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  1. Nov

    26

    Mexico City, Mexico

    Pepsi Center WTC

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  1. Nov

    26

    Mexico City, Mexico

    Pepsi Center WTC

Biography

  • Master of ambient electronic soundscapes, James Blake (born 26 September 1988) from London, England has been creating and producing musical masterpieces since 2009.

    With passion for music nurtured from an early age, it led Blake to Goldsmith’s University where graduated in Popular Music. Emerging as a promising and exciting dubstep producer in 2006, Blake began as a producer injecting his samples reflecting his love of R&B into his dubstep remixes. In 2009 he released the double A side single “Air & Lack Thereof” recorded in his bedroom which received glowing reviews from Radio 1 DJ Gilles Peterson who picked up the track as a firm favourite. For the next year Blake began lending his vocals to his forthcoming releases the “Klavierwerke” and “CMYK” EP’s. The title track from “CMYK” was named as Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw’s ‘Record of the Week’.

    With influences ranging from the likes of: D’Angelo, Joni Mitchell, Bon Iver and Stevie Wonder, Blake’s inherent vocal talent rose to the occasion with the BBC nominating him as Sound of 2011 alongside The Vaccines, Jamie Woon and Clare Maguire. Releasing his debut self-titled album in February 2011 saw him peak at number nine in the UK album charts and featured the singles “Limit to Your Love” and “The Wilhelm Scream”.

    Later that year, Blake produced the “Enough Thunder” EP which included a collaboration with Bon Iver on the track “Fall Creek Boys Choir” and a cover of Joni Mitchell’s “A Case of You”. Blake spent much of 2012 touring his material playing a mixture of intimate and medium sized shows nationwide.

    In 2013, Blake released his second full length album “Overgrown” featuring collaborations with Brian Eno and RZO which peaked at number eight in the UK album charts and was praised amongst his peers. The album produced the Ivor Novello award winning single “Retrogade” and earned him a string of nominations at the Grammy’s, BRIT’s as he took home the 2013 Mercury Prize for “Overgrown”.

    Rapper Kanye West once stated in a radio interview that Blake was one of his favourite artists, hinting at a possible future collaboration. With lavish sounds which take listeners through a rollercoaster of emotions and styles, Blake continues to amaze constantly pushing boundaries and genre confines.

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Live reviews

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    James Blake, Lincoln Theater, 6-12-14

    This is what I posted about this show on Facebook as it was happening: "I worshiping at the temple of dub step - a James Blake concert in the very civilized Lincoln Theater. Gorgeous sound, but this show is sleepy! Probably should not have bought this ticket. I thought it would be the amazing dance party I saw him play a couple years ago. At least I got an awesome seat in the front. Sometimes it pays off to go to a show alone."

    What I meant is that there was an almost religious quality to the music that night. The first half the the set was haunting, spare, soulful, and yes, slow. By the time I was ready to leave (it was a school night!) the tempo was just starting to change. I stayed for 2 songs that were progressively more dance-able than anything prior. I think if I'd stayed until the very end it would have turned into the dance party I remembered.

    One thing that really surprised me about this show was the exceptional diversity of the audience. James Blake appeals to every demographic, apparently. Very cool, but I wouldn't have guessed that.

    I arrived late, so I missed the opener entirely. James Blake, 9:30 Club, Oct 9, 2011

    OH MY GOD, James Blake is FABULOUS! I was not excited going into that show - I had considered skipping entirely if anyone had wanted to buy both my tickets. SOO glad I stayed. The opener, Chairlift, was fine, but looked frumpy and timid on stage. I like their song Bruises, but apparently nothing else they do. James Blake, though, amazed me. How the hell did he make such minimal music rock the audience? Something I didn't understand before seeing him live: his live music uses ultra-deep sounds that vibrate the entire block. I overheard the guy next to me yelled to his friend "that feels good!" and I agree. It makes the concert into a full-body experience. I swear I could feel my spleen vibrating. There were 3 musicians on stage most of the time. James Blake on keyboards/vocals and pedal repeater (and something that distorts vocals), a guy on an electronic drumset, and a guy on the machine that creates the vibrations who also sometimes played guitar. The arrangements were fuller than his recorded music, and they were excellent. I'm not certain that everyone would love this music, and I'm mostly ignorant of dub-step, but this show is now at the top of my list this year. If you get a chance, see him live. Wow.

