James Bay is a soulful singer-songwriter from a small English town with a penchant for moving and evocative folk-pop confections in the vein of Ed Sheeran, Foy Vance, and Ben Howard. Bay hails from the North Hertfordshire market town of Hitchin. He honed his skills regionally, eventually landing high-exposure support slots with Tom Odell, John Newman, and Kodaline before inking a record deal with Republic/Universal in 2012. He began recording material soon after, and charted the single “When We Were on Fire” in 2013. One year later, he landed a pair of songs in the British Top Ten; first, “Let It Go” peaked at number ten, and by the end of 2014, “Hold Back the River” hit number two (and charted in ten other countries). Bay’s first full-length album, Chaos and the Calm, appeared in March 2015, in time for him to play a handful of American dates, including showcases at the South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas.

Be sure to hit up James Bay when he makes his way back to Austin, he is sure to make you swoon.

James Bay @ Stubbs

Wednesday, November 25th

Buy Tickets: GA $22 VIP $122

Doors at 7pm

All ages