Bruno Major on his return to Asia: "It’s definitely gonna be the best show I’ve ever put on."

Bruno Major is the kind of artist that really blooms on a live stage. There's more weight to his songs when experienced live, lyrics and melodies taking new shapes and forms as they unfold infront of our very eyes. 

The last three years have stopped us from really experiencing the British singer-songwriter's music to its fullest; but starting this August, he's making up for lost time with his Tour Of Planet Earth. "I feel like when you write a song or you make a piece of music, it doesn't really feel like you've finished it until you've played it on stage. It’s part of the creative process for me. So I'm looking forward to completing not only my new album, but my second album because I never got to play that one live because of COVID," Bruno tells Bandwagon. 

As he kicks of his tour—which sees dates in Manila, Singapore, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, and more, Bandwagon caught up with the 'Easily' act to talk about his return to the region, his creative process, and going back on a live stage. 

We can’t wait to see you in Asia again! What can your fans expect from your upcoming tour? 

I’m currently in rehearsals at the moment putting the show together. So I’m not entirely sure what you can expect yet. But I will tell you that it’s a whole new show, whole new band, whole new set, new crew, new lighting and everything. It’s definitely gonna be the best show I’ve ever put on. 

What’s it like returning to so many of these cities again? Is there anything you look forward to doing again or for the first time? 

So I can't wait to come and meet all my fans from all these different countries, even now it's still mind blowing to me that I get to come to places on the other side of the world and there are people who want to hear my music

Hopefully I'll have a little bit more time, last time I was there, I didn't really get much time to hang out because I was in the show and then I left so yeah. Hopefully this time I can maybe go to some restaurants and check out some places and experience a bit more of the culture.

What do you hope your fans take away when watching one of your concerts? 

It’s been three and a half years since I played a show and I can't wait to come and play for you all and thank you so much for your support over the years cause it really means a lot.

Your songs have always been so intimate and bittersweet, what is it like performing them in front of a large crowd? 

I'm looking forward to playing these songs to people. Because I feel like when you write a song or you make a piece of music, it doesn't really feel like you've finished it until you've played it on stage. It’s part of the creative process for me. So I'm looking forward to completing not only my new album, but my second album because I never got to play that one live because of COVID. 

What are some of your favourite songs to perform live and why? 

Well, I don't really know, because I haven't done any shows for three and a half years. So I haven't played any songs from my second album. So we're going to have to see which one is my favorite one. But I do know that the new stuff is a lot more fun to play. And we just started rehearsals last week. So yeah, it's going to be great.

Listen to Bruno Major's Columbo here.