Calum Scott Tickets

Frontier Touring are delighted to announce British singer songwriter Calum Scott will return to New Zealand for the first time since 2018, playing his show in Auckland this November.

The Yorkshire born artist will kick off his tour with his first ever west coast performance at Metropolis Fremantle (Perth) on Saturday 5 November. He will then take to the east coast playing Corner Hotel (Melbourne) on Tuesday 8 November, Enmore Theatre (Sydney) on Friday 11 November, The Tivoli (Brisbane) on Saturday 12 November, and closing the tour at Powerstation (Auckland) on Tuesday 15 November.

“This year couldn’t really get any better and then I go ahead and release headline tour dates in Australia and New Zealand..! Literally cannot wait to be back in two countries I never thought I’d have the opportunity to visit let alone have my own show in - mind blown! I am coming with my band, with brand new music and with the same love for these countries that I left with in 2018. After the last few years we’ve all had, I promise these shows are going to be magic.”

Calum Scott's latest single ‘If You Ever Change Your Mind’ is about the pain of heartbreak and lost love, with undertones of hopefulness throughout that make it a beautiful and touching ballad. Taken from his yet to be announced sophomore album due for release later this year, he gave fans a taste of what to expect with earlier releases ‘Biblical’ and ‘Rise’, which both debuted in 2021, three years after the release of his first full-length record Only Human.

While best known for his slow tempo tracks and breath-taking vocal range, Calum’s musical catalogue has expanded since his last AU and NZ visit. With two huge house music collaborations added to his repertoire in the past year he put his melodic vocals to superb use on the ARIA Platinum certified ‘Where Are You Now’ – the #1 Australian Radio Chart smash by Belgian DJ Lost Frequencies that hit #5 on the ARIA Singles Chart – and ‘Rain In Ibiza’, the three-way anthemic collaboration between German Dj Felix Jaehn, The Stickmen Project, and Calum. In 2019, Scott teamed up with Felix Jaehn on the summer dance hit ‘Love On Myself’.

Calum Scott became a household name after competing on Britain’s Got Talent in 2015 where he auditioned with a perfectly stripped back cover of Robyn’s ‘Dancing On My Own’. The performance earned him an emotional standing ovation from the audience and judging panel, including a golden buzzer from Simon Cowell. His ‘golden-boy’ status continued when he independently released his cover of ‘Dancing On My Own’ which peaked at #2 on both the ARIA and UK Singles Charts. The now ARIA 11x Platinum certified single also reached #1 in six countries, became Britian’s best-selling single of the summer 2016 and earned him a coveted nomination for British Single of the Year at the 2017 Brit Awards.

The track was later added to his debut album, Only Human, which was released in 2018 following his signing to Capitol Records. The debut record hit No.1 on the iTunes album chart in 21 countries across the globe and housed 15 soulful tracks packed with deeply reflective and personal lyrics, as well as both the original cover and a remix of ‘Dancing On My Own’ by Dutch DJ and producer Tiësto.

Some of the most beloved singles from this album include ‘Rhythm Inside’, ‘You Are The Reason’, ‘What I Miss Most’, and ‘If Our Love Is Wrong’, which explore the feelings of liberation and self-acceptance that Calum says accompanied his coming out journey, along with past experiences of love and heartbreak.

‘Scott is one of those artists that’s even better live than he is on record’ –Entertainment Focus ‘His emotion is raw, and his story-telling ability through the music surely leaves a message that resonates with every single member of the audience in one way or another.’ – Platform Magazine

‘A moment of pure magic.’ – Ambient Light

‘Stellar performer’ – Female First

Calum Scott is an artist that brings his life experiences to the stage in the same way he does his song writing, with fans encouraged to come prepared to sing and cry alongside him simultaneously.

As special artist support, Luca George will be opening the night.

Luca George was a year 13 student at Mt Aspiring College (MAC) in Wanaka, New Zealand when he was introduced to a music manager through a contact with his then music teacher. On meeting, he played a couple of songs at the piano and apart from looking like a bone fide pop star, it was his voice that really stood out.

A block of songwriting sessions was arranged and in the latter half of 2020, Luca headed to Auckland on a mission of discovery. From those sessions he came home with seven nearly completed songs. It was decided he should release one and ‘see what happens’. ‘Lonely Tonight’ was the debut single. Luca wrote the song during his overnight hotel stay in Wellington on his way to Auckland for those sessions. Along with Auckland producers Josh Naley and Simon Gooding, the song found its heart.

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Luca says, ‘I was meant to be staying with a friend in Wellington on my way to Auckland for my first real writing sessions. The day before I was to arrive, she realized there had been a mix up in dates and wouldn’t be there to host me. I went anyway, I thought I should check it out since I was planning a move to the capital in 2021.

I booked a hotel room and explored my surrounds. I was inspired by the city that I had just met. I loved its energy and diversity. Room service was such a novelty and the only familiar face at that time was the room service staffer at the hotel. All of this was inspiration for the song. On release, the track landed some major playlists and came to the attention of a number of A&R executives from around the world. In addition to this, the major CHR networks in NZ began spinning it.

The song charted first week in at #3 in the Hot 20 NZ singles and #21 in the top 40. To date ‘Lonely Tonight’ is now in exceeding 150,000l streams. In July 2021, Luca signed an exclusive world-wide development deal with Platoon who are headquartered in London with a satellite office in Sydney. This saw the 18- year-old pop singer step up internationally.

The second single ‘Somebody New’ was released in October 2021 and again piqued the interest of NZ radio and digital platforms while introducing Luca to wider audience. Tik Tok followers rose quickly starting from 200 at time of release to now over 12,500. Luca’s third single “Ruin My Life’ was release on 15th July has already surpassed 65,000 streams and has had solid radio support from ZM, More FM & The Edge.