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May 28

The Lumineers

with special guest: SOAK, Sleepwalkers
Date: Saturday, May 28, 2016
Start Time: 6:30 PM

Artist Bio

The Lumineers to release their second album Cleopatra via Dualtone on April 15.

It took four years for the Lumineers to follow up their platinum-plus, multi-Grammy-nominated, self-titled debut—which spent 46 weeks on the Billboard 200 and peaked at #2— but Cleopatra is well worth the wait. After exploding onto the scene with their monster single “Ho Hey” (which spent a staggering 62 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #3) and its follow-up, “Stubborn Love”, The Lumineers spent a solid three years touring six of the seven continents. During that time, The Lumineers earned a pair of Grammy nominations, contributed two songs to The Hunger Games franchise and sold an impressive 1.7 million albums in the U.S., and 3 million worldwide. 

Opening for the Lumineers is SOAK is 19-year-old Bridie Monds-Watson. She release her intimate, critically acclaimed debut album, Before We Forgot How To Dream, last summer via Rough Trade Records. On its surface, Before We Forgot How To Dream may initially appear nostalgic – romantic, even - towards a more innocent time. But despite the tumultuous tone, which actually lingers beneath the record, there is still a persistently uplifting element to SOAK’s music. “People grow up and nobody believes in Magic anymore, or you’re told to lower your expectations and that certain behaviour isn’t appropriate. This album is definitely about that time when you believed a bit more in things.” You’d venture that belief will take SOAK further yet in her career, though ultimately her debut album seems to explore those joys and fears we take with us through life, from adolescence into adulthood – but simply get a little better at hiding.

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