An award-winning singer/songwriter who lives in Haslington near Sandbach is preparing to go on his first headline UK tour. 

Rob Wheeler, the Cheshire based country artist went to Alsager School. He starts his tour next month (April ) going into May and taking in Liverpool, Bristol and Milton Keynes amongst other places. 

The finale of 'The Tomorrow' tour will be the prestigious 'Nashville Meets London' show on May 15th and there is a sell-out date in his hometown of Alsager. 

Tickets for this, which takes place at The Manor House Hotel and Spa om Alsager on Sunday, May 5th were snapped up in less than four days of going on sale. 

The musician has just completed a new studio album which was written and recorded in Nashville Tennessee.  Rob will also be performing an acoustic show at HMV in Hanley on the afternoon of May 4th. 

Rob won the Songwriter of the Year Award at the 2021 ARC Radio Listener awards and was nominated for six awards in the radio competition.

"I'm so excited to hit the road with my band and I've been overwhelmed by the support from my fans," said Rob. 

"I think truthfully with the exception of maybe Taylor Swift, there isn't an artist in the world who doesn't get a little bit nervous about announcing a tour but for my hometown show to sell out in a couple of days was incredible. 

"I hope folks who didn't get tickets will travel to come see me in Liverpool or maybe London." 

One of Rob's songs is on this compilation CD. (Photo: Rob Wheler)

Before the tour happens, the busy musician is releasing a new single this Friday (March 15th) - a stripped back version of the hit 'Waterfalls'. 

It was recorded exclusively for the compilation album,' Cafe Covers Volume 3' which is released worldwide on CD and digital streaming sites the same day.