Foy Vance Announces ‘You & I’ UK Tour
Emmy Award-winning songwriter Foy Vance will embark on the very special You & I UK Tour next week. Named after a track from Vance’s breakthrough 2013 album Joy Of Nothing, the tour includes residencies in Belfast Opera House (November 5 – 9) and London EartH (November 29 – December 1), with matinee & evening shows on the last two dates in Belfast. Many shows are sold-out but there are limited tickets available.
The You & I Tour follows on from Vance’s Regarding The Joy Of Nothing World Tour, which began in late 2023 with dates in Australia, the US, and the UK & Ireland, before taking in another US leg this year and concluding last night with the final date of the European leg in Utrecht.
Fans will already be aware that the Northern Irishman’s shows are often interactive affairs – Vance is a born raconteur and a skillful MC – and for the You & Tour he will taking fan requests for part of each set, via social media ahead of the show and from the audience on the night. The opening set each evening will be a different local comedian, in Belfast this includes Dave Elliot, Shane Todd, Diona Doherty, James McKegney & William Thompson, while in London this includes Vittorio Angelone, Richie Bree & Mickey Overman.
Comments Vance: “The You & I Shows are based on a concept that has been toyed with before and always hinted at by the audience anywhere I play. I’ve never done a show without requests and I rarely do them so I figured it was high time I did some shows where I oblige. A night of music curated by the people for the people. The cherry on the cake will be the opener in the form of a variety of local comedians…if the requests get heavy then the comedy will act as a pressure valve. I’m truly looking forward to these shows!”
In January, Vance, together with co-writer Ed Sheeran and producer Max Martin, won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the track A Beautiful Game, written for the final episode of the hit Apple TV series Ted Lasso.
In 2023, Vance celebrated the 10th anniversary of Joy Of Nothing with a world tour and by re-recording it’s celebrated final track Guiding Light with vocals from Ed Sheeran, Elton John and Keith Urban.
In 2015, Vance became Sheeran’s second signing to his label Gingerbread Man Records and he has subsequently released two acclaimed studio albums, The Wild Swan (2016) and Signs Of Life (2021). Vance and Sheeran’s songwriting collaborations include four tracks on Sheeran’s 2017 album Divide including Galway Girl, the closing track The Hills of Aberfeldy on 2023’s Subtract, and Blue on Sheeran’s latest album Autumn Variations. Vance has also worked with Alicia Keys, Rag N Bone Man, Keith Urban, Kacey Musgraves, Miranda Lambert, Plan B and Rudimental among many others, effortlessly switching between genres.
FOY VANCE: YOU & I UK TOUR DATES:
November 5 Belfast, Grand Opera House *
November 6 Belfast, Grand Opera House *
November 8 Belfast, Grand Opera House * (Early)
November 8 Belfast, Grand Opera House * (Late) SOLD OUT
November 9 Belfast, Grand Opera House * (Early) SOLD OUT
November 9 Belfast, Grand Opera House * (Late) SOLD OUT
* Featuring a different comedian on each night including Dave Elliot, Shane Todd, Diona Doherty, James McKegney & William Thompson
November 29 London, EartH ** SOLD OUT
November 30 London, EartH ** SOLD OUT
December 1 London, EartH **
** Featuring a different comedian on each night including Vittorio Angelone, Micky Overman, and Richie Bree