Positioned for a major breakthrough this year, singer, songwriter, and producer BoyWithUke will embark on a much-anticipated global headline tour this spring. His headline tour begins on April 19th at Heaven in London; then he will visit multiple countries across Europe and conclude the tour in the US on May 10th at The Roxy in Los Angeles and May 12th at Bowery Ballroom in New York. Tickets will be available HERE on Friday, February 11th at 10am local time. BoyWithUke’s headline tour will be followed by a slew of dates supporting AJR on their upcoming North American tour this summer, which kicks off in May and includes shows in Nashville, Chicago, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and more. Check out the full list of upcoming dates below.
BoyWithUke‘s most recent single “Long Drives” continues to gain traction. Not only has it amassed over 7 million Spotify streams, but it has also racked up over 10 million YouTube views on the music video. Ones To Watch recently raved, “with his face hidden behind an LED faceplate, we may not know who BoyWithUke is, but one thing we know for certain is that he’s poised to be the next big thing.” Indie Shuffle noted, “the sadness of this track is electric, it surprises and enthralls,” and added, “‘Long Drives’ makes melancholy easy to listen to and utterly impactful in the space of alt-pop joy.”
Meanwhile, the success of his viral smash “Toxic” has translated across mediums. It continues to climb the Alternative Radio Chart, currently claiming a spot in the Top 20 at #16. Not to mention, its global streams have exceeded 548 million and counting. This week alone, it reached #60 on the Billboard Global 200 Chart and vaulted into the Top 75 on Spotify’s US Weekly Top Songs Chart and Top 25 on Spotify’s Global Weekly Top Songs Chart. He has also attracted north of 3.4 million followers on TikTok. SiriusXM and Amazon have both pegged him as a 2022 “Artist To Watch,” and Ones To Watch crowned him “One of the most delightful surprises of the year.” Recently, BoyWithUke performed the track for Genius’ Open Mic–watch the performance HERE!
BoyWithUke 2022 Tour Dates
April 19th – London, UK – Heaven*
April 20th – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Tolhuistuin*
April 23rd – Berlin, Germany – Gretchen*
April 23rd – Munich, Germany – Hansa 39*
May 10th – Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy*
May 12th – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom*
May 27th – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theater^
May 28th – Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Music Center^
May 29th – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater^
May 31st – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre^
June 1st – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre^
June 3rd – Chicago, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre @ Tinley Park^
June 4th – Milwaukee, WI – American Family Insurance Amphitheater^
June 5th – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory^
June 8th – Omaha, NE – Baxter Arena^
June 11th – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheater^
June 12th – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center^
June 14th – Seattle, WA – White River Amphitheater^
June 15th – Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater^
June 17th – San Francisco, CA – Concord Amphitheater^
June 19th – Irvine, CA – Five Point Amphitheater^
June 21st – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion^
June 22nd – San Diego, CA – The Park at Petco Park^
June 24th – Las Vegas, NV – The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan^
* Headline Show
^ Supporting AJR
About BoyWithUke
What do we know about BoyWithUke? If you quickly scan TikTok you can figure out he is a musical artist who writes and produces all of his own music, creating songs in his dorm room on GarageBand while hiding his face from the public with his now signature glowing mask. Take a deeper look and you’ll see he frequently posts “minute long songs,” many times written in response to requests from fans. His biggest hit to date was written after a fan commented “make a song about toxic friends plzzzx,” and the response was the song “Toxic.” The song describes how it feels when you realize all your friends are terrible people (people you’d probably be better off without), but the thought of being alone makes you feel even worse. The song has taken over the Spotify charts: hitting Top 10 and Top 15 on the Global & U.S. Spotify Viral Chart, Top 20 on Global Spotify Chart, and peaking at over 2 million streams per day. The song follows his previous full-length projects Melatonin Dreams, Fever Dreams, Trouvaille EP, and his latest Faded EP (featuring numerous songs created from his TikTok “minute long songs” project). We don’t know much about BoyWithUke yet, but we do know he’s an artist everyone is talking about.