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  • An incredibly haunting and impressive opening to the performance was followed by a dip in variation and engagement halfway into the set. The contrast in ballads and dirtier sounds worked well nearer the beginning, while James Blake regained interest with 'The Wilhelm Scream' - originally written by his dad - and 'Retrogade', both from his previous two albums, towards the end of the night.

    Other highlights included beautiful tracks from the touring album The Colour in Anything: 'Radio Silence', 'Love Me In Whatever Way' and the Bon Iver collaboration 'I Need a Forest Fire'. Although his self-titled album remains his strongest, Blake has yet again proven he is one of the most creative and intelligent musicians of our time.

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  • I was travelling through Northern Ireland a couple of weeks and luckily was in Belfast to see James Blake live at the Limelight. An intimate venue, and a mesmerising performance by Blake and his two fellow musicians.

    I love it when the bass is loud enough to vibrate your very existence, your entire heart and soul. Blake's music is a perfect mix of calm and soothing rythyms, and techno beats!

    What i seriously loved through was people were really watching, listening, and experiencing his music. I have been to many live shows previously with audiences that hold their phones to record for 85% of the show!

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  • It was a beautiful evening and a great show. I am a diligent follower of His music and it was amazing to see him once more in such a brilliant venue.

    I have to say that I am still hung up on pieces form his last and previous albums and new pieces sound wise seems to be more influenced by American R&B and hiphop culture, but nevertheless it was great to see him preform some of his instrumental songs. When I saw a piano on the stage I was kinda looking forward to hearing DLM, but Vincent was as much amazing. Will definitely go to another show should I ever have a chance.

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  • The show was great. Not to mention the musician, the stage setting, sound system, ticketing and bars were also all efficient and good. However, the audience was way too big compared to the capacity of the event venue. Considering the fact that the audience is over the limit and there are so many people who had to stand all the show long with very poor view, the ticket is way too overpriced. When the ticket prices are decided, I hope you have to keep in mind that the audience who will pay the prices have as good experience as they paid for.

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  • Great sound coming from one of the most innovative acts touring live right now. An artist that seems to get better with time, and that makes seemingly genre redefining tunes... What can be said about the unbelievable James Blake that hasn't been said before? What a performer. James creates an incredible atmosphere with his post-dubstep, post-R&B electro sounds. He records vocal loops live, so every performance is unique, and since he uses the mic(s) set up for the performance, technically you can hear yourself in the performance.

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  • There was an issue with my ticket delivery, but when i reached out to songkick support and helpdesk, THE DAY OF THE SHOW, they took care of everything! My tickets were ready and waiting for me at the pickup window as we got to the venue :)

    This was my third time seeing James Blake and he was just as incredible as the previous times, not everyone loves Massey Hall for its views and hard seats, but the acoustics are awesome and I had en epic time :)

    10/10 for songkick! & 12/10 for James Blake!

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  • James Blake was as amazing as the first time I saw him. It has to be handed to him for remaining professional for as long as he did as the crowd were loudly rude within conversations during quieter times within his music which was simply embarrassing to be a part of. Not sure if it was the crowd or maybe what happens within filling the space of the venue as this was the same case when we saw Goulding two years ago which is a massive shame.

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  • Such a great show. I'd been hoping to see James Blake live for a while now, so as soon as I saw the tickets on sale I bought a pair. When he walked on stage, I was filled with what I can only describe as wonder, that I was just a few feet away from such a great musician and was about to actually experience his show. It was everything I'd hoped it would be and I will definitely be seeing more shows of his in the future.

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  • James blake does not disappoint in live setting. Performing everything live with no pre recorded tracks was quite impressive. With James playing the synth leads and a drummer controlling the percussion and some samples, and a guitar player who also played some sub bass the sound was full and complete. Added improv to certain tracks made it a wholisitic cohesive set that lived up to Blake's reputation

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Past concerts

  1. Oct

    16

    Toronto, ON, Canada

    Queen Elizabeth Theatre

  2. Oct

    14

    Washington, DC, US

    Capital Turnaround

  3. Oct

    12

    Brooklyn, NY, US

    Under the K Bridge Park

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