With a voice sweet and soulful enough to cut through his shrieking young fans, and with guitaring as crisp as many of his idols, James Bay was cool enough to soften the sweaty air in his first Cork Marquee performance.

With a grin that never wavered, felt-hatted chart hero James Bay shrugged off the threat of rain and delivered an ardent and upbeat evening set on the Electric Picnic main stage.

Yes, you guessed it the duo launched into Bay’s hit single ‘Let it Go’ and it is everything you imagined and more.

The tour will consist of 12 cities including the Ulster Hall, Belfast on October 11 and The Olympia Theatre, Dublin on October 14.

Touring with Hozier gave James Bay a glimpse of ‘the next big thing’ status that awaited him, writes