Dave will be heading across the UK in support of his forthcoming debut album, ‘Psychodrama’, which is set to arrive, on the 8th of March 8 2019. The South London rapper has confirmed that he will commence his 15-date tour, in Dublin, at the Olympia Theatre, on the 9th of April 2019, before heading across the UK. The rapper will conclude the tour, with two shows, in London, at the O2 Academy Brixton, on the 2nd and 3rd of May 2019.

PSYCHODRAMA THE TOUR. Tickets on sale Thursday at 9am. pic.twitter.com/wFItVpuT4B

— Santan (@Santandave1) February 25, 2019

The tour announcement comes after the London-based artist, whose full name is David Orobosa Omoregie, announced the release of the album along with the video for his latest single, ‘Black’, which follows on from his breakthrough LP ‘Game Over’, in 2017. The powerful video features a number of the 20-year-old’s heroes including Stormzy, Manchester City and England footballer Raheem Sterling, Radio 1 DJ Tiffany Calver and British athlete Dina Asher-Smith.

Previewing ‘Psychodrama’ with the release of its lead single, ‘Black’, on the 21st of February 2019, Dave has now shared the video for the track. Directed by Nathan James Tettey and Edem Wornoo, the video, was filmed in London; Manchester; and Lagos, Nigeria, is described as “a profound exploration of black identity, excellence and the diaspora”.

The rapper paved his way to the top of the Grim scene with millions of his rap songs on YouTube, not to mention a ground breaking collaboration with global music star Drake. Dave, who is also known as Santan Dave or Dave Santan, received his breakthrough, in 2015, on a platform named, Black Box, which saw him drop a single, ‘Blackbox Cypher’, with just audio on a mixtape.

Dave has established himself as one of the most promising young talents to emerge on the UK rap scene, in recent years. In 2018 he became the youngest-ever winner of an Ivor Novello award for his politically charged single, ‘Question Time’. As an independent artist, he has achieved more than 600m streams before releasing a full album and has performed several major collaborations, including with fellow London artist AJ Tracey.