Legendary American singer songwriter James Taylor has just been added to the Live at the Marquee line up in Cork this summer.

Taylor has just been nominated for Grammy Awards for Best Male Pop Vocal and Best Pop Album for his highly anticipated new album, Covers, which reinterprets classic tracks by artists such as Buddy Holly, The Temptations, Leonard Cohen and The Dixie Chicks.

James Taylor joins The Prodigy, Shayne Ward, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Kasabian, Christy Moore, Josh Ritter and Rod Stewart Live at The Marquee this July. He plays a fully seated gig on Friday July 2nd and tickets priced €65.80 go on sale from ticketmaster and usual outlets this Friday 6th of February at 9am.