{"id":2435394,"date":"2026-05-28T11:12:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T11:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2435394"},"modified":"2026-05-28T11:12:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T11:12:39","slug":"paul-heaton-announces-new-album-jenius-produced-by-ian-broudie-and-uk-arena-tour-supported-by-the-lightning-seeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/paul-heaton-announces-new-album-jenius-produced-by-ian-broudie-and-uk-arena-tour-supported-by-the-lightning-seeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Heaton announces new album &#8216;Jenius&#8217; produced by Ian Broudie and UK arena tour supported by The Lightning Seeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/paul-heaton\">Paul Heaton<\/a> has announced a new <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/ian-broudie\">Ian Broudie<\/a>-produced solo album, \u2018Jenius\u2019, as well as a UK arena tour with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-lightning-seeds\">The Lightning Seeds<\/a>. Find all the details below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/paul-heaton-on-buying-everyone-a-pint-and-why-the-royal-family-is-the-one-thing-worth-privatising-3230442\">Paul Heaton on buying everyone a pint and why \u201cthe Royal Family is the one thing worth privatising\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The former <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-housemartins\">Housemartins<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-beautiful-south\">Beautiful South<\/a> member will release the 15-track record on August 21, following up on 2024\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/paul-heaton-announces-new-ian-broudie-produced-album-the-mighty-several-and-uk-tour-with-the-zutons-3767640\">\u2018The Mighty Several\u2019<\/a> \u2013 which was also helmed by Broudie. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/paulheaton.lnk.to\/Jenius\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pre-order\/pre-save here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Heaton has previewed the forthcoming LP with an infectious, romantic single called \u2018Favourite Kind Of Idiot\u2019, featuring his regular live vocalist Rianne Downey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a love story between two people who see the same fallibilities, the same daftness, in each other, and instead of moaning \u2013 \u2018God, it\u2019s taken you two hours to change that light bulb!\u2019 \u2013 they see it\u2019s what brings them together,\u201d Heaton explained of the uplifting song.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI point out the niceness in not getting things right and not being perfect, especially with [the lyric] \u2018<em>You ain\u2019t no beaut\/ But I don\u2019t date you for the view\u2026<\/em>\u2018.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Favourite Kind Of Idiot\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IMOzGnh5Wl0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a song in favour of the idiotic people and how charming they can be, in a similar vein to Chip Taylor\u2019s \u2018Fuck All The Perfect People\u2019. Even though it\u2019s a bit silly, I think it\u2019s probably the most romantic song on the album.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for \u2018Jenius\u2019, the album was produced by Lightning Seeds frontman Broudie at Blueprint Studios in Manchester, with the title being a reflection of Heaton\u2019s modesty as an artist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf anybody ever calls me a genius, I always say, \u2018What?! With a J?!\u2019 The spelling would obviously be wrong,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The songs see Heaton sing of love and loneliness, pubs and booze, community and counsel, and the state of the nation, while he also gives a nod to football.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I can get a variety of people of all sorts of backgrounds to say, \u2018Oh, that could be about me or you\u2019, then I\u2019ve been successful,\u201d he went on.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_3947886\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3947886\" style=\"width: 3000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3947886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Heaton \u2013\u00a0\u2018Jenius\u2019. CREDIT: Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Heaton and his live band are joined by singer Downey across the project. Additional vocals on \u2018The Whisky Did\u2019 are provided by Irish singer-songwriter Declan O\u2019Rourke.<\/p>\n<p>The musician will embark on a UK arena tour this autumn. He\u2019ll perform tracks from throughout his career, including classic hits by The Beautiful South and The Housemartins. Special guests on all dates will be Lightning Seeds.<\/p>\n<p>All tickets are affordably priced at \u00a339.50 (plus fees). The general sale goes live at 9:30am BST next Friday (June 5) \u2013 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fpaul-heaton-tickets%2Fartist%2F35771\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">you\u2019ll be able to buy your tickets here<\/a>. Alternatively, fans can access a pre-sale at the same time on Wednesday (June 3) by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/paulheaton.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signing up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Paul Heaton\u2019s UK arena tour dates for 2026 are:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>OCTOBER<\/strong><br \/><strong>29 \u2013 Utilita Arena, Newcastle<\/strong><br data-start=\"38\" data-end=\"41\"\/><strong>30 \u2013 OVO Hydro, Glasgow<\/strong><br data-start=\"64\" data-end=\"67\"\/><strong>31 \u2013 First Direct Bank Arena, Leeds<\/strong><br \/><strong><br \/>NOVEMBER<\/strong><br \/><strong>02 \u2013 Utilita Arena, Cardiff<\/strong><br data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"146\"\/><strong>03 \u2013 Arena, Plymouth<\/strong><br data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"169\"\/><strong>06 \u2013 Utilita Arena, Sheffield<\/strong><br data-start=\"198\" data-end=\"201\"\/><strong>07 \u2013 The O2, London<\/strong><br data-start=\"220\" data-end=\"223\"\/><strong>10 \u2013 Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham<\/strong><br data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"259\"\/><strong>11 \u2013 M&amp;S Bank Arena, Liverpool<\/strong><br data-start=\"289\" data-end=\"292\"\/><strong>13 \u2013 Utilita Arena, Birmingham<\/strong><br data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"325\"\/><strong>14 \u2013 Co-op Live, Manchester<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The full tracklist for \u2018Jenius\u2019 is:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>1.\u00a0 \u2018Can\u2019t Get Next To You\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>2.\u00a0 \u2018Favourite Kind Of Idiot\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>3.\u00a0 \u2018I Want The Job\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>4.\u00a0 \u2018Sad Songs And Lawsuits\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>5.\u00a0 \u2018She Ain\u2019t Pretty\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>6.\u00a0 \u2018One Eye Open\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>7.\u00a0 \u2018Send In The Clowns\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>8.\u00a0 \u2018Do Not Ask Me\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>9.\u00a0 \u2018Don\u2019t Lean On Me\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>10. \u2018Jet Black Sky\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>11. \u2018The Whisky Did\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>12. \u2018Before Before\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>13. \u2018Good For The Bees\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>14. \u2018Go Upstream\u2019<\/strong><br \/><strong>15. \u2018A Son A Father\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last year, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/paul-heaton-hits-out-at-greedy-people-who-wont-make-gig-tickets-affordable-3852496\">Heaton hit out at the \u201cgreedy\u201d people who won\u2019t make gig tickets more affordable for fans, insisting that it is \u201cdoable\u201d<\/a>. As he\u2019s done for the newly-announced tour, he previously capped tickets for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/paul-heaton-extra-2024-uk-tour-dates-new-special-guests-lightning-seeds-3775345\">his 2024 UK arena dates<\/a> at a lower price.<\/p>\n<p>Heaton explained that he still \u201cmade a massive profit\u201d despite keeping the cost of tickets reasonable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Heaton has announced a new Ian Broudie-produced solo album, \u2018Jenius\u2019, as well as a UK arena tour with The Lightning Seeds. 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