British singer-songwriter JP Cooper makes his Mzansi debut
One of Great Britain's best musical exports has finally touched down in SA and has made his way to the Jacaranda FM studios!
JP Cooper is an incredibly talented singer-songwriter who has officially embarked on his first-ever World Tour.
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Unlike many other international musicians, Cooper has actually included South Africa in his tour around the globe and we are more than happy to have him.
JP’s soulful voice has graced two of the biggest and most enduring Top 5 singles of the last few years; Jonas Blue’s memorable 'Perfect Strangers', which Cooper co-wrote as well, and his inescapable and enduring radio hit, 'September Song' (which has racked up over 850-million streams worldwide).
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The Manchester-born troubadour has an incredible 1.5-million ADJ Global album sales, an extraordinary 5.5-billion total global streams, fuelled by his devoted nine-million monthly Spotify listeners. This is all in addition to over 135,000 radio plays across 250 radio stations and sold out UK, European, and US tours.
Being on stage has never been a comfortable place for me. The time, energy and mental preparation it has taken me in the past to get out on tour has sometimes been overwhelming, but coming out of lock down and getting back out on the road over the last few months has reminded me how special it was being in a room with you all. Seeing people smile, cry and sing along again has really helped to change my perspective on live performance, so I’m super happy to announce my South African tour. Album 3 is currently under construction so we might have to leak some for you so you can sing along to these new songs.. 😃
It only makes sense that Rob and Roz would have a chat with him ahead of his Johannesburg show, where he will be headlining Parklive Festival (which is also celebrating its tenth birthday!)
Watch their conversation here:
Parklive Festival - Johannesburg
Date: Saturday 26 August 2023
Line-up: JP Cooper (UK), Prime Circle, Matthew Mole, GoodLuck, Neon Dreams, Lloyiso, Shortstraw & Wandile Mbambeni
Times: Gates open at 10am / Festival ends at 7pm
Venue & Address: Marks Park, Orange Road, Emmarentia, Johannesburg 2194
Tickets:
General Admission - Phase 1: R295 ex R35 fee – SOLD OUT
General Admission - Phase 2: R395 ex R35 fee – ON SALE
General Admission Children 6 – 17 yrs old: R295 ex R30 fee – ON SALE
Kids 5 and under enter for free.
Ticket Link: https://howler.co.za/parklive-joburg
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1287014695356888/
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