in august 2017, redknapp posted a picture of herself in the recording studio on her instagram account, showing that she had been working on new music. on 13 september 2017, louise revealed she would be returning to the music industry by announcing her first live show in more than 15 years at under the bridge in london on 22 december 2017. titled 'intimate & live', the show had enough demand for tickets selling out in under 5 minutes, leading promoters and louise to announce additional dates for january 2018 in manchester, glasgow, and birmingham.