David Gray Tickets - David Gray Is Back And Better Than Ever
After taking a four-year hiatus, David Gray is back with a new album
, new tour and new outlook. The Manchester-bred musician released the 11-track album Draw the Line in September and kicked off a tour across the pond in October. Gray will perform at Caesar's Atlantic City on New Year's Eve before returning to Europe for a string of shows in Oslo, Norway; Stockholm, Sweden; Copenhagen, Denmark; Utrecht, Netherlands; Luxembourg; Zurich, Switzerland; Cologne, France; Hamburg, Germany and Berlin, Germany.
Starting with a date in Houston on March 11, Gray will play a batch of North American dates in support of Draw the Line. Gray will be performing in New Orleans, La.; Austin, Texas; Grand Prairie, Texas; Kansas City and St. Louis, Mo.; Milwaukee, Wis.; Cleveland, Ohio; Cincinnati, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Louisville, Kentucky; Columbus, Ohio; Buffalo, N.Y.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Baltimore, Md.; Montclair, N.J.; Providence, R.I.; Albany, N.Y.; Wallingford, Conn.; Portland, Maine; Durham, N.C.; Atlanta, Ga.; Nashville, Tenn. and Clearwater, Miami Beach and Orlando, Fla. Head online for David Gray tickets to see him live on tour in 2010.
Gray recently sat down with The Flintshire Chronicle in his native U.K. to talk about what has happened since he released the album that really kicked of his career, White Ladder, in 1998. Gray had already released three albums by the time White Ladder arrived, but thanks to singles like "Babylon," "This Year's Love" and "Sail Away," the effort became a No. 1 hit in the U.K. and garnered the singer recognition across the globe.
A New Day at Midnight and Life in Slow Motion followed and Gray began playing in arenas rather than the pubs and smaller venues he frequented earlier on in his career, but it wasn't without paying a price. Gray said to The Flintshire Chronicle about how his rapid touring schedule (he was on the road for the bulk of three years) and heightened fame resulted in his break from making music: "I think a lot happened to me and I turned a little bit inward away from the spotlight and the things that were hurting me a bit in my life. Losing my dad and the stress I had trying to keep my life on track with the pressure I felt upon me was hard."
Aside from being away from his family and friends, Gray also encountered creative difficulties due to constant comparisons to White Ladder that he felt he couldn't live up to. As a result, Gray said he'd almost had it with the music industry. "I didn't want to be there enough. I was torn, I thought I should be with my family," said Gray, who has been married to his wife, Olivia, for 16 years. "It's the best job in the world and if you're not loving every moment of it then something isn't right. So it was time to stop."
The title of Gray's latest release, Draw the Line, signifies the newfound balance he has found in his career and how he has entered a new phase. When asked by the The Flintshire Chronicle how he has changed since shunning the spotlight, Gray replied, "I basically took a wrecking ball to what I had and got rid of the old band and a lot of other people as well. I changed labels, publishers, started all over again. It's given me a new lease of life, there's a new sound and a new passion about the music."
Gray's reinvention has certainly paid off, as Draw the Line peaked at No. 5 in his native U.K. The singer released a single titled "Full Steam," featuring Annie Lennox, on Dec. 28 and also offered a free download of his rendition of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" on his website during the holidays, proving that he is back for good.
by: Brent Warnken
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