Raye has announced her first ever headline show at London’s O2 Arena on Thursday.
The singer, 26, who has received a record breaking seven nominations for the 2024 BRIT Awards, is now set to sell out the iconic arena later this month.
She revealed she is extremely excited to put on ‘the best show she possibly can’ and is already ‘counting down the days’ until she takes to the stage.
The concert is set to be a larger take on her, My 21st Century Symphony Live, which took place at the Royal Albert Hall at the end of last year.
During the televised BBC One gig, she was joined on stage by an incredible live orchestra and an amazing gospel choir.
Raye was overwhelmed by the response to the BBC airing of the Royal Albert Hall performance and received thousands of messages asking her to do it again.
Raye has announced her first ever headline show at London’s O2 Arena on Thursday
The singer, 26, who has received a record breaking seven nominations for the 2024 BRIT Awards, is now set to sellout the iconic arena later this month
She said: ‘This is my first headline performance at The O2 Arena. We will have 90 guests on stage, including the Heritage Orchestra and Flames Collective, our guests from The Royal Albert Hall, to perform My 21st Century Symphony.
‘We scarily will have one month to attempt to sell 18,000 tickets, but no matter how many tickets we sell or don’t sell, I’m going to give the best show I can possibly give.
‘I am counting down the days for this moment’.
Tickets go on sale at 10am on Tuesday 30 January at LiveNation.co.uk
Taking to Instagram she shared the exciting news with her followers, she penned: ‘I think we’ve completely lost our minds but we are bringing My 21st Century Symphony to the O2 Arena for one night only, Friday 15th March 2024.
‘w The Heritage Orchestra and the Flames Collective, we go one more time for a night of joyyyyy and marvellous musicianship celebrating this album in its fullness.
‘pre sale is available now to all those who are signed up to my mailing list and general sale is Tuesday at 10am GMT’.
Fans went crazy for the news and quickly took to the comment section to reveal that they ‘can’t wait’ for the show.
The concert is set to be a larger take on her, My 21st Century Symphony Live, which took place at the Royal Albert Hall at the end of last year
One wrote: ‘Never booked something so fast in my LIFE!!!!’
Another added: ‘YES!!!!!!!!!’
A third said: ‘Got my tickets… can’t wait to see you again!’
‘AMAZING. can’t wait,’ penned a fourth.
Raye, who was born in Tooting to a Ghanaian-Swiss mother and English father, began singing in 2014 and at 19 years old rose to fame by featuring on Jax Jones You Don’t Know Me which peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart.
Raye now shines as one of the brightest stars in today’s music scene, boasting seven top 20 singles, 33 million monthly listeners on Spotify, an Ivor Novello Award, multiple Brit Award nominations and a track record of writing for the industry’s biggest names.
Speaking about her BRIT nominations this year, she said the industry considered her ‘down and out’.
‘It’s a miracle, it’s deep. Year and a half ago, as far as the industry was concerned, I was down and out and never in my wildest dreams would I feel like trying again and it would lead to seven BRIT nominations.
Taking to Instagram she shared the exciting news: ‘I think we’ve completely lost our minds but we are bringing My 21st Century Symphony to the O2 Arena for one night only, Friday 15th March 2024’
Fans went crazy for the news and quickly took to the comment section to reveal that they ‘can’t wait’ for the show
‘I’m a Brit kid, I went to the BRIT’s School and this was the goal. The ultimate goal was to find my way somehow to the Brit awards.
‘This is a whole different thing. It’s a joke. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.’
Raye is the most nominated British female in BRIT Awards history after receiving seven nominations on Wednesday.
The London-born singer broke records on Wednesday with seven nominations, the most received by any female artist, following the release of her long-awaited debut album, My 21st Century Blues.
This year’s BRIT Awards will be live on ITV on March 2 at 8pm.
BRIT AWARDS 2024 – THE NOMINATIONS IN FULL
SONG OF THE YEAR
Calvin Harris – Miracle
Casso x RAYE – Prada
Central Cee – Let Go
Dave – Sprinter
Dua Lipa – Dance the Night
Ed Sheeran – Eyes Closed
J Hus – Who Told You
Kenya Grace – Strangers
Lewis Capaldi – Wish You The Best
Pink Pantheress – Boy’s a Liar
RAYE – Escapism
Rudimental – Dancing is Healing
Stormzy – Firebae
Switch Disco – React
Venebee – Messy in Heaven
BEST NEW ARTIST
Mahalia
Olivia Dean
Pinkpantheress
RAYE
Yuseff Dayes
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Arlo Parks
Central Cee
Dave
Dua Lipa
Fred Again…
J Hus
Jessie Ware
Little Simz
Olivia Dean
RAYE
GROUP OF THE YEAR
Blur
Chase & Status
Headie One and K-Trap
Jungle
Young Fathers
INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Blink 182
Boygenius
Foo fighters
Gabriels
Paramore
DANCE ACT
Barry Can’t Swim
Becky Hill
Calvin Harris
Fred Again…
Romy
R&B ACT
Cleo Sol
Jorja smith
Mahalia
RAYE
Sault
ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Blur
Bring Me The Horizon
The Rolling Stones
Young Fathers
Yusseff Dayes
HIP HOP/GRIME/RAP ACT
CASSIEDEAD
Central Cee
Dave
J Hus
Little Simz
POP ACT
Calvin Harris
Charli XCX
Dua Lipa
Olivia Dean
RAYE
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST
Asake
Burna Boy
Caroline Polachek
CMAT
Kylie Minogue
Lana del Rey
Miley Cyrus
Olivia Rodrigo
SZA
Taylor Swift
INTERNATIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR
Billie Eilish – What Was I Made For
David Kushner – Daylight
Doja Cat – Paint The Town Red
Jazzy – Giving Me
Libianca – People
Meghan Trainer – Made You Look
Miley Cyrus – Flowers
Noah Kahan – Stick Season
Oliver Tree – Miss you
Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire
Peggy Gou – It Goes Like
Rema – Calm Down
SZA – Kill Bill
Tate McRae – Greedy –
Tyla – Water
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Blur – the Ballad of Darren
J Hus – Beautiful
Little Simz – No Thank You
RAYE – My 21st Century Blues
Young Fathers – Heavy Heavy
BRIT RISING STAR
Caity Baser
Sekou Island
The Last Dinner Party (Winner)
