Craig David, the acclaimed R&B artist, will play a concert in Hitchin next summer.

He is the latest act to be announced for the new Hitchin Priory Summer Series line-up, set to take the town by storm in summer 2024.

Busted have already been announced as one of the other artists coming to Hitchin, playing on August 29.

Just two days after that, it will be the turn of Craig David to perform for Hitchin ticket-holders.

Pre-sale tickets will be available at 10am on Thursday, November 9, with general sale tickets following at the same time on Friday, November 10.

Twenty years after the critically acclaimed album ‘Born To Do It’ changed his life, Craig has catapulted back into the charts and the nation’s hearts with a string of chart hits and a Number 1 album marking the beginning of his triumphant return - his latest two albums, ‘Following my Intuition’ and ‘The Time is Now’ have since gone on to accrue over 1.5 billion streams.

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Craig has racked up an astounding 23 UK top 40 singles and nine UK top 40 albums, amassed over 5 billion streams worldwide and has achieved multi-platinum status in more than 20 countries worldwide in his career.

With two UK Number 1 albums under his belt, he has also received multiple BRIT Award and Grammy nominations, 4 x MOBO Awards, as well as becoming a 3x Ivor Novello Award winner.

During his Hitchin visit, Craig will be performing a 'TS5' show, based on his series that started as an exclusive pre-party in Miami, hosted in his own penthouse.

Hitchin Priory has its own history of hosting live music events, having been the home of Rhythms of the World from 2008 to 2014.

More line-up announcements for the Hitchin Priory Summer Series are expected in the coming weeks.