Soulful singing sensation Olivia Dean has set the UK music scene alight by announcing a number of intimate shows up and down the nation, including one right here in Leeds.
The fast-rising singer-songwriter, who blends everything from pop and jazz to neo-soul as well as R’n’B, is one of the best and up-and-coming solo artists in Britain right now, with her highly anticipated sophomore album, The Art of Loving, set to release at the start of September.
As well as releasing her smash hit new single ‘Nice To Each Other’, the 26-year-old recently delighted even more music fans by joining Sam Fender on stage in London for a live twist on his track ‘Rein Me In’, which was instantly adored by millions and has now been shared as an official studio version.
Safe to say she’s flying high right now, and the second LP isn’t even out yet, which makes this small handful of gigs even more special and tickets super sought-after.
Revealing just seven pared-back shows across the country, Olivia said on her socials: “The art of loving in person! We’re doing some intimate shows, playing some songs acoustically and talking about making the album”, which is due to release on Friday, 26 September.
Partnering up with music shop chain and independent artist champions Rough Trade for the event, she’s set to play the much-loved Wardrobe here in Leeds city centre.
Better still, local indie champions Crash Records will be helping host the event, helping supply the pre-order album bundles that come along with admission.
Other gigs up north include Liverpool at The Jacaranda and over at Gorilla in Manchester, where our friends at The Manc will no doubt be fighting over tickets.
With the debut single already out, along with an already viral music video and accompanying dance alongside it, there’s plenty of excitement surrounding this project.
We think we speak for pretty much everyone when we say that not only are we excited to hear The Art of Loving once it’s out, but to hear it in this special acoustic format will be unreal. She certainly didn’t disappoint the last time we saw her live.
Playing smaller acoustic album launch shows is nothing new, but they are sometimes the only chance fans will get to hear their favourite musicians play their songs in such a way, so Deano die-hards are understandably going to be scrambling for these tickets.
Once again, her second album is available to pre-order now, and bundle tickets for her show on Sunday, 7 September, go on sale tomorrow (Wednesday, 5 June) from 10am.
You can get ready to grab yours when they go live HERE.
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