October 27, 2009

By By Richard Smirke, London

Michael Buble will set out on a seven-date U.K. tour in May 2010 in support of his latest studio set "Crazy Love" (143/Reprise).

The Canadian crooner's "Crazy Love" U.K. tour commences May 6 at the 12,500-cacity Sheffield Arena and culminates May 15 at London's 23,000-capacity O2 Arena. The promoters are Live Nation. Further European dates are to be announced shortly.

"Crazy Love" -- Buble's fourth studio set -- debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 following its off-cycle Oct. 9 U.S. release, selling 132,000 copies in its first three days of sales, according to Nielsen SoundScan. In the United Kingdom, the record debuted at No. 2 on the Official Charts Co. albums rundown following its Oct. 19 bow, with sales of 78,000.

According to his label, Buble has sold over 22 million albums to date, earning numerous awards in the process, including six Juno awards, five Canadian Smooth Jazz awards and a Grammy (best traditional pop vocal album) for 2007's "Call Me Irresponsible."

Tickets for the U.K. dates go on-sale at 9.00 AM GMT Oct. 30 from www.livenation.co.uk with prices ranging from ?45 ($73) to ?95 ($155).

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