Chris Brown

Chris Brown

Chris Brown the 19 year old R&B superstar, will embark on his first UK arena tour following his hugely successful sold out gigs at London’s IndigO2 earlier this year. Due to overwhelming demand, extra dates have been added to this highly anticipated tour.

The dates now kick off on 3rd January in Manchester and end on 31st January in Dublin. Chris Brown has been the R&B story of the year in the UK, selling over 1.1 million units across all formats in 2008 – more than any other R&B act this year. In addition to the eagerly anticipated live shows Chris Brown releases the brand new single Take You Down on 12th January through RCA Label Group. This track is taken from the UK Top 3 album Exclusive

Multi-award winning artist Chris Brown has become the biggest selling US R&B star in the UK. His second album Exclusive has gone platinum and his singles; With You, Forever, Kiss Kiss and No Air (featuring Jordin Sparks) have sold more than a million sales in 2008. Chris Brown has the only R&B album to go platinum in the UK and this year has outsold Taio Cruz, Robin Thicke and Ne-Yo, earning himself the tag the King of R&B.

Exclusive symbolizes a new level of maturity for the now 19-year-old Tappahannock, Virginia native who first exploded onto the scene back in 2005 with his self-titled Grammy nominated debut. Chris Brown spawned several hits including the #2 UK smash Run It, Yo (Excuse Me Miss) and earned Chris 14 prestigious award nominations around the globe in 2006 alone. Chris was also tipped by the influential BBC Sound Poll in 2006 after breaking US chart records in the US.

Chris recently performed two sold out UK shows for at the Indig02 in London as part of his Hit n’ Run European tour. Backed by his full band, he showcased his many extraordinary talents wowing the crowd with the combination of his voice, dance moves and amazing energy. Reviewing the show The Sun praised Chris for his “flawless vocals” and went on to say “there’s no doubt he can put on a show with such nasty dance talent”.

2009 Tour Dates in Full:

03rd January London, O2

04th January Nottingham, Trent FM Arena

06th January Belfast, Odyssey Arena

07th January Dublin, O2

08th January Dublin, O2

10th January Manchester, MEN

11th January London, O2 SOLD OUT

13th January Glasgow, SECC

14th January Birmingham, NIA

31st January Dublin, O2