James Bay has shared the music video for his new single “Pink Lemonade” today. The single is the latest track to be unveiled from Bay’s much anticipated second full-length album, Electric Light, the follow up to his internationally acclaimed, multi-million selling, BRIT and Ivor-winning, triple GRAMMY® nominated debut, Chaos & The Calm, which will be released on 18th May.
“Making the Pink Lemonade video is probably the most fun I’ve ever had making a music video. From that diamond encrusted top to building my own spaceship, I’m not sure making a video will ever get any better.” says Bay
On the video’s concept, which Bay created & designed, he says, “The inspiration behind the video comes from the theme of ‘escape’ that runs through the song. I was reminded of a time when I was about 4 years old and I told my parents I’d had enough of living with them and would be leaving home. Obviously, I never went through with it. But the drama of filling a pillow case with my most essential toys, opening the backdoor and announcing to the kitchen that it was time for me to leave is what gave me the idea for the video. I adapted it to add the spaceship part because I thought it would look better than a pillow case. I wanted to do something that felt serious but silly at the same time.”
Heralding the release of Electric Light, Bay made an electrifying debut in the U.S on Saturday Night Live. Watch these unforgettable performances of “Wild Love” and “Pink Lemonade.”
In addition, Bay recently released full details for his global Electric Light Tour. The first North American portion of the tour kicked off yesterday in Seattle and Bay will return to the UK in May for a sold out run that includes a show at The Roundhouse on 29th May. Full itinerary below.
Composed in East London’s Baltic Studios, Bay co-wrote and co-produced Electric Light with longtime friend and collaborator Jon Green and brought onboard Paul Epworth [Adele, Florence and The Machine] to add final production elements to the record. Released on February 8th, single “Wild Love” has already reached 10 million Spotify streams and counting in addition to racking up nearly 4 million views from its official music video co-starring Natalia Dyer of Stranger Things.
Electric Light Tracklist
1. Intro
2. Wasted On Each Other
3. Pink Lemonade
4. Wild Love
5. Us
6. In My Head
7. Interlude
8. Just For Tonight
9. Wanderlust
10. I Found You
11. Sugar Drunk High
12. Stand Up
13. Fade Out
14. Slide
JAMES BAY ELECTRIC LIGHT 2018 TOUR DATES:
March 27th San Francisco, CA The Fillmore SOLD OUT*
March 28th Los Angeles, CA Belasco Theater SOLD OUT*
March 31st Chicago, IL Metro SOLD OUT*
April 2nd Washington, D.C. Lincoln Theatre SOLD OUT*
April 3rd Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel SOLD OUT*
April 5th Boston, MA Royale NightClub SOLD OUT*
April 6th Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) SOLD OUT*
April 8th Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall SOLD OUT*
NEW TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED:
May 27th SWANSEA Radio 1 Biggest Weekend+
May 29th LONDON THE ROUNDHOUSE+ SOLD OUT
May 30th MANCHESTER Albert Hall+ SOLD OUT
June 1st SHEFFIELD O2 Academy+ SOLD OUT
June 2nd BRISTOL Colston Hall+ SOLD OUT
June 3rd CAMBRIDGE Corn Exchange+ SOLD OUT
June 5th NEWCASTLE 02 Academy+
June 6th LEICESTER De Montfort Hall+
June 8th Paris Elysee Montmartre+
June 11th Amsterdam Melkweg+
June 12th Berlin Huxleys+
June 23rd IoW Isle of Wight Festival+
June 27th CORK The Marquee+
June 29th GLASGOW TRNSMT Festival+
August 17th RIZE Festival Chelmsford- Hyland Park+
September 13th Atlanta, GA Coca Cola Roxy Theatre+
September 14th Nashville, TN Ascend Amphitheater+
September 15th Durham, NC Durham Performing Arts Center +
September 18th New York, NY Beacon Theater+
September 20th Washington, DC The Anthem+
September 25th Philadelphia, PA Penn’s Landing – Festival Pier+
September 26th Boston, MA Blue Hills Bank Pavilion+
September 28th Toronto, ON Woodbine Park+
September 29th Detroit, MI Masonic Temple Theatre+
October 1st Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom+
October 2nd Minneapolis, MN State Theatre+
October 5th Salt Lake City, UT Union event Center+
October 7th Los Angeles, CA The Greek Theatre+
October 11th Berkeley, CA The Greek Theatre+
October 13th Vancouver, BC Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre+
October 14th Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre+
October 15th Portland, OR Rose Garden - Theater of the Clouds+
*Previously Announced Tour
+ New Tour Dates
“Making the Pink Lemonade video is probably the most fun I’ve ever had making a music video. From that diamond encrusted top to building my own spaceship, I’m not sure making a video will ever get any better.” says Bay
On the video’s concept, which Bay created & designed, he says, “The inspiration behind the video comes from the theme of ‘escape’ that runs through the song. I was reminded of a time when I was about 4 years old and I told my parents I’d had enough of living with them and would be leaving home. Obviously, I never went through with it. But the drama of filling a pillow case with my most essential toys, opening the backdoor and announcing to the kitchen that it was time for me to leave is what gave me the idea for the video. I adapted it to add the spaceship part because I thought it would look better than a pillow case. I wanted to do something that felt serious but silly at the same time.”
