Decade of hits and heart: Calum Scott's ‘The Avenoir Tour' is coming to South Africa

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26-05-2025

Calum Scott performing with South African flags during a sold-out Cape Town show at Zevenwacht Wine Estate in 2023.
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Following a decade in the entertainment industry and several personal challenges, internationally acclaimed English singer and songwriter Calum Scott insists that he has never felt better.
'I am probably happier than I have ever been,' he explained during an interview with 'Independent Media Lifestyle.'
'I've never been more content in both my personal life and my professional life. I feel like I believe in myself more than I ever have, and I am in a really good place in my life.'
With his increased positivity, the 'You Are The Reason' hitmaker is thrilled to be bringing his 'The Avenoir Tour' to South Africa early next year.
The former 'Britain's Got Talent' star will be performing in Cape Town on January 14, before making his way to Durban two days later and then ending his Mzansi tour in Joburg on January 17.
The Brit Awards-nominated artist is no stranger to South Africa, having previously toured the country several times before, including in 2018, then in 2022 and 2023.
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'I love South Africa, she has been a kind mistress to me,' the 36-year-old said.
He added: 'South Africa is very special and for me to be so far away from home and to have so many people support my music, that love what I do and have used my music for certain parts of their lives, its an honour so I have maintained that I will be the kind of artist that comes and pays my respect back so if the least i can do is perform in South Africa for an hour and half and that's exactly what I will do.'
Calum Scott performs in 2023 at Zevenwacht Wine Estate for a sold-out Cape Town show.
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He explained that he has had some eventful experiences during his previous visits to the country.
'I had come back to South Africa not long after Covid, and we were performing at a Botanical Garden. I don't think that they had reset the sprinkler system correctly, so midway through the show, the sprinklers came on and everybody got drenched.
"Then it rained, and then there was load shedding, so it turned everything off.'
'It was all going off, but it was one of my most memorable performances because even with the chaos, the crowd was so into it still, which shows the tenacity and passion of my fans in South Africa.'
Scott is also excited to be performing brand-new music when he visits the nation, including from his third studio album, called ' Avenoir', which is also the name of his tour and is due to be released in September.
He explained that he title is inspired by a book he read and that it is 'a challenge to live in the present and to enjoy every day as it comes, to be blessed and to count your blessings.'
'That's the challenge that I want to put back on my fans, not worry too much about the past and future and to enjoy every moment because life is very short.'
Scott also explained this album is different to anything else he has worked on during his decade-long career so far.
'This album feels very intentional, and it feels like I am evolving as an artist and as a person in confidence, happiness and in my creativity, and I am very excited to see what the fans make of it.'
'There is something for everyone on this album, and when I was writing it, as always, I took inspiration from things that happened to me, things that happened to people close to me, so there are quite a lot of personal elements to it.'
'Avenoir' also includes the powerful love song 'Die For You', which was released on Friday, May 23.
'With his single, I wanted to return to that heart-wrenching emotional ballad which represents who I am and the kind of music I like to perform.'
Scott added, 'It is a declaration of love, and it is so poetic. With a title like that, what I am trying to get across in that song is like if I could reach into my chest and give you my heart, that's what I would do.'
'I am excited for the journey the song is going to go on and even beyond couples because it is also for friendship for people's kids or anything that they feel that passionate about.'
As Scott prepares to visit South Africa, he explained that apart from his many achievements over the past 10 years, being able to tour is one of his greatest accomplishments.
'I have had some amazing success in my life, I have been nominated for Awards several times, I have three songs over a billions streams each on Spotify, 'You the Reason' has over a billion views on YouTube and I have achieved some amazing accolades which I am very grateful for but I don't think that there is anything better than seeing people in the flesh and witnessing the impact that your music and your artistry has on people.'
'It is quite profound and magical.'