Dublin singer-songwriter Gavin James has announced his 2022 Irish tour to mark the forthcoming release of his much-anticipated third studio album.

The exciting run of dates will see the good-natured act stop at Dublin Castle, Cork Opera House, Mayo's Royal Theatre Castlebar, LakeLand Session Mullingar, Derry's Millennium Forum, Killarney's INEC Arena, Sligo's Knockarea Arena, Leisureland Galway, Wexford Opera House, Limerick King Johns Castle and Telegraph Belfast.

Former busking sensation Gavin James' songcraft has been the key to unlocking an impressive 1.5 billion streams, 6 million monthly listeners at Spotify and selling 32 Platinum and Gold records across the globe.

Gavin will also join veteran musician James Blunt on his UK Arena tour starting in February 2022.

Previous hits ‘Always’, ‘Nervous’, ‘Sober’ and brand new single ‘Greatest Hits’ have cemented the artist's ability to spawn radio and chart winners across the world. His latest offering is currently in the top 5 radio airplay charts in Ireland, playlisted on BBC Radio 2 and been championed in Brazil, Switzerland, Portugal, Belgium, France, Germany and Japan.

In his time, Gavin has played shows with the likes of Niall Horan, Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith, as well as his own sold-out world tour which started in 2019. The jaunt ended with a sold out 3Arena Dublin show, one of the last shows in Ireland before lockdown. Since then, James has released his No.1 Irish album and airplay-charting ‘Boxes’ EP.

The Dubliner has come a long way from his early days busking on Grafton Street. His international touring has resulted in 250,000 ticket sales for his headline shows across the world, including two nights at Dublin’s 13,000 capacity 3Arena. Last month, he made a triumphant return to major venues when he played to 40,000 people in Switzerland.

Gavin has just finished up work on his third album and kicks off 2022 by headlining the New Years Days festival at Dublin Castle ahead of his Irish tour.

TOUR DATES 2022

Jan 01 Dublin, NEW YEARS DAY FESTIVAL

April 02 Opera House, Cork
April 03 Opera House, Cork
April 12 Opera House, Wexford
April 15 Leisureland, Galway
April 16 Leisureland, Galway
April 17 Royal theatre Castlebar
April 18 Millennium Forum, Derry
April 21 Telegraph Belfast, Belfast
April 22 Knocknarea Arena, Sligo
April 23 INEC Arena, Killarney
April 29 LakeLand Session Mullingar
May 01 Limerick King Johns Castle

Revisit Gavin James' first Hot Press interview from 2015 here.