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SAM SPARRO - videos, tour dates, a NYC SHOW @ Santos

Sam Sparro

Sam Sparro seems to be everyone’s new (Soul, dance, electrofunk, R&B, House) guilty pleasure. I’m guilty of listening to the new self-titled CD as we speak.

I thought he (Sam himself aka “Vocals, Keytar, Guitar, Synths, Programmin”) was from the UK until I finally just looked at his MySpace and found out his home is LA (moved there from Australia when he was 10). That means traveling to NYC to play Santos Party House in August shouldn’t be as big of a deal for him as I originally thought. TICKETS ARE ON SALE.

Sparro’s first single, Cottonmouth, was released in 2007. His second single, Black and Gold, debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 23 on March 24 2008, and then climbed 19 places to number four on March 31 due to heavy download sales. On 13 April, it rose to number 2. It peaked at number two on the UK iTunes chart. Black and Gold was also used in a commercial for the British TV show Skins. It also reached number 5 in the Irish Singles Chart. His debut album Sam Sparro was released in the UK on 28 April 2008.

In April 2008 he performed “Black and Gold” on networked chart show, hit40uk and also in Jo Whiley’s Live Lounge on BBC Radio 1, where he also covered “American Boy” by Estelle. On 18th April 2008, he appeared as the musical guest on The Friday Night Project, where he performed “Black and Gold”. [Wikipedia]

The record hs since gone gold in the UK and the single “Black and Gold” hit #1. Check out the videos and all tour dates (only two of which are in this country) below….

Sam Sparro – Black and Gold |LIVE on Friday Night Project

Sam Sparro – American Boy (Estelle cover)

Sam Sparro – 2008 Tour Dates
Jul 4 – Wakestock Festival Abersoch, Cardigan Bay, Wales
Jul 5 – O2 Wireless Festival London, London and South East
Jul 7 – Montreaux Jazz Festival @ Montreaux jazz Cafe Montreaux
Jul 8 – Westerpark w/ Mika, Hercules & Love Affair Amsterdam
Jul 11 – Miss Libertine Melbourne
Jul 16 – The Oxford Art Factory Sydney
Jul 26 – Global Gathering Long Marsden
Jul 29 – Ibiza Rocks!! Ibiza
Aug 2 – NRJ in the Park Festival Munich
Aug 5 – Santos Party House, NYC
Aug 9 – Troubadour, sponsored by Indie 103.1 Los Angeles
Aug 16 – V Festival Stafford
Aug 18 – V Festival Chelmsford
Sep 23 – ABC Glasgow, Scotland
Sep 24 – Leadmill Sheffield
Sep 25 – Wulfrun Hall Wolverhampton
Sep 26 – Manchester Academy 2 Manchester
Sep 28 – Trent University Nottingham
Sep 29 – Newcastle Academy Newcastle
Sep 30 – Colston Hall Bristol
Oct 2 – UEA Norwich
Oct 3 – Corn Exchange Brighton
Oct 4 – Shepherds Bush Empire! London, London and South East

Sam Sparro – Black and Gold