2023 marks 30 years since the world was introduced to the enigmatic soul of Seal. The R&B/Soul star released his self-titled debut in 1991 and was instantly heralded as one of the most exciting releases the genre has heard in years. In celebration of the anniversary, the icon has a few plans to commemorate his debut. Today (January 18), Seal has announced a long spring tour across the U.S. where he will perform his historic debut entirely, and it only gets better. Seal also plans to go through his sophomore album Seal II from front to back on the tour as well.
The tour will be put into the hands of the legendary producer and longtime Seal collaborator Trevor Horn. Horn will play as musical director of the tour commemorating a landmark of his own. Horn’s legendary band The Buggles will take the opening slot for this string of shows. The Buggles, whose storied legacy outshines their output, only released two albums, their debut album produced their hit single “T.V Killed The Radio Star” which doubled as the first music video to ever be played on MTV.
The Buggles have always been deemed a studio band, meaning they never hit the road for a full tour with their music. Besides one-off promotional and T.V. appearances, the duo never embarked on a full tour with their albums. After the band called it quits following their 1981 sophomore album, they reunited in 1998 and reunion shows began to pop up more frequently. Considering the last time the band performed live was back in 2011, their position as an opener for Seal’s upcoming tour is almost as exciting as the headliner being that this is the first official full tour for the storied Buggles band.
Along with the tour announcement, Seal hit the stage on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night to perform his historic “Kiss of A Rose”. You can watch that here:
The tour will have Seal and The Buggles traveling across the country starting out on April 25 at the Arizona Financial Theater in Phoenix. The 25-date tour sees Seal hitting cities like Philadelphia, Austin, and Atlanta. See the full list of dates below:
Tuesday, April 25 / PHOENIX AZ / ARIZONA FINANCIAL THEATRE
Friday, April 28 / HOUSTON TX / BAYOU MUSIC CENTER
Saturday, April 29 / AUSTIN TX / BASS CONCERT HALL
Sunday, April 30 / DALLAS TX / MUSIC HALL AT FAIR PARK
Tuesday, May 2 / NEW ORLEANS LA / SAENGER THEATRE
Thursday, May 4 / CHARLOTTE NC / OVENS AUDITORIUM
Saturday, May 6 / ATLANTA GA / FOX THEATRE
Sunday, May 7 / LOUISVILLE KY / LOUISVILLE PALACE
Wednesday, May 10 / WASHINGTON DC / THE ANTHEM
Thursday, May 11 / PHILADELPHIA PA / THE MET
Friday, May 12 / BOSTON MA / BOCH CENTRE WANG THEATRE
Monday, May 15 / TORONTO ON / MASSEY HALL
Wednesday, May 17 / INDIANAPOLIS IN / MURAT THEATRE @ OLD NATIONAL CENTRE
Friday, May 19 / MINNEAPOLIS MN / ORPHEUM THEATRE
Sunday, May 21 / DETROIT MI / FOX THEATRE
Tuesday, May 23 / NEW YORK NY / BEACON THEATRE
Friday, May 26 / ST. LOUIS MO / STIFEL THEATRE
Saturday, May 27 / CHICAGO IL / CHICAGO THEATRE
Tuesday, May 30 / DENVER CO / BELLCO THEATRE
Friday, June 2 / LAS VEGAS NV / VENETIAN THEATRE
Saturday, June 3 / LAS VEGAS NV / VENETIAN THEATRE
Tuesday, June 6 / OAKLAND CA / PARAMOUNT THEATRE
Wednesday, June 7 / LOS ANGELES CA / GREEK THEATRE
Saturday, June 10 / PORTLAND OR / KELLER AUDITORIUM
Monday, June 12 / SEATTLE WA / PARAMOUNT THEATRE
