James Morrison

On 9 May 2026, James Morrison brings his warm, raspy soul-pop to O2 Apollo, Manchester. Raised between Rugby, Cornwall and the open mics of Derby, he found his place in the mid-2000s with songs built on melody, guitar and piano, balancing folk roots with pop and rhythm and blues accents. From his debut Undiscovered (2006) to Songs for You, Truths for Me (2008), his writing opened to a more produced, radio-friendly sound without losing its melodic anchor. He followed that path with The Awakening (2011), Higher Than Here (2015) and You’re Stronger Than You Know (2019).

On stage, Morrison moves easily between ballads and mid-tempos, letting the voice carry the dynamics while the arrangements stay clear and organic. Collaborations with Nelly Furtado, Jason Mraz, Jessie J and Joss Stone have fed a catalogue that sits somewhere between British soul, adult pop and light rock, and he has also written for other artists. In Manchester, expect a set that spans these chapters, from early breakthroughs to later material, with the same direct approach that has marked his tours and festival shows.