Blue, AKA Antony Costa, Duncan James, Lee Ryan, and Simon Webbe, are back and looking forward to regaining their place as one of the UK’s biggest and best pop bands. Their brilliant new single Haven’t Found You Yet is out today – listen here / watch the video here – and marks their first release in 7 years, the first with new label Tag8 Music / BMG.
This year not only sees the four friends drop a new single but also embark on a career-spanning arena tour and release their sixth album, Heart & Soul. A celebration of everything that made the band special during their heyday, it’s an album that both nods to the past while pushing things forward. With their huge first single, Haven’t Found You Yet, the band tear through an instantly classic-sounding banger that nods to everyone from Justin Bieber to recent Coldplay. This morning, the track premiered on Zoe Ball’s BBC Radio 2 Breakfast show and the video, directed by Jackson Ducasse (Dua Lipa, James Bay, Grace Carter), was revealed during Lorraine’s ITV show.
Co-written by Antony alongside producer Ronny Svendsen, Haven’t Found You Yet quickly became a statement of intent from the band, that they were not only back, but back to what they are best known for, their mix of silky R&B and immaculate pop that garnered them 16 million records sold worldwide, alongside two BRIT awards and 11 UK top 10 hits, including 3 #1’s. With Heart & Soul, they wanted to return to their roots and began working with Hugh Goldsmith again, the industry legend and A&R miracle maker who signed them 21 years ago. Blue add “Haven’t Found You Yet” takes us full circle to the days in the studio with ‘All Rise’ when you could feel the excitement of something new being crafted and here we are again with that same vibe. We knew as soon as we heard it and played it to Hugh, that we had the benchmark for the rest of the album”.
Heart & Soul is set for release in September and features ten tracks (tracklisting below) of not only cheeky, playful pop bangers and huge dancefloor moments but also continues Blue’s penchant for aching ballads and swooning mid-tempos. Heart & Soul can be pre-ordered now by visiting https://Blue.lnk.to/heartandsoul and will be available on CD, Vinyl and Cassette, as well as on all digital platforms. Sign up here to be the first to hear the latest news on Heart & Soul.
Following the album release, Blue will tour the UK with 12 arena dates around the country. Special guests are due to be announced soon and it will no doubt be a show not to be missed. Get your tickets here https://Blue.lnk.to/ticketsnq.
UK Tour Dates
Sunday 4th December – Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
Monday 5th December – Manchester AO Arena
Wednesday 7th December – Leeds First Direct Arena
Friday 9th December – Birmingham Resorts World Arena
Sunday 11th December – Liverpool M&S Bank Arena
Monday 12th December – Brighton Centre
Tuesday 13th December – London The O2
Thursday 15th December – Bournemouth International Centre
Friday 16th December – Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
Sunday 18th December – Aberdeen P&J Live
Monday 19th December – Glasgow OVO Hydro
Tuesday 20th December – Newcastle Utilita Arena
