Weekend Argus (Saturday Edition)

British music sensation JP Cooper set to return

- VENECIA VALENTINE venecia.america@inl.co.za

NO STRANGER to South Africa, acclaimed British singer and songwriter JP Cooper returns for his 2024 World Tour this year.

Cooper, whose debut album Raised Under Grey Skies included the global hit September Song and South African favourite The Only Reason, along with the sophomore album SHE, introduced an artist of great depth with a voice and songs to match.

Breakout Events, in associatio­n with One Fiinix Live, announced his next tour of South Africa in November and tickets are now available from Breakout Events website.

Durban sees the first leg, on November 28 at The Playhouse Theatre; Cape Town fans are in for a treat on November 30 at Kirstenbos­ch Botanical Gardens; and the tour ends in Johannesbu­rg on December 1 at Marks Park, Emmarentia

Cooper expressed his excitement to get back on South African soil.

“I’ll be embarking on a bit of a world tour later this year and I feel privileged to say I will be coming back to South Africa as part of that tour.

“The love I felt last time I was there, and the support you guys have given my music, has totally blown me away.

“I am so happy that my music has reached you guys and that you are connecting with it so strongly.”

The soulful singer boasts 1.5 million ADJ Global album sales, and a whopping 5.5 billion total global streams, fuelled by his devoted 9 million monthly Spotify listeners. This, in addition to over 135 000 radio plays across 250 radio stations and sold out UK, European and US tours. And 2024 promises to be JP’s most exciting year with lots of new music to come.

Tickets to the various shows range from R395 to R995.

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from South Africa