This year’s live music calendar just got a hug from the past with Corinne Bailey Rae announcing her 20th anniversary tour celebrating her breakthrough debut album Corinne Bailey Rae. The trek, cleverly titled “Like a Star: Celebrating 20 Years of Corinne Bailey Rae,” is exactly the kind of throwback moment we can vibe with whether you grew up on her music or discovered it in your parents’ playlists.

The album that launched it all dropped in 2006 and took the world by surprise with its warm blend of soul, indie-soul and acoustic vulnerability. It produced classics like “Put Your Records On” and “Like a Star,” which have become cultural touchstones over the years, influencing the sound of contemporary alternative R&B and garnering over a billion streams in the process.

For the tour, Corinne Bailey Rae is revisiting that debut in full, track by track, memory by memory. The run spans 23 cities across the U.S., UK, Hungary and the Netherlands, with stops in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Toronto and more. Classic albums getting full performances have become a live music trend but few feel as historically touching as this one given the way the original record seeped into people’s lives.

The tour is more than nostalgia though. It shows how a record can age like fine wine when it is rooted in honesty and timeless songwriting. Corinne Bailey Rae’s body of work now includes four critically acclaimed records and over 10 million albums sold globally, along with two Grammy Awards and a stack of nominations, making her career feel both revered and enduring.

Adding to the celebratory vibe, she is also releasing her first children’s book, Put Your Records On on March 3, 2026, inspired by her hit song of the same name. The book is already building buzz for its whimsical approach to music and self-discovery.

Corinne’s anniversary tour is a reminder that some songs keep echoing. If you grew up singing “Put Your Records On” on repeat, this is your moment to relive it live. If you came to her music later, now is your chance to witness its magic in the flesh.

Source: Rated R&B