Bristol date for X-Factor winner Matt Cardle (From Bridgwater Mercury)

Bristol date for X-Factor winner Matt Cardle

8:22am Tuesday 25th October 2011 in CDs By Harris Dee

X-Factor 2010 winner Matt Cardle will be hitting the road in March for an extensive 20-date tour of the UK and Ireland, including a date at the Colston Hall, Bristol.

Tickets will go on sale at 9am on Friday, October 28 and will be available from www.livenation.co.uk When Matt Cardle turned up for his first audition on X-Factor just over 18 months ago, little did he know his mind-numbing shifts in plastic factories or gruelling labour on building sites would soon be a thing of the past. The hard graft hasn’t stopped though.

This year has been about touring with X-Factor, and over the last four months studiously writing and recording his debut album ‘Letters’ (released via Columbia Records on October 17). He has teamed up with the best in the business to bring his dream to life.

He has come up with a combination of music and lyrics far beyond the expectations of any chart debutant and the tour will give the fans a chance to see him perform his new material live.

MATT CARDLE MARCH 2012 THURSDAY 1 YORK BARBICAN SATURDAY 3 CAMBRIDGE CORN EXCHANGE SUNDAY 4 OXFORD NEW THEATRE MONDAY 5 BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY HALL WEDNESDAY 7 NOTTINGHAM ROYAL CONCERT HALL THURSDAY 8 O2 ACADEMY BOURNEMOUTH SATURDAY 10 SWINDON OASIS SUNDAY 11 PORTSMOUTH GUILDHALL MONDAY 12 SOUTHEND CLIFF PAVILION WEDNESDAY 14 LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC THURSDAY 15 GLASGOW O2 ACADEMY FRIDAY 16 NEWCASTLE CITY HALL SUNDAY 18 BELFAST, WATERFRONT MONDAY 19 DUBLIN OLYMPIA THURSDAY 22 O2 MANCHESTER APOLLO SATURDAY 24 CARDIFF ST DAVIDS HALL SUNDAY 25 BRISTOL COLSTON HALL MONDAY 26 PLYMOUTH PAVILIONS WEDNESDAY 28 BRIGHTON DOME THURSDAY 29 HMV HAMMERSMITH APOLLO