Sam Ryder Announces 2023 UK And Ireland Tour
Sam Ryder has announced a 2023 tour of the UK and Ireland in support of his forthcoming debut album, There’s Nothing But Space, Man!.
Ryder, who was the runner-up in his year’s Eurovision Song Contest with his song, Space Man, is set to kick off his run in Belfast, Ireland on 17 March 2023, and finish up in Brighton on 5 April 2023.
Ryder recently spoke to The Guardian about his new-found success, claiming that he was just as motivated by his love of music before fame, “You know, no one could stop me because I loved it. I didn’t need validation because music is so amazing. When you’re connected to it, when you’re singing, you feel all that fulfilment and joy. It gives you everything, so to ask anything more of it, to ask for success as well, feels almost greedy, takes the magic out of it. If music is your whole life, if it’s the reason you have that spark inside you, your cup’s full, essentially.”
Speaking about Eurovision, Ryder claimed, “I’ve always been a fan of Eurovision but that wasn’t my dream – I never thought I’d love to do it. Making a career for yourself in music is a mountain to climb, and the wind’s against you. Dreaming of Eurovision on top of that – you’re basically saying: I want to be the 1% of the 1%. But when the opportunity came along, my heart leapt at it.”
SAM RYDER – THERE’S NOTHING BUT SPACE, MAN TOUR 2023
Fri 17 Mar 2023, Belfast Ulster Hall
Sat 18 Mar 2023, Dublin, 3Olympia
Tue 21 Mar 2023, Manchester Academy
Wed 22 Mar 2023, Glasgow O2 Academy
Thu 23 Mar 2023, Newcastle O2 City Hall
Sat 25 Mar 2023, Liverpool O2 Academy
Sun 26 Mar 2023, Leeds O2 Academy
Tue 28 Mar 2023, Birmingham O2 Academy
Wed 29 Mar 2023, Cambridge Corn Exchange
Thu 30 Mar 2023, London Eventim Apollo
Sat 1 Apr 2023, Cardiff The Great Hall
Sun 2 Apr 2023, Bristol O2 Academy
Tue 4 Apr 2023, Bournemouth O2 Academy
Wed 5 Apr 2023, Brighton Dome