‘Rich Men North Of Richmond’ singer Oliver Anthony announces 2024 UK and Ireland tour
nme.comOliver Anthony has announced a run of UK and Ireland live dates for 2024.The ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ singer will make stops in Glasgow, Manchester, London, Belfast and Dublin between February 7 and 13 – see the full details below.
Tickets go on general sale at 10am GMT this Friday (November 17), and you can order them here.The dates will be part of the Virginia singer-songwriter’s first international headline tour, which is also set to take in Europe and Australia.‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ became a viral sensation in August, reaching Number One in the US Charts, making Anthony the first artist to debut at that spot without any previous chart entries.
It has so far racked up nearly 100million YouTube views.But the song’s viral success hasn’t been without controversy. While some have interpreted it as a working class anthem, it has been criticised by others for being “fatphobic”, while others labelled it a “right-wing anthem”.Oliver Anthony’s 2024 UK/Ireland dates: FEBRUARY 7 – Barrowland, Glasgow 8 – Albert Hall, Manchester 10 – Shepherds Bush Empire, London 12 – Ulster Hall, Belfast 13 – Vicar Street, Dublin In September, Anthony cancelled a show at Cotton Eyed Joe in Knoxville, Tennessee after it emerged that the venue was selling tickets at $99, with meet and greets costing $199.“I had to pull off on the side of the road and make this video.
My adrenaline’s pumping, man,” Anthony said. “Don’t buy $90 Cotton Eyed Joe tickets or $200 for a meet and greet. That’s not acceptable.
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