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WATCH: LUKAS GRAHAM PERFORMS WORLDWIDE SMASH
“7 YEARS” ON JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!
“7 YEARS” HITS #2 ON BILLBOARD HOT 100
SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM OUT THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 1
ON WARNER BROS. RECORDS
March 30, 2016 – Lukas Graham just performed global breakout hit “7 Years” on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night. The lead single from the self-titled debut album – out this Friday, April 1 via Warner Bros. Records – “7 Years” is now #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, charting at 6 radio formats (including Top 5 at Hot AC and approaching the Top 10 at Top 40), and remains a dominant #1 on the U.S. iTunes Chart with over 250M streams on Spotify. Watch the incredible live performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! below.
Lukas Graham Performs “7 Years” on
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Lukas Graham kicked off their sold out U.S. headline tour last night at The Troubadour in Los Angeles, following a packed week at SXSW that had People naming them an “Artist You Should Know,” and Esquire declaring they are “perhaps already a Best New Artist Grammy frontrunner.” Further early praise comes from the New York Times, who lauds Lukas Graham’s “neatly turned songs that merge the lilt of pop-soul with the quick cadences of hip-hop,” while USA Today says “Laid-back and soulful, songs effortlessly blend elements of hip hop and folk while relaying oftentimes relatable experiences.”
Listen to “7 Years” on Spotify:
Growing up in Christiania – an autonomous artists’ enclave in the center of Copenhagen with no cars, streetlights, or police, and few personal luxuries – shaped singer Lukas Graham Forchammer’s dynamic sound. “Our scope away from home was so huge,” he says. “Instead of making up a pretty little love story about some girl I like, I end up singing about my boys in jail and how I feel. It’s easier for me to be honest about who I am than to start making up some fairytale.” For the debut album, that honesty is centered largely on remembering his father, as Lukas turned to his writing as a means to cope with and understand that loss. The result is 11 tracks filled with emotion, powered by Lukas’ soulful vocals and pop melodies but with his engaging lyrics always at the core.
From his early Scandinavian success to what has rapidly become widespread acclaim across the globe, Lukas is always alongside his “boys” in the band-Mark “Lovestick” Falgren (drums), Magnús “Magnúm” Larsson (bass), and Kasper Daugaard (keyboard)-childhood friends who play an integral role in both the musical process and the live performance. See below for a full list of U.S. dates to see Lukas Graham and his band live this spring.
Lukas Graham North American Tour:
April 3 Montreal, QC Petite Campus *SOLD OUT*
April 4 Toronto, ON Velvet Underground *SOLD OUT*
April 11 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge *SOLD OUT*
April 12 Seattle, WA The Crocodile *SOLD OUT*
April 14 San Francisco, CA POPSCENE @ Rickshaw Stop *SOLD OUT*
April 20 St. Louis, MO The Firebird *SOLD OUT*
April 21 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall *SOLD OUT*
April 22 Detroit, MI The Shelter *SOLD OUT*
April 24 Norfolk, VA Norva Theater
April 25 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre
April 29 Los Angeles, CA Resident *SOLD OUT* (moved from March 31)
May1 Denver, CO Marquis Theater *SOLD OUT* (moved from April 18)
May 3 Dallas, TX House of Blues – Cambridge Room *SOLD OUT*
May 5 Atlanta, GA Vinyl *SOLD OUT*
May 6 Nashville, TN 3rd and Lindsley *SOLD OUT*
May 8 Washington, DC U Street Music Hall *SOLD OUT*
May 9 New York, NY Highline Ballroom *SOLD OUT*
May 11 Brooklyn, NY Rough Trade *SOLD OUT*
May 12 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall *SOLD OUT*
May 19 Salt Lake City, UT The State Room *SOLD OUT* (moved from April 16)
Full track listing for Lukas Graham:
1. 7 Years
2. Take The World By Storm
3. Mama Said
4. Happy Home
5. Drunk In The Morning
6. Better Than Yourself
7. Don’t You Worry ‘Bout Me
8. What Happened To Perfect
9. Strip No More
10. You’re Not There
11. Funeral
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