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Paolo Nutini has announced a new UK and European tour for 2022 - with two shows in Scotland.

Paolo Nutini has announced details of a new UK and European tour – get your tickets here and see the full list of dates below.The Scottish artist returned last week with two new songs and news of his fourth studio album ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’, the follow-up to 2014’s ‘Caustic Love’.Nutini has now announced a UK and European tour in support of the LP, with a pair of live dates in Ireland in August joining a run of dates that run from September through to November.The tour will visit the UK from October 22-November 1, with gigs in Manchester, London, Birmingham, Hull, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.Fans who pre-order ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ by 3pm on Monday (May 23) will receive exclusive access to a pre-sale for tour tickets, which opens at 9am on Tuesday (May 24).

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Paolo Nutini has announced details of his new album ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ and shared two new songs – listen to ‘Lose It’ and ‘Through The Echoes’ below.The new LP, which is the Scottish artist’s fourth studio album, will serve as the follow-up to 2014’s ‘Caustic Love’.Nutini’s ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ is released on July 1 via Atlantic Records. Written by Nutini (with some select co-write contributions from members of his band), the record was produced by the artist alongside Dani Castelar and Gavin Fitzjohn.Nutini has previewed ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ today (May 12) with two new singles.You can see the tracklist for Nutini’s ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ as well as its album artwork below.

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Paolo Nutini has announced details of an intimate UK comeback tour, with dates beginning this week – get your tickets here.The six gigs begin on Saturday (May 14) with a show at Sheffield’s under threat Leadmill venue, who teased a “big show announcement” yesterday (May 8) ahead of the reveal of Nutini’s gig.In March, the team behind the iconic venue announced that it would be closing next year due to its landlord issuing a notice of eviction. In the weeks that followed, it launched an official petition opposing the eviction, while stars from Sheffield and further afield have all shown support for the space.Nutini’s tour – which marks his first English shows in seven years – then rolls on to London, with four gigs at the legendary 100 Club on May 16, 17, 19 and 20.The tour then ends in his native Scotland with a pair of gigs at the Corran Halls venue in Oban on May 27-28.See the full list of dates for the intimate tour below, and get your tickets here.

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