James Bay To Perform At Dubai Duty Free International Weekend

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Newbury Racecourse is delighted to reveal James Bay as the final headliner of their Party in the Paddock series for 2025. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of his multi-million selling debut album, ‘Chaos and The Calm’, James Bay will headline live after racing at Dubai Duty Free International Weekend on Saturday 20th September.

James Bay is a BRIT award-winning and three-time GRAMMY® award-nominated multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Currently on a huge UK tour – which culminates at London’s OVO Wembley Arena this week – James is one of the UK’s biggest success stories of recent years.

His definitive breakthrough smash ‘Let It Go’ first landed a decade ago, reaching top 10 in the UK charts and has tallied over three billion streams and achieved six time-platinum status. Moreover, his total career streams are just shy of nine billion with tracks including ‘Hold Back The River’, ‘Us,’ and ‘Peer Pressure’ with Julia Michaels. Recent album ‘Changes All The Time’ came out in October last year and became his fourth consecutive top 5 charting record and features collaborations with Noah Kahan and The Lumineers, plus writing credits with The Killers’ Brandon Flowers and Holly Humberstone.

James Bay joins the Party in the Paddock line-up for the Racecourse’s biggest ever summer of music racedays, with three other huge shows – Sophie Ellis-Bextor & Ella Henderson (Saturday 19th July), Björn Again (Friday 15th August) and Clean Bandit (Saturday 16th August) – already announced.

James Bay said: “I’m currently having the best time ever on my UK tour and am thrilled to have Newbury to look forward to in September! It’ll be my first time playing at the Racecourse and can’t wait to see you all there.”

Harry Walklin, Marketing Director for Newbury Racecourse said: “We’re excited to confirm our biggest ever summer of music with the announcement of James Bay as 2025’s final headliner. With four bumper shows to look forward to from July to September we’re confident there’s going to be something for every racing and music fan to enjoy at Newbury this summer. Big discounts are available for those securing tickets by Friday 28th March, and we encourage those wishing to join us to move quickly to secure the best possible price.’’

Tickets for James Bay live after racing at Newbury Racecourse go on general sale at 10am on Friday 14th February but fans can access an exclusive pre-sale from 10am on Thursday 13th February by registering for free by clicking below.

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Tickets – which entitle admission to both the day’s racing and the James Bay show – start from just £29 for Adults and £14 for U18s.

Hospitality packages – priced from £130 per person – are on sale now and can be found by clicking below.
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Newbury Racecourse plays host to year-round racing and offers free parking at all racedays while an on-site train station means getting to and from the Racecourse couldn’t be easier.

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