Hozier at State Theatre, Minneapolis (02 June 2019)
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State Theatre marquee
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Irish singer Hozier is currently on a sold-out American tour, stopping by the State Theatre in Minneapolis on June 2nd.
Opening up the show was sibling band Bailen, featuring Julia, Daniel, and David Bailen. There’s a certain homemade charm about them, as we discovered the first time we encountered the trio with Joseph in Sep 2017.
The NYC group recently released their debut album Thrilled To Be Here (Fantasy Records), and they were literally thrilled to be playing some choice cuts from the record like “Something Tells Me”, “I Was Wrong”, and the rousing foot-stomper “Not Gonna Take Me”.
Before “Stray Dog”, Daniel said that it was nice to be back in the city (headlining the 7th Street Entry on 25 February 2019), but admitted that they didn’t miss the “negative 28 degrees”.
For their self-admitted most pop song, “Going On A Feeling”, the group joked that they needed to turn on the auto-tune machine in the back.
They closed out their 35-min set with the harmonizing “25 For The Last Time”.
Once again, Irish singer and songwriter Hozier is selling out his US tour. We first mentioned his popularity in February 2015, stating “Irish singer-songwriter Hozier is enjoying a sold out American tour this Winter. He’s touring in support of his eponymous debut self-titled studio album, which hit #1 on the Irish chart and #2 in the US charts.”
What is even more impressive is that while the debut self-titled album only reached #2 on the US chart, Hozier’s sophomore album Wasteland, Baby! went straight to #1 – thanks to such strong singles as “Movement” and “Almost (Sweet Music)”.
Although his international breakout single “Take Me To Church” (which the band closed out the show with), I think the real secret to Hozier’s success is his very excellent band and backup singers. They were all giving their 150%, and you can just tell how much they love playing these songs.
Wasteland, Baby! is out now on Rubyworks/Island Records.
Remaining tour dates:
Opening up the show was sibling band Bailen, featuring Julia, Daniel, and David Bailen. There’s a certain homemade charm about them, as we discovered the first time we encountered the trio with Joseph in Sep 2017.
The NYC group recently released their debut album Thrilled To Be Here (Fantasy Records), and they were literally thrilled to be playing some choice cuts from the record like “Something Tells Me”, “I Was Wrong”, and the rousing foot-stomper “Not Gonna Take Me”.
Before “Stray Dog”, Daniel said that it was nice to be back in the city (headlining the 7th Street Entry on 25 February 2019), but admitted that they didn’t miss the “negative 28 degrees”.
For their self-admitted most pop song, “Going On A Feeling”, the group joked that they needed to turn on the auto-tune machine in the back.
They closed out their 35-min set with the harmonizing “25 For The Last Time”.
Once again, Irish singer and songwriter Hozier is selling out his US tour. We first mentioned his popularity in February 2015, stating “Irish singer-songwriter Hozier is enjoying a sold out American tour this Winter. He’s touring in support of his eponymous debut self-titled studio album, which hit #1 on the Irish chart and #2 in the US charts.”
What is even more impressive is that while the debut self-titled album only reached #2 on the US chart, Hozier’s sophomore album Wasteland, Baby! went straight to #1 – thanks to such strong singles as “Movement” and “Almost (Sweet Music)”.
Although his international breakout single “Take Me To Church” (which the band closed out the show with), I think the real secret to Hozier’s success is his very excellent band and backup singers. They were all giving their 150%, and you can just tell how much they love playing these songs.
Wasteland, Baby! is out now on Rubyworks/Island Records.
Remaining tour dates:
04/06/2019
Arvest Bank Theatre, Kansas City, MO
06/06/2019
Stifel Theatre, St Louis, MO
07/06/2019
Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, OH
08/06/2019 – 09/06/2019
LaureLive 2019
10/06/2019
Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN
11/06/2019
Clyde Theatre, Fort Wayne, IN
13/06/2019
Iroquois Amph, Louisville, KY
25/06/2019
Irish Independent Park, Cork
26/06/2019 – 30/06/2019
Glastonbury Festival 2019
27/06/2019
Ormeau Park, Belfast
26/07/2019
BB&T Pavilion, Camden, NJ
26/07/2019 – 28/07/2019
XPoNential Music Festival
01/08/2019 – 04/08/2019
Lollapalooza 2019
02/08/2019 – 04/08/2019
Osheaga Music & Arts 2019
06/08/2019
Colosseum, Caesar’s Windsor
10/08/2019 – 11/08/2019
Railbird Festival 2019
21/08/2019
Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
23/08/2019 – 25/08/2019
Today’s Festival 2019
26/08/2019
Volkshaus, Zürich, Switzerland
30/08/2019 – 01/09/2019
Electric Picnic 2019
01/09/2019
AFAS Live, Amsterdam,
02/09/2019
Cirque Royal, Brussels, Belgium
04/09/2019
Große Freiheit 36, Hamburg, Ger
05/09/2019
Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Ger
07/09/2019
Palladium, Warsaw, Poland
07/09/2019 – 08/09/2019
Lollapalooza Berlin 2019
10/09/2019
Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria
11/09/2019
Circus-krone-bau, Munich, Ger
13/09/2019
L’OLYMPIA, Paris, France
15/09/2019
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
16/09/2019
De Montfort Hall, Leicester
17/09/2019
St David’s Hall, Cardiff, UK
19/09/2019
O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester
20/09/2019
Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield
22/09/2019
O2 City Hall Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne
24/09/2019
Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, UK
25/09/2019
Usher Hall, Edinburgh, UK
Arvest Bank Theatre, Kansas City, MO
06/06/2019
Stifel Theatre, St Louis, MO
07/06/2019
Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, OH
08/06/2019 – 09/06/2019
LaureLive 2019
10/06/2019
Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN
11/06/2019
Clyde Theatre, Fort Wayne, IN
13/06/2019
Iroquois Amph, Louisville, KY
25/06/2019
Irish Independent Park, Cork
26/06/2019 – 30/06/2019
Glastonbury Festival 2019
27/06/2019
Ormeau Park, Belfast
26/07/2019
BB&T Pavilion, Camden, NJ
26/07/2019 – 28/07/2019
XPoNential Music Festival
01/08/2019 – 04/08/2019
Lollapalooza 2019
02/08/2019 – 04/08/2019
Osheaga Music & Arts 2019
06/08/2019
Colosseum, Caesar’s Windsor
10/08/2019 – 11/08/2019
Railbird Festival 2019
21/08/2019
Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
23/08/2019 – 25/08/2019
Today’s Festival 2019
26/08/2019
Volkshaus, Zürich, Switzerland
30/08/2019 – 01/09/2019
Electric Picnic 2019
01/09/2019
AFAS Live, Amsterdam,
02/09/2019
Cirque Royal, Brussels, Belgium
04/09/2019
Große Freiheit 36, Hamburg, Ger
05/09/2019
Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Ger
07/09/2019
Palladium, Warsaw, Poland
07/09/2019 – 08/09/2019
Lollapalooza Berlin 2019
10/09/2019
Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria
11/09/2019
Circus-krone-bau, Munich, Ger
13/09/2019
L’OLYMPIA, Paris, France
15/09/2019
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
16/09/2019
De Montfort Hall, Leicester
17/09/2019
St David’s Hall, Cardiff, UK
19/09/2019
O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester
20/09/2019
Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield
22/09/2019
O2 City Hall Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne
24/09/2019
Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, UK
25/09/2019
Usher Hall, Edinburgh, UK
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Hozier at State Theatre, Minneapolis (02 June 2019) |