George Ezra has been announced as the latest headliner for Belsonic 2023.
The Brit Award-winner will play at Ormeau Park on Friday, June 9 next year in support of his new album 'Gold Rush Kid'.
‘Green Green Grass’, the first single from the album is a joyful song about making the best of things.
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“I was on holiday in St Lucia with a few friends at Christmas 2018, with two of my closest mates from home,” the singer explained.
“We were in this beach bar, drinking homemade rum punch and Piton, the local lager, flip-flopping between the two, pissing about with three local guys who worked there. And this music started up, three streets back from the sea.
“After about half an hour, I had to go see what it was. And there was a street party going on, with three different sound systems, people cooking in the street.
"I asked a woman what was going on and she told me it was a funeral – for three people. They were celebrating three lives! I thought: that is not how we do this at home. And it’s really beautiful.”
George debuted 'The Gold Rush Kid' and ‘Green Green Grass’ at his recent intimate gigs in London, Manchester and Edinburgh - shows praised as "a joyous singalong that was impossible to resist" (5*, The Telegraph), "blazing sunshine tempered by subtle shadow" (4*, Evening Standard) and a set filled with "hooks so plentiful he could go long-line fishing with them" (4*, The Guardian).
Alongside the tour announcement, George has partnered with YouTube Music to be their Sustainability Partner for 2022.
He said: “I am conscious that creating, touring and promoting a record has an impact on the environment, so I am delighted to announce I will be working with YouTube Music as their Sustainability Partner for 2022.
"They have very generously provided a significant financial contribution to support a cause of my choosing; this is going to be The National Trust, who are working hard to reverse the decline in nature and reduce the impact of climate change by planting trees and restoring landscapes.
"Together, we’ll directly use this money to plant 17,000 trees across the UK.”
Tickets for the Belsonic gig go on sale Friday, November 4, 2022 at 9am from Ticketmaster. For more info, CLICK HERE.
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