JACOB BANKS Announces Headlining World Tour 🌎

JACOB BANKS

By Jack Barnes

Rising singer, songwriter and performer JACOB BANKS announces his first ever headlining tour that will see him play cities across North America and Europe this fall. Tickets for the “Into The Wild” tour will go on sale in Europe this Thursday, June 8^th and in North America this Friday, June 9^th – for a full list of tour dates, please see below or visit www.mrjacobbanks.com. Enjoy this video stream below after the jump.
A revered live performer, the fall headlining tour follows Jacob’s hugely successful spring dates at Mercury Lounge in New York and Masonic Lodge in Los Angeles, CA – both selling out in under 15 minutes of being announced. He will give a taste of what fans can expect on the fall tour as he embarks on a run of major summer festival dates including Monterey International Pop Festival’s 50th Anniversary, Firefly, Lollapalooza, The Meadows, Life is Beautiful, Austin City Limits and more.

Check out Jacob Banks performing “Mercy” live for Colors Berlin below.

Known for constructing songs that blur genres, packed with the emotional punch of poignant lyrics and a dynamic, spellbinding vocal delivery, Jacob Banks is cementing himself as one of 2017’s most promising break-out acts. The Boy Who Cried Freedom, which has received wide critical acclaim, includes powerful singles like “Unholy War,” and smash hit, “Chainsmoking,” which TIME Magazine calls one of the best songs of 2017 so far – listen HERE. Nylon Magazine raved that the project “gives equal shine to Banks’ voice and songwriting skills, highlighting his mastery of metaphors and imagery akin to that of a verified, contemporary poet.” Billboard Magazine says that “it’s five tracks are an arresting aural image of America’s muddy ghosts warped through the filters of modern electronics… The Boy Who Cried Freedom is plain, old-fashioned, great music. It resonates in your head and your soul.” With both singles released from the EP thus far reaching #1 on Hype Machine’s overall chart, Banks has further been spotlighted as one of 2017’s brightest newcomers by the likes of The FADER, Complex, TIME Magazine, Paper Magazine, Interview Magazine, High Snobiety, Clash, TeenVogue, OkayPlayer, i–D and more.

JACOB BANKS 2017 TOUR DATES:
June 17                     Monterey, CA           Monterey International Pop Festival
June 18                     Dover, DE                 Firefly Music Festival
June 22-25               Rothbury, MI             Electric Forest Festival
August 4                    Cincinnati, OH          Fountain Square
August 5                    Chicago, IL               Lollapalooza
August 6                    Montreal, QC           Osheaga Festival Musique et Arts
August 11-13 San Francisco, CA Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
September 15-17 New York, NY Meadows Music and Arts Festival
September 23          Las Vegas, NV Life is Beautiful Festival
October 6-8               Austin, TX Austin City Limits
October 12                Amsterdam, NL Melkweg
October 13                Berlin, GE Kantine am Berghain
October 14                Paris, FR                   Pop up du Label
October 16                Stockholm, SE Obaren
October 17                Copenhagen, DK Ideal Bar
October 18                Oslo, NO                    John DEE
October 20                Barcelona, ES Jamboree
October 21                Madrid, ES Sala Tempo
October 30                London, UK Village Underground **SOLD OUT**
November 2              Hollywood, CA The Roxy
November 3              Santa Cruz, CA    The Catalyst
November 6              Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
November 7              Seattle, WA    The Crocodile
November 10           Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
November 11           Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
November 13           El Paso, TX Lowbrow Palace
November 16           Dallas, TX Three Links
November 17           Houston, TX House of Blues
November 18           New Orleans, LA Gasa Gasa
November 20           Nashville, TN The High Watt
November 24           Toronto, CA The Drake Hotel
November 28           Boston, MA Le Belmont
November 29           New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
November 30           Brooklyn, NY Rough Trade
December 5              Atlanta, GA                Aisle 5
December 11           London, UK KOKO
December 12           Manchester, UK Sound Control
December 13           Birmingham, UK Hare & Hounds

ABOUT JACOB BANKS
Born in Nigeria, Jacob Banks moved to Birmingham in England at the age of 13. Not short of talent, the Brit dabbled in all forms of the creative arts and began singing, playing guitar, and writing songs at the age of 20. A music lover first and foremost, Banks got his start at open mic nights and quickly garnered a following for his commanding vocal presence and daringly intimate songwriting. His music features richly textured beats, with its 808s and synth play, African inspired grooves and a soulful disposition that culminates in an unstoppable new sound. Banks debuted with his EP The Monologue, earning feverish acclaim that saw him supporting artists such as Emeli Sandé, Sam Smith and Alicia Keys on tour around the U.K. Now, with The Boy Who Cried Freedom, Banks hopes to reenergize soul music for a new generation hoping to be their solace in hard times and a battery pack on a slow Monday morning.