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| SHARE THE NEW SINGLE ‘BEAUTIFUL SPIRITUAL’ LISTEN HERE NEW ALBUM ‘REFLECTIONS’ FOLLOWS ON JANUARY 9TH PRE-ORDER / PRE-SAVE HERE |
| It’s almost 25 years to the day since Blue introduced themselves as the edgier, more street-real counterparts to their polished, put-together rivals with their smash hit debut album ‘All Rise’. And as they approach the January 9th release of their new album ‘Reflections’, their recent singles ‘One Last Time’ and ‘Waste My Time’ have proved that they’re as ambitious, adventurous and up-for-it as ever. That resurgence continues to accelerate as they now share their new single ‘Beautiful Spiritual’. Listen HERE. After a Duncan James song (‘One Last Time’) and a Simon Webbe song (‘Waste My Time’), ‘Beautiful Spiritual’ is the first Lee Ryan song to preview the new album. It’s an unexpected fusion of the old-with-the-new: bold, modernist pop production with a funky, dancefloor-friendly vibe worthy of George Michael, while maintaining the Blue boys’ beloved R&B roots. While it’s a love song, there’s a subtle twist. Its newly-rewritten verses explore a relationship that has evolved over time. Lee says, “I wrote ‘Beautiful Spiritual’ 22 years ago after doing my first solo album. I got in with Jarrad Rogers and literally wrote a whole album in 3 weeks. ‘Beautiful Spiritual’ was one of those songs! It really does show you sometimes songs have their own divine timing in this crazy world of music. Two decades later and this track finally made it to the front of the queue, I never gave up on hoping this song would one day have its moment. I think that’s a life lesson right there, sometimes a little patience and tenacity goes a long long long way.” ‘Beautiful Spiritual’ was written by Lee with Jarrad Rogers (Charli xcx) and the band’s regular collaborator Paul Visser. It was produced by GoldCrush and Jarrad Rogers. The ‘Reflections’ album is available to pre-order / pre-save HERE. Blue’s official store has just released a new range of album CDs formats which feature a different member on each cover. ‘Reflections’ shapes a new future for Blue, one that’s shaped by more recent life experiences but still powered by the enthusiasm that they shared from the start. It was a time which saw them score three consecutive UK #1 albums – ‘All Rise’, ‘One Love’ and ‘Guilty’ – alongside eleven Top 10 singles including the #1 smashes ‘Too Close’, ‘If You Came Back’ and ‘Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word’ (with Elton John) as well as 2000s pop classics ‘One Love’ and ‘All Rise’. Along the way, Blue – still consisting of their original line-up – also won two BRIT Awards. That following is as strong as ever, as multi-generational enthusiasm for Blue’s return has seen their 2026 tour dates repeatedly extended to meet explosive ticket demand. Their shows will now take them from Tokyo, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur in February, followed by extensive runs across the UK and Europe in April and May, and then an additional tour focusing on Germany and Italy in the autumn. They commence the year with a sold-out album signing tour. While multiple shows are sold-out far in advance, remaining tickets for some nights are available HERE. JANUARY 2026 – ALBUM SIGNING TOUR – SOLD-OUT 9th – Southampton, Vinilo (1pm) 9th – Brighton, Resident (6.15pm) 10th – London, Rough Trade West (2pm) 10th – Kingston, Banquet (6.30pm) 11th – Leeds, Crash Records (12pm) 11th – Nottingham, Rough Trade (6pm) 12th – Bury, Wax and Beans (6pm) 13th – Nantwich, Apple Stump (1pm) 13th – Liverpool, Jacaranda (6pm) 14th – Edinburgh, Assai (1pm) 14th – Glasgow, Assai (6pm) 15th – Newcastle, Reflex Records (5pm) FEBRUARY 2026 – HEADLINE TOUR 5th – Tokyo, Spotify O-East (JUST ADDED) 7th – Hong Kong, Tides (JUST ADDED) 9th – Kuala Lumpur, Zepp KL (JUST ADDED) APRIL 2026 – HEADLINE TOUR 7th – Oxford, New Theatre (LOW TICKETS) 8th – Bournemouth, BIC – Windsor Hall 9th – Torquay, Princess Theatre (LOW TICKETS) 11th – Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena 12th — Birmingham, Symphony Hall (SOLD OUT) 13th – Stoke, Regent 15th – London, Eventim Apollo Hammersmith 16th – London, Eventim Apollo Hammersmith 18th – Brighton, Centre (LOW TICKETS) 19th – Bristol, Beacon 20th – Bristol, Beacon (SOLD OUT) 22nd – Southend, Cliffs Pavilion (SOLD OUT) 23rd – Derby, Vaillant Live 25th – York, Barbican (SOLD OUT) 26th – Manchester, Bridgewater Hall (LOW TICKETS) 27th – Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall 29th – Newcastle, O2 City Hall 30th – Liverpool, Philharmonic MAY 2026 – HEADLINE TOUR 2nd – Berlin, Uber Eats Music Hall (SOLD OUT) 3rd – Munich, TonHalle (SOLD OUT) 5th – Hannover, Pavillon (SOLD OUT) 6th – Cologne, Palladium (SOLD OUT) 7th – Hamburg, Grosse Freiheit 36 (SOLD OUT) 10th – Tilburg, 013 Poppodium 11th – Brussels, Ancienne Belgique (SOLD OUT) 13th – Vienna, Gasometer (SOLD OUT) 15th – Luxembourg, Den Atelier (SOLD OUT) 17th – Ipswich, Regent Theatre (LOW TICKETS) 18th – Manchester, Opera House 19th – Hull, Connexin Live 21st – Bradford, Live 22nd – Wolverhampton, Civic Hall 23rd – Portsmouth, Guildhall NOVEMBER 2026 – HEADLINE TOUR 3rd – Munich, Zenith 6th – Frankfurt, Jahrhunderthalle 7th – Hamburg, Sporthalle 8th – Dusseldorf, Mitsubishi Electric Halle 10th – Leipzig, Haus Auensee 12th – Padua, Gran Teatro Geox 13th – Milan, Unipol Forum 14th – Milan, Unipol Forum 16th – Rome, Palazzo dello Sport 19th – Stuttgart, Porsche Arena |
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