artist will kick off his tour with his first ever west coast performance at Metropolis Fremantle (Perth) on Saturday 5 November. He will then take to the east coast playing Corner Hotel (Melbourne) on Tuesday 8 November, Enmore Theatre (Sydney) on Friday 11 November, The Tivoli (Brisbane) on Saturday 12 November, and closing the tour at Powerstation (Auckland) on Tuesday 15 November. 

“This year couldn’t really get any better and then I go ahead and release headline tour dates in Australia and New Zealand..! Literally cannot wait to be back in two countries I never thought I’d have the opportunity to visit let alone have my own show in - mind blown! I am coming with my band, with brand new music and with the same love for these countries that I left with in 2018.  After the last few years we’ve all had, I promise these shows are going to be magic.” 

Frontier Members get exclusive access to pre-sale tickets at 12pm AEST on Tuesday 26 April before the general public on sale begins Friday 29 April at 12pm AEST. Tickets available at frontiertouring.com/calumscott. 

Calum Scott's latest single ‘If You Ever Change Your Mind’ is about the pain of heartbreak and lost love, with undertones of hopefulness throughout that make it a beautiful and touching ballad. Taken from his yet to be announced sophomore album due for release later this year, he gave fans a taste of what to expect with earlier releases ‘Biblical’ and ‘Rise’, which both debuted in 2021, three years after the release of his first full-length record Only Human.   

While best known for his slow tempo tracks and breathtaking vocal range, Calum’s musical catalogue has expanded since his last AU and NZ visit. With two huge house music collaborations added to his repertoire in the past year he put his melodic vocals to superb use on the ARIA Platinum certified ‘Where Are You Now’ – the #1 Australian Radio Chart smash by Belgian DJ Lost Frequencies that hit #5 on the ARIA Singles Chart – and ‘Rain In Ibiza’, the three-way anthemic collaboration between German Dj Felix Jaehn, The Stickmen Project, and Calum.  In 2019, Scott teamed up with Felix Jaehn on the summer dance hit ‘Love On Myself’. 

Calum Scott became a household name after competing on Britain’s Got Talent in 2015 where he auditioned with a perfectly stripped back cover of Robyn’s ‘Dancing On My Own’. The performance earned him an emotional standing ovation from the audience and judging panel, including a golden buzzer from Simon Cowell. His ‘golden-boy’ status continued when he independently released his cover of ‘Dancing On My Own’ which peaked at #2 on both the ARIA and UK Singles Charts. The now ARIA 11x Platinum certified single also reached #1 in six countries, became Britian’s best-selling single of the summer 2016 and earned him a coveted nomination for British Single of the Year at the 2017 Brit Awards. 

The track was later added to his debut album, Only Human, which was released in 2018 following his signing to Capitol Records. The debut record hit No.1 on the iTunes album chart in 21 countries across the globe and housed 15 soulful tracks packed with deeply reflective and personal lyrics, as well as both the original cover and a remix of ‘Dancing On My Own’ by Dutch DJ and producer Tiësto.  

Some of the most beloved singles from this album include ‘Rhythm Inside’, ‘You Are The Reason’, ‘What I Miss Most’, and ‘If Our Love Is Wrong’, which explore the feelings of liberation and self-acceptance that Calum says accompanied his coming out journey, along with past experiences of love and heartbreak. 

‘Scott is one of those artists that’s even better live than he is on record’ – Entertainment Focus 

‘His emotion is raw, and his story-telling ability through the music surely leaves a message that resonates with every single member of the audience in one way or another.’ – Platform Magazine 

‘A moment of pure magic.’ – Ambient Light 

‘Stellar performer’ – Female First 

Calum Scott is an artist that brings his life experiences to the stage in the same way he does his song writing, with fans encouraged to come prepared to sing and cry alongside him simultaneously.