James Blake has lined up a UK and European ‘Trying Times’ tour, including Brixton Academy

James Blake has unveiled a series of UK and European tour dates as part of his 'Trying Times' tour, which includes a headline performance at London’s O2 Academy Brixton in September.

This announcement comes in conjunction with the release of Blake's new album, 'Trying Times', through Good Boy Records, which explores themes of intimacy and solitude.

The tour will follow Blake’s North American dates. Tickets for the European leg will be available for pre-sale on Tuesday, 17th March at 11am local time, while general sales begin on Friday, 20th March at 10am local time.

The dates read:

MAY27 The Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA, USA29 Brooklyn Paramount, New York, NY, USA30 Brooklyn Paramount, New York, NY, USA31 Roadrunner, Boston, MA, USAJUNE2 The Anthem, Washington, DC, USA4 Franklin Music Hall, Philadelphia, PA, USA6 HISTORY, Toronto, ON, Canada8 The Salt Shed, Chicago, IL, USA29 O2 Academy Brixton, London, UKOCTOBER5 TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, NL8 Cirque Royal, Brussels, BE12 Le Grand Rex, Paris, FR15 Astra Kulturhaus, Berlin, DE18 E-Werk, Cologne, DE21 SWG3 Galvanizers, Glasgow, UK25 New Century, Manchester, UK28 O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol, UKNOVEMBER6 Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA12 The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA