Bella Latham, aka Baby Queen, will arrive at Manchester’s Academy 2 on November 9 on her Quarter Life Crisis tour ahead of the release of her debut album of the same name.
Her tour began on October 31 in Brighton and will extend to Los Angeles later in the month as fans finally get to hear her new album following the success of her EPs Medicine and The Yearbook.
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The South African singer rose to fame in 2020 following recognition from Radio One with her debut single Internet Religion appearing as Jack Saunders’ Next Wave.
Her original EP Medicine, launched that same year, introduced her inspired work to pop fans around the world, providing a fresh perspective to the genre highlighting key issues of sexuality, the toxicity of social media and mental health.
In 2021 she released her debut mixtape The Yearbook, a 10-track collection filled with hits such as Raw Thoughts, You Shaped Hole, American Dream and Dover Beach – each tracks fans will look forward to hearing on stage later this week.
This early success culminated in a nomination for Radio One’s Sound of 2022, alongside accomplished acts Central Cee, Mimi Webb, PinkPantheress and WetLeg.
The Quarter Life Crisis Tour will not be her first ever performances, having previously supported Olivia Rodrigo on her 2022 Sour Tour and performed at the BBC Introducing tent at Reading and Leeds festival earlier this year.
However, fans will finally be able to experience her pop songs in an intimate concert full of energetic bops and unfiltered grunge anthems.
Quarter Life Crisis, her debut album, will be released on November 10 – and the five songs which have already been published have got fans excited for the opportunity to hear them live.
One of her recent projects has involved writing a series of tracks for Netflix’s show Heartstopper, which has only added to the hype around the singer’s long-awaited debut album.
She said: “This album tells the story of my journey through my early 20s – leaving my childhood and my adolescence behind but never really losing my childlike wonder and never quite growing up.
“The songs are all facets of what early adulthood has been like for me while discovering new parts of myself, my sexuality, my past and my place in this world.
“I really want this album to leave people feeling hopeful, because there is so much beauty to live through and look forward to and it truly is magical and extraordinary to be alive and to have the very short opportunity to experience every emotion imaginable.”
