About Leon Bridges
Soul has gone retro, thanks to the honey-sweet tones of Leon Bridges. This emerging star has created quite a name for himself in a very short time, putting the soul back into soul music with a skill and dexterity that belies his tender years. Influenced by the greats such as Sam Cooke and Otis Redding, Leon Bridges is now proving to be part of the vanguard of soul musicians who want to move away from the ‘urban’ sound that has dominated the genre for so long, and take soul back to its gospel roots.
As well as playing the Citadel in London’s Victoria Park on the 19th July, Leon Bridges tour dates include stops at a handful of venues up and down the country this year. On the 15th July he plays Thekla in Bristol, while September sees him take up a two-night residency at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on the 28th and 29th September. We anticipate that because of a recent appearance on the BBC’s flagship music show Later…with Jules Holland and a growing fanbase, demand will be high for Leon Bridges concert tickets. Fortunately, at Gigantic we have tickets for all of his UK appearances this year, but you’ll need to move quickly to secure yours.
Singer/songwriter and guitarist Leon Bridges has very quickly made a name for himself performing gigs in and around the Fort Worth, Texas area, and using the Internet to good effect too. To truly capture that authentic retro soul sound, he used analogue recording techniques on his first releases, which quickly garnered the interest of the music industry and fans alike. By uploading them onto his SoundCloud page, Bridges accessed a new generation of soul music lovers - and secured a recording contract with giant label Columbia in the process.
His debut album ‘Coming Home’ has been released this year to critical acclaim and rave reviews from fans, and Bridges is seen as the next big thing in the soul music genre. Now you can catch him in the UK and find out why this young man is being compared to some of the legends of soul music so early in his career. Get your Leon Bridges tickets from Gigantic while they’re still available.