Heralding the release of Electric Light, Bay made an electrifying debut in the U.S on Saturday Night Live. Watch these unforgettable performances of “Wild Love” and “Pink Lemonade.”
In addition, Bay recently released full details for his global Electric Light Tour. The first North American portion of the tour kicked off yesterday in Seattle and Bay will return to the UK in May for a sold out run that includes a show at The Roundhouse on 29th May. Full itinerary below.
Composed in East London’s Baltic Studios, Bay co-wrote and co-produced Electric Light with longtime friend and collaborator Jon Green and brought onboard Paul Epworth [Adele, Florence and The Machine] to add final production elements to the record. Released on February 8th, single “Wild Love” has already reached 10 million Spotify streams and counting in addition to racking up nearly 4 million views from its official music video co-starring Natalia Dyer of Stranger Things.
Electric Light Tracklist
1. Intro
2. Wasted On Each Other
3. Pink Lemonade
4. Wild Love
5. Us
6. In My Head
7. Interlude
8. Just For Tonight
9. Wanderlust
10. I Found You
11. Sugar Drunk High
12. Stand Up
13. Fade Out
14. Slide
JAMES BAY ELECTRIC LIGHT 2018 TOUR DATES:
March 27th San Francisco, CA The Fillmore SOLD OUT*
March 28th Los Angeles, CA Belasco Theater SOLD OUT*
March 31st Chicago, IL Metro SOLD OUT*
April 2nd Washington, D.C. Lincoln Theatre SOLD OUT*
April 3rd Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Steel SOLD OUT*
April 5th Boston, MA Royale NightClub SOLD OUT*
April 6th Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) SOLD OUT*
April 8th Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall SOLD OUT*
NEW TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED:
May 27th SWANSEA Radio 1 Biggest Weekend+
May 29th LONDON THE ROUNDHOUSE+ SOLD OUT
May 30th MANCHESTER Albert Hall+ SOLD OUT
June 1st SHEFFIELD O2 Academy+ SOLD OUT
June 2nd BRISTOL Colston Hall+ SOLD OUT
June 3rd CAMBRIDGE Corn Exchange+ SOLD OUT
June 5th NEWCASTLE 02 Academy+
June 6th LEICESTER De Montfort Hall+
June 8th Paris Elysee Montmartre+
June 11th Amsterdam Melkweg+
June 12th Berlin Huxleys+
June 23rd IoW Isle of Wight Festival+
June 27th CORK The Marquee+
June 29th GLASGOW TRNSMT Festival+
August 17th RIZE Festival Chelmsford- Hyland Park+
September 13th Atlanta, GA Coca Cola Roxy Theatre+
September 14th Nashville, TN Ascend Amphitheater+
September 15th Durham, NC Durham Performing Arts Center +
September 18th New York, NY Beacon Theater+
September 20th Washington, DC The Anthem+
September 25th Philadelphia, PA Penn’s Landing – Festival Pier+
September 26th Boston, MA Blue Hills Bank Pavilion+
September 28th Toronto, ON Woodbine Park+
September 29th Detroit, MI Masonic Temple Theatre+
October 1st Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom+
October 2nd Minneapolis, MN State Theatre+
October 5th Salt Lake City, UT Union event Center+
October 7th Los Angeles, CA The Greek Theatre+
October 11th Berkeley, CA The Greek Theatre+
October 13th Vancouver, BC Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre+
October 14th Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre+
October 15th Portland, OR Rose Garden - Theater of the Clouds+
*Previously Announced Tour
+ New Tour Dates
