LISTEN: James Bay is excited to (finally!) perform in South Africa

Zweli Mbele chats to James Bay on 947 Afternoons.

(Skip to 2:15 for this one.)

In case you missed it, UK singer-songwriter James Bay is coming to South Africa.

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Bay shot to the top of the charts 10 years ago with hits like Hold Back the River and Let It Go.

Fast forward a decade and he remains passionate about making music. 

He recently released his fourth album, Changes All the Time.

“It’s amazing to see how those songs have given me the career I have and it’s a wonderful thing to still be experiencing.”

– James Bay

“The themes are quite similar across all of my writing… life changes, things that are sort of out of my control, the way we grow and age… I think I just felt those things a lot stronger and heavier [now].”

– James Bay

The hitmaker says he looks forward to visiting South Africa for the first time.

He will be performing in Cape Town and Johannesburg in March 2025. 

“I'm excited... It's been way overdue… I can just feel it in my bones that we are going to have an incredible time.”

– James Bay

Tickets are on sale now. Find out more here.

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