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George Ezra Secures Third UK Number One Album With ‘Gold Rush Kid’

Sophia Elizabeth Tuck — Sun, 19 Jun 2022 21:56:31 +0000

It has been confirmed that George Ezra has secured a third number one album, the singer topped the UK album charts this week with his latest album Gold Rush Kid. The singer-songwriter’s third studio has debuted at the high chart position consequently ending Harry Styles’ chart reign, after two weeks at number one Harry’s House drops to number two on this week’s UK album charts.

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The album has proved a huge commercial success with over 44,000 chart sales, a large percentage of the figures owing to physical sales, 79% of the album’s sales are attributed to physical formats. Due to these incredible statistics, the album has also topped the Official Vinyl Album Chart and Official Record Store Chart. Whilst accepting his award, Ezra spoke to OfficialCharts.com concerning his win, “Officially Gold Rush Kid, thanks to you beautiful people, is Number 1 and that means the world to me. I hope you’re well, see you soon!”

This week’s number one album was released on 10th June via Columbia Records and was proceeded by three singles. The first track to be taken from the album was “Anyone For You (Tiger Lilly)”, the single was released on 28th January 2022 and debuted at number 32 within the UK singles charts. The second track taken from the chart-topping album was released on 22nd April 2022, “Green Green Grass” charted at number 6 on the UK charts and marked the singer’s seventh track to land in the top ten. The third single to be released, “I Went Hunting” was released on 2nd June 2022 and is the eighth song on the album’s tracklist.

Ezra’s latest hit album marks his third consecutive UK number one album, both of the singer’s previous albums also placed high within the UK album charts. The 29-year-old artist first saw chart success with his debut album Wanted On Voyage, the album was released on 30th June 2014 and debuted at number three on the UK charts. Due to the album’s great popularity, several months after its release the album jumped two positions to place at number one. The singer’s second studio album was released in 2018, Staying at Tamara’s secured its number one position soon after its release and contain the number one single “Shotgun”.

Elsewhere within this week’s charts, Styles’ second studio album has re-entered the album charts, Fine Line has charted at number six. Placing below Styles’ newest album is = by Ed Sheeran, the album has proved its staying power by positioning at number three. Placing at number four this week is What Came Before by Chase & Status, the electronic duo’s sixth studio album was released earlier this year to great applause. Closing the top five is American artist Post Malone’s Twelve Caret Toothache, the rapper’s fourth studio album was released on 3rd June 2022 and peaked at number three last week.

George Ezra Announces Additional Dates for his 2019 UK Arena Tour, with Sigrid Supporting

Caitlyn Hart — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 12:35:20 +0000

George Ezra has announced additional dates for his 2019 UK arena tour, due to the phenomenal demand. He also revealed that rising Norwegian-born star, Sigrid will be supporting him on his largest UK tour to date.

After tickets went on sale for the shows this morning, the ‘Shotgun’ singer announced that more dates have now been added to cope with the extra demand. Extra shows have now been added on the 20th of March at the O2 Arena in London, 22nd of March at FlyDSA Arena in Sheffield, and on the 23rd of March at Manchester Arena. Tickets can be purchased here.

Tipped by the NME 100 as one of the most essential new acts to keep an eye on in 2018 (as well as being crowned winner of the BBC Sound Of poll), rising-sensation Sigrid will also be joining Ezra for his run of Spring 2019 shows.

17/07/2018 – Newmarket Racecourse – Newmarket
18/07 – Don Valley Bowl – Sheffield

08/08 – O2 Academy – Newcastle

09/08 – Su Mountford Hall – Liverpool

10/08 – Bonus Arena – Hull

12/08 – Barrowland – Glasgow

13/08 – Barrowland – Glasgow

15/08 – Wembley SSE Arena – London
16/08 – Oasis Leisure Centre – Swindon

07/03/2019 – Metro Radio Arena – Newcastle Upon Tyne

08/03 – First Direct Arena – Leeds

09/03 – Echo Arena – Liverpool

11/03 – Brighton Centre – Brighton

12/03 – Motorpoint Arena – Nottingham

13/03 – Motorpoint Arena – Cardiff

15/03 – SSE Hydro – Glasgow

16/03 – Manchester Arena – Manchester

17/03 – Genting Arena – Birmingham

19/03 – O2 Arena – London

20/03 – O2 Arena – London

22/03 – FlyDSA Arena – Sheffield

23/03 – Manchester Arena – Manchester

This comes after Sigrid announced her own 2018 UK and Ireland headline tour. The Sound of 2018, Sigrid announced details of her largest UK tour to date, this June. Sigrid will be following her summer of playing festival shows with gigs in Birmingham, Glasgow, Dublin, Manchester and London. She will be kicking off her tour on Sunday the 4th of November in Birmingham and is set to conclude her tour on Monday the 12th of November in London. Tickets can be purchased here.

04/11/2018 – O2 Birmingham Academy – Birmingham

05/11 – Olympia – Dublin

07/11 – Glasgow O2 Academy – Glasgow

09/11 – Manchester Albert Hall – Manchester

12/11 – O2 Academy Brixton – London

While Sigrid, 21, is currently is working on her highly-anticipated debut album, she recently released a colourful video for her single ‘High Five’. Speaking about the track, Sigrid, said: “’High Five’ is about the importance of being completely open and honest with each other. We used high fives as an image of superficial relations. I love the tune, and there was such a good team behind it! Emily Warren, Martin Sjølie, Odd Martin Skålnes and I.”

George Ezra Announces Huge 2019 UK Arena Tour

Caitlyn Hart — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 11:54:57 +0000

George Ezra has announced details for his spring 2019 UK headline tour. The 2019 tour will mark his largest UK tour, to date. The singer/song-writer is set to hit the road on Friday the 17th of August 2018 in Newmarket and is set to conclude his biggest UK tour on Tuesday the 19th of March in London.

Ezra, 25, is currently completing the summer festival circuit before retuning to the road in the winter for the start of his huge UK tour. Having announced even more gigs, the newly announced March dates will see him visit Newcastle, Leeds, Liverpool, Brighton, Nottingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, and London in the new year. Tickets can be purchased here.

“We’re going on tour. And not just any tour, the biggest run of dates that I will have ever played, ending at the O2 in London (The Millennium Dome). Touring these new songs along with all of the first album has meant that the last year has been the most amazing twelve months imaginable, to all of you that have made a show so far, thank you. And to all of you that we will see next year, hold tight. Get practising those songs, polishing off your dancing shoes, let’s make it one to remember,” says Ezra.

The Hertford born singer, remains in the top five of the Official Albums Chart, 20 weeks after its release with his number one album ‘Staying At Tamara’s, which is officially the biggest selling album released so far this year, whilst his single ‘Shotgun’ became his first ever UK number one single in June.

This success come after, Ezra recently revealed he called a crisis meeting with his record company, last year after two of his singles flopped and failed to reach the same success his breakout hit ‘Budapest’ had, which launched him to stardom in 2014 reaching number three in the singles charts. His single ‘Don’t Matter Now’, controversially failed to reach the top 70’s, last year. Ezra told The Guardian that he thought his career might be over.

Reviewing the album, NME said: “Ultimately, it’s this blend of new-found maturity and crowd-pleasing choruses that transform Ezra’s second offering into the perfect progression from the sound of his debut.”