One of the most iconic and influential figures in music history has announced he’ll be heading to Birmingham this summer.

Stevie Wonder will play one of just five UK dates at the Utilita Arena Birmingham on Mon 7 Jul.

The American singer, songwriter and producer is one of the most celebrated figures in popular music who, at the age of 12, was the youngest recording artist to have achieved a #1 single with “Fingertips Part 2”, and subsequently the first to simultaneously reach #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, R&B Singles and Album Charts.

To date he has amassed 49 Top Forty singles, 32 #1 singles and worldwide sales of over 100 million units. Stevie has won 25 Grammy Awards, the prestigious Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, a Golden Globe and an Academy Award. Stevie’s iconic album, Songs In The Key of Life, is archived in the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress, for its cultural, historic and aesthetic significance.

Tickets for Stevie Wonder’s UK performance dates go on sale Fri 21 Mar at 10am.