Music MInute - Corinne Bailey Rae Tour and Book

 Today, Grammy® Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician, Corinne Bailey Rae, announced her highly anticipated 20th anniversary tour: “Like a Star: Celebrating 20 Years of Corinne Bailey Rae” making 23 stops in the U.S. (New York, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, and more), UK, Hungary and the Netherlands. An artist pre-sale will begin on Wednesday, February 25th at 10AM local time, followed by local and Spotify pre-sales on Thursday, February 26th at 10AM local time. Tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, February 27th at 10AM local time. For additional information on tickets please visit https://corinnebaileyrae.com/tour. 

 

During this special run of shows, Bailey Rae will perform the 4x-platinum album Corinne Bailey Rae in its entirety, marking this as the definitive celebration of the project that spawned classics “Put Your Records On” and “Like A Star.” Alongside its commercial triumphs - debuting at #1 in the U.K. and peaking at #4 in the US - the album is heralded as a catalyst for the modern Alternative R&B movement. Standing as a pivotal successor to the trailblazing work of Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill, Bailey Rae’s debut introduced an acoustic vulnerability that expanded the genre's boundaries and established the “Indie-Soul” blueprint. “Put Your Records On” has garnered over 1 billion streams and in her career to date, Bailey Rae has released four critically acclaimed studio albums — selling  over 10 million albums worldwide and earning two GRAMMY Awards (6x nominee), two MOBOS, two Mercury Music Prizes, and a BET Award for Best International Act.

“Celebrating twenty years since my first album feels like a beautiful full circle moment,” says Bailey Rae. “That record changed my life and connected me with people all over the world. To be able to perform those songs again and relive those memories is a dream come true.”

Full list of “Like a Star: Celebrating 20 Years of Corinne Bailey Rae” tour dates below:

*Previously announced dates

• *Sunday, May 3rd - Cheltenham, UK - Cheltenham Jazz Festival 

• Friday, May 29th - Fairfield, CT - Sacred Heart Community Theatre

• Saturday, May 30th - Lexington, MA - Cary Hall

• Tuesday, June 2nd - Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore Silver Spring

• Wednesday, June 3rd - Pittsburgh, PA - Roxian Theatre

• Friday, June 5th - Saratoga Springs, NY - Universal Preservation Hall

• Saturday, June 6th - Toronto, ON - The Danforth Music Hall

• Sunday, June 7th - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre

• Tuesday, June 9th - Plainfield, IN - Hendricks Live

• Wednesday, June 10th - Chicago, IL - Athenaeum Theatre

• Friday, June 12th - Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theatre

• *Wednesday, July 8th - Budapest, Hungary - Bela Bartok National Concert Hall 

• *Thursday, July 16th - Ludlow, UK - Ludlow Castle (with Snow Patrol) 

• Tuesday, August 4th - San Diego, CA - Belly Up

• Wednesday, August 5th - Phoenix, AZ - Musical Instrument Museum

• Friday, August 7th - Los Angeles, CA - The Belasco

• Saturday, August 8th - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore

• Sunday, August 9th - Grass Valley, CA - The Center for the Arts

• Wednesday, August 12th - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater

• Thursday, August 13th - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre

• Friday, August 14th - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre

• Friday, September 25th - New York, NY - Irving Plaza

• *Tuesday, October 27th - London, UK - Royal Albert Hall 

In addition to the tour, Bailey Rae is expanding her creative horizons into the world of literature. Her debut children’s book, Put Your Records On, is scheduled for release on March 3, 2026 via Rocky Pond Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers. Inspired by her award-winning hit song and featuring magical illustrations by Gillian Eilidh O'Mara, Put Your Records On celebrates the emotional resonance of music and the power of song to transform any moment and to comfort, hold and accompany us like a trusted friend. The book is available for pre-order now HERE.

To celebrate the book launch, Corinne Bailey Rae will be appearing in the New York area next week for the following public events:

• Sunday, March 1st @ 3pm - Bookends (Ridgewood, NJ): Pre-signed books with photo op [Info HERE]

• Tuesday, March 3rd @ 5pm - Barnes & Noble Park Slope (Brooklyn, NY): Pre-signed books with photo op [Info HERE]

• Wednesday March 4th @ 7:30pm - Kaufman Music Center (New York, NY): In conversation, 2-song musical performance, pre-signed books and photo op [Info HERE]