Kirstenbosch Gardens, CT – Wed 14 Jan 2026 | Durban ICC – Fri 16 Jan 2026 | SunBet Arena, PTA – Sat 17 Jan 2026
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Multi-platinum-selling singer/songwriter Calum Scott first toured Mzansi back in 2018 in support of his “Only Human” album, seeing thousands of local fans rushing to experience his first live performance in South Africa. In 2022 and 2023, Calum toured again across the country, cementing his love for SA with ongoing fan support.
Breakout Events is excited to announce the return of Calum Scott for another tour of SA in January 2026, again reaching Cape Town and Durban, and also now with his first show in Pretoria. The global hitmaker, returns next January for his much-anticipated return for the ‘The Avenoir Tour’ South African dates in Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria.
‘I remember my first time in South Africa, being blown away by the demand for tickets to my show – it made me feel so special! Every time that I have been back, I have felt the same love and excitement. Touring is my favourite part of my job but touring in places like South Africa is just a dream come true.’, says Scott.
This is Calum Scott’s biggest tour to date which includes a run of UK and European shows across 24 cities later this year. ‘The Avenoir Tour’ sees Calum playing in the biggest UK and European venues of his career so far.
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On Friday 23 May, Calum Scott premiered his new single “Die For You” — a tender declaration of fiercely devoted love. The latest release from his upcoming third album Avenoir (due out September 12th via Capitol Records), “Die For You” reaffirms the UK-based artist’s incredible talent for crafting the kind of songs that become the soundtrack to our lives’ most meaningful moments. Listen to “Die For You” HERE now.
Anchored in his gently commanding vocal work, “Die For You” was written by Calum, Jon “MAGS” Maguire, and Corey Sanders — the very same trio of songwriters who penned his 5X platinum smash “You Are The Reason” (an iconic standout from his gold-certified 2018 debut Only Human, also featuring his 3x platinum, Brit Award-nominated cover of Robyn’s “Dancing On My Own”). In a departure from the larger-than-life energy of Calum’s previous single “God Knows,” “Die For You” unfolds with an intimacy that fully intensifies its unfettered emotion.
As Calum reveals, his new LP borrows its title from John Koenig’s The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, a word-construction project that defines “avenoir” as “the desire that memory could flow backward.”
“Avenoir refers to how we move through life like a rower moves: always moving forward but facing backward, seeing where we’ve been, but not where we’re going,” says Calum. “The songs on this album speak to both regret and sorrow, and to undying love — a plea to live life to its fullest. While writing the album, I asked myself, ‘If I could, would I choose to be able to see what’s coming?’ I truly believe we are made from our successes and our challenges, from adapting and overcoming. The concept of Avenoir challenges all of us to live in the present, serving as a constant reminder that it is the surprises in life and the not knowing that makes life terrifying, but also truly magical.”