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Willie J Healey has returned this week to announce his new album Lucky, set for release on 12th March 2027 via V2, coinciding with a run of UK headline tour dates. Alongside the news, the Oxford songwriter has unveiled his latest single Benjamin, giving us an exciting taste of what's to come with its bright melodies and infectious hooks. On his album return and new single 'Benjamin', Willie says: "It felt good for me to get back to some real deal stuff. I really sat down and worked through everything on an acoustic guitar, feelings too - which is why most of the songs have very little electric guitars on them. I moved house and live by a park now, I set up my studio in the back of the house and wrote most of the songs in that little room, pretty isolated in a nice way.  I wrote Benjamin really quickly, it was one of those gifts. Just came right to me! We tracked all of these acoustic guitars and I did this big gasp at the beginning because I think the song kinda feels like somebody who’s asking to be saved by whatever’s out there saving things. It's got this hopeful desperation thing going on. There’s nothing too fancy about the recordings we got, which I’m very happy about. I felt slightly caught up in making things slick - I didn’t want to do that this time.. I couldn’t be bothered. To me it feels direct and simple! Which is weirdly hard to do sometimes." Take a listen below along with the full list of upcoming tour dates. 

Willie J Healey 2027 UK headline tour dates

Sat Apr 10 - The Cavern, Exeter, UK
Sun Apr 11 - The Globe, Cardiff, UK
Mon Apr 12 - KOLA, Portsmouth, UK
Wed Apr 14 - O2 Academy, Oxford, UK
Thu Apr 15 - Arts Centre, Norwich, UK
Fri Apr 16 - Future Yard, Birkenhead, UK
Sat Apr 17 - King Tut's, Glasgow, UK
Mon Apr 19 - The Foundry, Sheffield, UK
Tue Apr 20 - Parish, Huddersfield, UK
Wed Apr 21 - Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK
Fri Apr 23 - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK
Sat Apr 24 - The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, UK
Sun Apr 25 - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK
Tue Apr 27 - Castle & Falcon, Birmingham, UK
Wed Apr 28 - KOKO, London, UK
Thu Apr 29 - Electric, Bristol, UK

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