Previewing George Ezra at The Showbox SoDo

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Author: Bridget Benevides

Want to cure a case of “the Mondays”? Maybe check out a concert! George Ezra is coming to Seattle next Monday, May 7th, and I am anticipating a great show!

Just a few years ago, George Ezra was the unknown teenager who turned a have-guitar, will-travel restless inquisitiveness – and an Interrail pass – into a suitcase of postcards-come-songs that travelled even further than he did.

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He is an out-of-the-box, rafter-rattling success story, where the vehicle for that success was the only one that mattered: the songs. Songs that took him on a world tour that lasted a full two years. And even when it looked like the border-busting breakout star of 2014 (and ‘15) wasn’t, finally, all over the place (nor all over the radio), it turns out he was still at it: travelling, searching, writing, playing, whistling.

Wanted on Voyage, the Hertfordshire singer-songwriter’s debut album released in June 2014, sold more than three million copies. It was the third-best selling album of the year in the UK, beaten only by Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith. But, like its creator, for Wanted on Voyageit was all about the journey, not the destination: it took 14 weeks to reach the number one slot, a proper, word-of-mouth, word-of-ear hit. Then, led by flag-bearing tracks “Budapest”, “Barcelona”, “Cassy O”, and “Blame It On Me”, that debut propelled the guitarist, barely into his twenties, on a two-year world tour.

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“When I was younger, I used to love the idea of writing songs and performing them live. But that was all I thought about,” he said in an interview with Independent. “I didn’t think about people getting to know my face.”

He says performing on stage makes him grin ear to ear. That’s one thing I love to see from an artist on the stage in front of me!

Fans of George Ezra also like James Bay, Passenger and Tom Odell. If you know those names, you might want to check out George Ezra. One of my favorite songs by him is “Budapest!”


George Ezra is coming to The Showbox Sodo on Sunday, May 7th! This show is open to people of all ages. Doors open at 7:00 PM and the show begins at 8:00 PM with a performance from Noah Kahan to kick off the night.

You can find ticket prices and event information here. You can connect with George Ezra on his official website here!


BRIDGET BENEVIDES | What are you waiting for? | KXSU Music Reporter

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