The title reads like a tribute night, but this is Corinne Bailey Rae herself, playing the four-times-platinum self-titled debut front to back for the first time. That album gave the world Put Your Records On and Like a Star, and hearing it in sequence restores the shape it had before the singles got detached from it. Irving Plaza holds about twelve hundred, a startlingly small room for her.
What to expect
A full performance of the debut album in sequence, likely followed by material from across her catalogue, in a standing general-admission ballroom with a balcony above. Her band leans acoustic and jazz-inflected rather than loud, and the room usually stays quiet enough to hear the detail in her phrasing. No opener has been announced.
Good to know
- This is Corinne Bailey Rae performing in person, not a tribute act, despite how the billing reads.
- A second Irving Plaza night was added earlier in the same week after this one sold through, so resale may be your only route in.
- The main floor is standing general admission, with a balcony level upstairs.
- Irving Plaza sits just off Union Square, where the L, N, Q, R and W and the numbered Lexington lines all converge.
- No support act has been announced, so the headline set may begin close to the listed start.
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Common questions
Is Corinne Bailey Rae actually performing?
Yes. The anniversary billing is her own tour, announced on her official site, and not a tribute show by other artists.
Which album is she playing?
Her 2006 self-titled debut, performed in its entirety, including Put Your Records On and Like a Star.
Is there another New York date?
Yes. A second Irving Plaza show was added earlier the same week after this one sold through.
