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2018-06-14

SAM SMITH TO PERFORM IN CHINA FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH THE THRILL OF IT ALL WORLD TOUR

Tickets Go On Sale June 22, 2018 at 10AM

(June 13, 2018, Shanghai) Acclaimed British vocalist Sam Smith and AEG Presents are excited to announce that Sam Smith is set to hold his first concert in China. Sam Smith will bring to Shanghai on October 23 at Mercedes-Benz Arena. 

Tickets for the October 23 show priced at RMB 480/680/880/1,180/1,380/1,880 go on sale from June 22, 2018 at 10AM via damai.cn, and hotline 1010-3721, VIP package also available. Card Members of American Express®, the tour’s exclusive presale partner, can purchase tickets before the general public beginning on June 20, 2018 at 10AM through June 21, 2018 at 6PM.

Sam Smith is recognized as one of the most impressive musicians for his unique soul and sensibility. He received his first Guinness World Record by scoring his 2014 debut album on British Official Albums Chart Top 10 for 69 consecutive weeks and left the world in the grip of fever by selling over 14 million records worldwide. 

In 2015, he ranked himself on the list of top artists by winning four Grammys including ‘Song of the Year’ and ‘Record of the Year’ while receiving three BMAs and two Brit Awards in the same year. Songs from this debut album including ‘I’m Not The Only One’, ‘Stay with Me’, and ‘Lay Me Down’ were also favorites of fans in China. 

In 2016, he scored two Best Original Song awards from Golden Globe Awards and Academy Awards with ‘Writing’s On The Wall’, the original soundtrack form famous James Bond sequel Spectre.

His second full album combined by western pop, pop soul and blue eyed soul was released last November and was ranked Top 1 on both Billboard and UK Official Chart. ‘The Thrill of It All’ sees Sam once again working alongside close friend and long term collaborator Jimmy Napes as well as the likes of Timbaland, Malay, Jason ‘Poo Bear’ Boyd and Stargate. The album also sees Sam collaborate with unsigned artist, YEBBA, for their breath-taking track ‘No Peace’.

‘Too Good At Goodbyes’, the first single off the new album, saw global success hitting #1 in the UK and Global Spotify Charts, #1 in the UK and US iTunes charts and entering the official UK charts at #1 making it Sam’s sixth UK number one single. 

‘Too Good At Goodbyes’ with the style of Orchestra Pop, also topping the Chinese streaming charts reflects Chinese fans’ obsession with his voice and soul. ‘One Last Song’ - a track Sam wrote as a final wave goodbye to the person that inspired his breakout debut record ‘In the Lonely Hour.’ ‘Pray’ as the third single from , was produced by Timbaland, encouraging to search for hope in desperate times. 

The concert in Beijing on October 23^rd, 2018 is a part of his World run for the second album . The tour has begun this March in England and is moving to 70 other cities of Europe, North America, and Asia.

About AEG Presents  

AEG is the world’s leading sports and live entertainment company. AEG Presents is dedicated to all aspects of live music, including producing and promoting global and regional concert tours, music events and world-renowned festivals. AEG Presents promotes more than 10,000 shows annually worldwide. The current and recent concert tour roster includes artists such as Celine Dion, Ed Sheeran, Rolling Stones, Katy Perry, Elton John and Shawn Mendes.