Michael Bolton announces tour dates

In a career spanning nearly forty years, Michael Bolton's achievements to date include selling 53 million albums, eight top ten albums, two number one singles on the Billboard charts, and accolades from both the American Music and Grammy Awards.

He has enjoyed success as both a performer and songwriter, with musical stars as diverse as Kiss, Barbra Streisand and Bob Dylan all having performed Bolton-penned hits.

Michael Bolton has also shared stages with musical royalty including BB King, the great Ray Charles and realising another ambition of performing with the Three Tenors, José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and the late Luciano Pavarotti.

He is currently working on a new album with Corrine Bailey Rae's producer, Steve Chrisanthou.

UK tour dates are as follows:

October 2008
Mon 6th Brighton Centre 0844 847 1515
Wed 8th Birmingham NIA Academy 0871 945 6000
Fri 10th Bournemouth Int Centre 0870 111 3000
Sun 12th Cardiff International Arena 02920 22 44 88
Tue 14th Manchester Apollo 08444 777 677
Thu 16th Glasgow Clyde Auditorium 0870 040 4000
Sat 18th Blackpool Opera House 0844 856 1111
Wed 22nd Sheffield City Hall 0114 2789 789
Fri 24th Newcastle City Hall 0191 261 2606
Sun 26th London Royal Albert Hall 020 7589 8212
Mon 27th London Royal Albert Hall 020 7589 8212

Tickets cost £38.50 (£45, £38.50, £35.00, £28.50 London) and go on sale Friday 14th December, 9am