Stormzy Announces 'H.I.T.H. World Tour' 2020

Set to be one of the most highly anticipated tours of 2020, Stormzy has today announced a huge 55-date 'H.I.T.H. World Tour'. With shows spanning across Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, North America, UK & Ireland and Africa, the tour marks Stormzy's biggest live offering to date. Kicking off the tour in Dubai on February 7th and concluding in Africa in October, the tour will also see him make his solo debut at London's O2 Arena for two nights on 3rd & 4th of September, marking his first solo shows in the capital since his 3-day stint at Brixton Academy in May 2017! Subsequent to London's O2 Arena, Stormzy will grace the stages of 11 more arenas throughout the UK and Ireland, concluding at Bournemouth's international Centre on 22nd September. Thereafter he will head to Africa to tour for the first time, notably playing a date in his homeland of Ghana, before ending the world tour with a show in Lagos, Nigeria.

Pre-ordering 'Heavy Is The Head' from Stormzy's official store, will allow those in UK, IRE, EU, USA, CAN, AUS, NZ to gain early access to tickets - link here https://smarturl.it/Stormzy-Presale. General sale for all shows excluding Dubai will commence on Friday 6th December 9am (local time to each territory). Dubai on-sale will be on Wednesday 4th 8am local UAE time.

The touring news comes straight off the back of a phenomenal few weeks for 26-year-old Stormzy. Kicking-off the month announcing his hugely anticipated album 'Heavy Is The Head', last week the musician also announced his brand new single 'Own It' featuring musical heavyweights Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy which is on course become Stormzy's 7th top 10 single in today's Official UK Charts!

Stormzy's forthcoming album, 'Heavy Is The Head' marks a hugely exciting return for the multi award-winning phenomenon and is a record which has been executively produced entirely by the musician himself; showcasing his world class lyricism and musicality alongside many of his celebrated and relatable subject matters. The album also features additional vocals from some of the most exciting musicians of this generation - all of whom have been hand-picked by Stormzy including, (in alphabetical order) Aitch, Burna Boy, Ed Sheeran, Headie One, H.E.R., Tiana Major9 and YEBBA with production from Fred Gibson, Fraser T Smith, T-Minus and others.

To date, Stormzy has unveiled four of the sixteen album tracks, leaving twelve unheard tracks still to come. In April he made his remarkable return to the spotlight where he unveiled 'Vossi Bop', his first release since 2017. 'Vossi Bop' broke the record for the biggest week one streams for a British Rapper, ever, with streams accumulating to over 12.7 million! The single saw a combined sales total of 94,495 and subsequently earnt Stormzy his first ever UK #1 single, holding the top position for two consecutive weeks! Shortly after he unveiled the stunning 'Crown' before unveiling his latest release 'Wiley Flow' - where he paid homage to British MC, Wiley.

The album announcement follows on from Stormzy being hailed as one of TIME Magazine's ten 'Next Generation Leaders' last month which coincided with him being the only leader honoured with a cover for the special issue.

Before Stormzy released his platinum-selling #1 debut album, 'Gang Signs & Prayer' in February 2017, many would merely have called him one of the most promising rappers on the UK scene. Nearly three years on however, that description is utterly inadequate. A showman like no other, his remarkable ascent has been accompanied by his honest and relatable character. Known for evolving the underground musical landscape, as well as being a perennial political agitator, Stormzy is a true spokesman of black empowerment and social activism. He has become one of the UK's most inspiring cultural figures and earlier this year, during his headline performance at Glastonbury Festival, he took the opportunity to highlight a plethora of social issues, including the injustice of young black children being criminalised in a biased and disproportionate justice system.

Despite being out of the 'musical' spotlight last year, his philanthropy continued. In July 2018 Stormzy launched 'The Stormzy Scholarship' - a studentship which funds the study of two black students, each year, at Cambridge University and this summer, launched its second year of the scholarship. Subsequent to the scholarship, he unveiled #Merky Books, an imprint formed in collaboration with Penguin Random House UK which saw the release of his own book 'Rise Up: The Story So Far' in November. Shortly after he revealed the imprint's 'Writers' Prize' - an initiative which looks for the best authors of the next generation. Adding further strings to his bow, the Ghanaian MC also announced his very own music record label #Merky Records in January 2018 - a subsidiary of Atlantic Records UK - which will look to sign the hottest new and emerging talent.

Further to Stormzy's incredible rise within his recorded music, the Croydon-born MC has also broken records in the live sphere and in June earlier this year he became the first British Rapper to ever headline Glastonbury Festival, one of the world's biggest music festivals! Shortly after, he headed to Ibiza for his annual #Merky Festival - a 2-day event which hosts some of the UK's most in-demand artists. This year the festival sold-out in 48 hours, marking the first time - in Ibiza history - for a ticketed event to have all tickets sold off of the island, prior to the event.

Building momentum with impassioned support from his devoted fan base, Stormzy is now the proud possessor of over 25 awards including; 2 x BRIT Awards, 1 x Ivor Novello Award, 6 x MOBO Awards, 1 x Q Award, 1 x MTV EMA, 1 x BBC Music Award, 1 x Teen Choice Award, 3 x AIM Awards, 2 x BET Awards, 2 x British GQ Awards, 2 x Global Awards and many more.
Stayed tuned to watch Stormzy pave the way with his genre-defining record, "Heavy Is The Head."

