ANNOUNCES SHEPHERD’S BUSH EMPIRE SHOW IN
LONDON PERFORMING WITH A BAND AND VERY
SPECIAL GUESTS
‘The Living Kind’ is John Smith’s most instantaneously successful album launch in both UK and USA in his career to date and to celebrate he is planning another career high by playing his biggest London show to date.
John will be performing at Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Friday 2nd May, 2025; this will be with FULL BAND and will feature VERY special guests joining John on stage throughout the show.
Tickets go on sale Friday 7th June at 10am here.
2024 has so far seen John play all over the UK including Union Chapel, and with festivals including Glastonbury, Beautiful Days, Green Belt, and Shambala yet to come; and he will be hitting the road in Europe, with a second trip to USA and Canada, plus an Australian tour all coming up.
His new record The Living Kind is the real masterpiece in American atmospherics – a true musician’s record, produced by Joe Henry, the man responsible for some of the subtlest and most famous Americana of recent times and sits well with John’s successful catalogue as his seventh Studio album.
Friday 2nd May 2025 – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
ABOUT JOHN SMITH
Steeped in the lineage of British folk and American guitar music, taking his cue from Richard Thompson, John Martyn and Ry Cooder, John has evolved a transatlantic blend of guitar techniques. Sometimes using a slide, sometimes with guitar on his lap, sometimes detuning mid-song or pulling subtle expressions out of an array of effect pedals, Smith’s obsession with the instrument has made a master of him. His deeply romantic and vivid songwriting, combined with his innovative guitar work, have won him a loyal following and amassed over 120 million streams on Spotify alone.
His career began opening for folk greats including John Martyn, Davy Graham and John Renbourn, who called him “the future of folk music.” He has since opened for Iron and Wine, Patty Griffin and Ben Howard, and guested with artists such as Jackson Browne, Martin Carthy, Roseanne Cash, Gomez, Richard Hawley, Jarvis Cocker, Jerry Douglas, Glen Hansard and Rodney Crowell. In his occasional role as sideman, he has played guitar for artists as diverse as David Gray, Lisa Hannigan, Lianne La Havas, Joe Henry and Joan Baez.
FOLLOW JOHN SMITH
My life is a soundtrack, i track my life through music, photography is my passion, my escape, my expression. Without both i have pieces missing, thankfully i’m blessed and get to combine both.
Born in Manchester, lived in Australia for 22 years where i was heavily involved in the Australian Music Industry, firstly in bands (Singer) and then managing bands (all original), I moved back to the UK, Wales specifically 10 years ago
