NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:
10/15 – Shrine Expo Hall – Los Angeles, CA
11/12 – Fox Theater – Oakland, CA
11/26 – Riviera Theatre – Chicago, IL
12/3 – The Great Hall at Avant Gardner – Brooklyn, NY
“On his debut album, times, he presents a dancefloor utopia where everyone is welcome and completely unbound in their celebration of life, rhythm and sound.” – NPR
“Absorbing and refracting the history of dance and disco with the ache of the present moment.” – Pitchfork
“SG Lewis is rapidly establishing himself as one of the moment’s hottest arbiters of feel-good, funk-leaning dance jams with real heft and actual soul.” – Billboard
“Though he looks to the past for inspiration, it is the distinctively modern production that has taken this artist so far.” – V Man
“Lewis’s premier talent lies in making his guests shine with a signature blend of disco, house, funk, and R&B that he can form-fit to just about any singer….no wonder everyone’s working with him.” – VULTURE
“SG Lewis…comes through with a defibrillator in the form of punchy, sparkling beats.” – Entertainment Weekly
“The 26 year old has carved out a cult following thanks to his soulful and masterful approach to creating dance music.” – INTERVIEW Magazine
“British singer-songwriter-producer SG
“SG Lewis‘ ongoing times rollout has scripted the soundtrack for electronic’s triumphant return to the dance floor.” – Dancing Astronaut
“2021 sees Lewis shine in his spotlight.” – Earmilk
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Following the release of SG Lewis’ critically acclaimed debut, dance album of the year, ‘times’(Republic Records), today the London-
The four date run commences in Los Angeles on October 15, before continuing to Oakland, California, Chicago, then concluding in Brooklyn, New York on December 3. For access to an exclusive artist presale, sign up HERE. Tickets will go on-sale to the general public starting on Friday, April 23 at 10 am Local Time. For more information, please visit www.sglewismusic.com.
Speaking about the upcoming tour, SG Lewis reveals, “It feels super surreal to be announcing any form of shows, let alone headline shows for this year. The pandemic has separated me from a country that had become a home away from home to me, and I’m so excited to be reunited and play all this new music for you guys. The shows are gonna be insane. Let’s party.”
For his debut album, SG Lewis (real name Sam Lewis) enlisted a blockbuster collection of guests, continuing a long line of stellar collaborations that have singled him out as one of music’s most sought after producers. Joining Robyn and Channel Tres (“Impact”) on times is Lucky Daye, who appears on “Feed the Fire” which Billboard lauded as “effervescent” and a “breezy amalgamation of house and nu-disco,” with Entertainment Weekly bluntly labeling it “a disco-tinged banger,” and the legendary Nile Rodgers who joins Sam on “One More”, touted by The New York Times as “a dance party” with Pitchfork calling Rodgers’ guitarwork “kinetic”, hailing the tune as “a glistening ode to party flirting and the best track on the album.” Watch the Aidan Cullen-directed video for “One More (Feat. Nile Rodgers)” HERE and catch his live performance and interview on CBS’ The Late Late Show with James Corden HERE.
On the album, Sam says “times is an ode to the present moment. 2020 has shown us that the experiences we took for granted in the past, are never promised tomorrow, and that the opportunity to dance together may not always be there again. After reading about 70’s New York and the birth of Disco, I became infatuated with the euphoria and escapism that the music from that period created, and the safe spaces the clubs at the time provided for people to express themselves. I aimed to create a world musically that captured those same feelings, and to imagine the music that would be playing in those rooms if they were to exist today.”
‘times‘ is out everywhere right now. Listen to it HERE.