PRE-ORDERING 'HEAVY IS THE HEAD' FROM STORMZY'S OFFICIAL STORE, WILL ALLOW THOSE IN UK, IRE, EU, USA, CAN, AUS, NZ TO GAIN EARLY ACCESS TO TICKETS - LINK HERE HTTPS://SMARTURL.IT/STORMZY-PRESALE.

GENERAL SALE FOR ALL SHOWS EXCLUDING DUBAI WILL COMMENCE ON FRIDAY 6TH DECEMBER 9AM (LOCAL TIME TO EACH TERRITORY). DUBAI ON-SALE WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY 4TH 8AM LOCAL UAE TIME.

'H.I.T.H. WORLD TOUR 2020' DATES

EUROPE
Mon 10 Feb 2020	Brussels, Belgium	Ancienne Belgique
Tue 11 Feb 2020	Brussels, Belgium	Ancienne Belgique
Thu 20 Feb 2020	Berlin, Germany	Columbiahalle
Fri 21 Feb 2020	Copenhagen, Denmark	Royal Arena
Sat 22 Feb 2020	Amsterdam, Netherlands	AFAS Live
Mon 24 Feb 2020	Hamburg, Germany	Docks
Tue 25 Feb 2020	Oslo, Norway	Sentrum Scene
Wed 26 Feb 2020	Stockholm, Sweden	Annexet
Fri 28 Feb 2020	Cologne, Germany	Carlswerk Victoria
Sat 29 Feb 2020	Paris, France	Le Trianon
Sun 01 Mar 2020	Mainz, Germany	Altes Postlager
Tue 03 Mar 2020	Warsaw, Poland	Stodoła
Wed 04 Mar 2020	Prague, Czech Republic	Roxy
Thu 05 Mar 2020	Zurich, Switzerland	X-tra
ASIA
Fri 07 Feb 2020	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Venue TBA
Tue 24 Mar 2020	Tokyo, Japan	Akasaka Blitz
Fri 27 Mar 2020	Shanghai, China	Arkham
Sat 28 Mar 2020	Hong Kong, China	Sonar Hong Kong
Sun 29 Mar 2020	Seoul, South Korea	S Factory
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
Fri 01 May 2020	Wellington, New Zealand	TSB Bank Arena
Sat 02 May 2020	Auckland, New Zealand	Trusts Stadium
Wed 06 May 2020	Perth, Australia	HBF Stadium
Sat 09 May 2020	Sydney, Australia	Horden Pavillion
Wed 13 May 2020	Adelaide, Australia	AEC Theatre
Thu 14 May 2020	Melbourne, Australia	Melbourne Arena
Sat 16 May 2020	Brisbane, Australia	Riverstage
NORTH AMERICA
Tue 26 May 2020	Oakland, California, USA	Fox Theater
Wed 27 May 2020	Los Angeles, California, USA	The Novo
Fri 29 May 2020	Denver, Colorado, USA	Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
Sat 30 May 2020	Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Buckhead Theatre
Sun 31 May 2020	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Corona Theatre
Tue 02 Jun 2020	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Rebel
Thu 04 Jun 2020	Brooklyn, New York, USA	Brooklyn Steel
Fri 05 Jun 2020	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Theatre of Living Arts
Sat 06 Jun 2020	Washington, DC, USA	9:30 Club
Tue 09 Jun 2020	Chicago, Illinois, USA	Metro
Fri 12 Jun 2020	Houston, Texas, USA	House of Blues
Sat 13 Jun 2020	Dallas, Texas, USA	House of Blues
UK & IRELAND
Thu 03 Sep 2020	London, England	The O2
Fri 04 Sep 2020	London, England	The O2
Tue 08 Sep 2020	Dublin, Republic of Ireland	3Arena
Thu 10 Sep 2020	Glasgow, Scotland	SSE Hydro
Fri 11 Sep 2020	Newcastle Upon Tyne, England	Utilita Arena
Sat 12 Sep 2020	Leeds, England	First Direct Arena
Sun 13 Sep 2020	Liverpool, England	M&S Bank Arena
Wed 16 Sep 2020	Sheffield, England	FlyDSA Arena
Thu 17 Sep 2020	Manchester, England	Manchester Arena
Fri 18 Sep 2020	Nottingham, England	Motorpoint Arena
Sat 19 Sep 2020	Birmingham, England	Arena Birmingham
Mon 21 Sep 2020	Cardiff, Wales	Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
Tue 22 Sep 2020	Bournemouth, England	Bournemouth International Centre
AFRICA
Sat 03 Oct 2020	Cape Town, South Africa	Rocking the Daisies Festival
Sun 04 Oct 2020	Johannesburg, South Africa	In the City Festival
Fri 09 Oct 2020	Accra, Ghana	Untamed Empire
Sat 10 Oct 2020	Lagos, Nigeria	Balmoral Convention Center

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