A singer-songwriter who got his start busking around the city will return as part of his new tour.

James Bay, 34, kicks off his acoustic on September 28 and will be playing shows at some of his favourite venues.

Among those is Chalk in Brighton where he will be on stage with his guitar for a solo acoustic show.

James Bay's new show is part of his acoustic tourJames Bay's new show is part of his acoustic tour (Image: PR)

James rose to fame in 2014 when his second EP Let It Go reached the top ten in the iTunes chart, with its lead single of the same name peaking at number ten in the UK charts.

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But, before he became internationally known, James went to Bimm in Brighton, where he got his BA in Professional Musicianship.

He spent his days busking in The Lanes, collecting change in his guitar case.

When he returns to Brighton on his tour, he will play a range of tracks from his forthcoming album Changes All The Time, which comes out on October 4.

James, who co-wrote his latest single Easy Distraction with The Killers’ frontman Brandon Flowers, will play at Chalk on October 17.

Tickets available from 11am on Saturday, September 7, at https://jamesbay.lnk.to/acoustictouruk.