Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are announcing their first European tour in nearly two years, playing their biggest shows on the continent to date including Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena on Friday 22nd April 2016.
The duo are partnering with Plus 1 so that a pound from every ticket purchased on their tour will go to support Partners in Health, Equal Justice Initiative, Youth Speaks and the 30/30 Project. They are committed to using their platform and resources to advance issues of equality and justice and are partnering with organizations dedicated to these same values.
“Downtown” continues to climb the Billboard and radio charts on the rise to quickly become the duo’s 3rd Top 5 hit. The song, which features Eric Nally and Hip Hop pioneers Grandmaster Caz, Kool Moe Dee and Melle Mel, has been performed on the VMA’s and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and the video has been viewed over 45 million times on YouTube. It was certified GOLD with over 500,000 in sales in the US, selling over 1 million tracks worldwide.
“Downtown” is the first single from Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’s follow up to their multiple GRAMMY Award winning, platinum selling debut album ‘The Heist.’ Album cut, “Growing Up (Sloane’s Song)” featuring Ed Sheeran was released in August. The song was written before the birth of Macklemore’s first child and is dedicated to his daughter Sloane Ava Simone Haggerty. Stay tuned for more details on the forthcoming album.
Special Guests Raury & XP
Tickets costing £29.50 & £35.00 plus £1 per ticket charity donation are available online, from the booking hotline number 0844 493 6666 or in person from the Metro Radio Arena Box Office.