Singer Sam Smith performs with Disclosure onstage during day 3 of the 2014 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 13, 2014 in Indio, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella)
Rising soul star will make a triumphant return to the U.S. for an arena tour starting in January. The UK singer made a huge splash with the single, “Stay With Me,” and his debut album, “In the Lonely Hour,” opened the charts at No. 1 in the UK and No. 2 on the Billboard charts.
The tour kicks off on Jan. 9 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta and stops at New York’s Madison Square Garden before hitting Colorado’s on Jan. 26.
The Madison Square Garden gig is a far cry from The Mercury Lounge where Smith toured just one year ago before exploding into popularity based on his soulful vocals and lyrics that tug on the heart strings. “Stay With Me” was a smash hit for the year and, it appears like the second single from “In the Lonely Hour,” the radio heavy “I’m Not the Only One,” is set for heavy rotation.
Sam Smith was nominated for two American Music Awards in the New Artist of the Year category as well as Favorite Male Artist in the pop/rock category. The 1stBank Center show will mark his first headlining appearance in Colorado.
Tickets go on sale at 8 a.m. on Oct. 14.
See the entire tour schedule below.
January 9 Atlanta, Ga. Fox Theatre
January 10 Nashville, Tenn. Grand Ole Opry House
January 12 Fairfax, Va. Patriot Center
January 13 Philadelphia, Pa. The Liacouras Center
January 15 New York, N.Y. Madison Square Garden
January 17 Boston, Mass. Agganis Arena
January 19 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
January 20 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
January 22 Detroit, Mich. Masonic Temple Theatre
January 23 Chicago, Ill. UIC Pavilion
January 24 St. Paul, Minn. Roy Wilkins Auditorium
January 26 Broomfield, Colo. 1st Bank Center
January 30 Los Angeles, Calif. The Forum
January 31 San Francisco, Calif. Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
February 2 Seattle, Wash. Key Arena
February 4 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
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Ru Johnson is an arts and culture music writer living in Denver. You can follow her on Twitter here.
