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Passenger set to return to SA for two dates in November

People only jumping on-board the Passenger train now – where you been?

After an exceptional response from his support slot at Ed Sheeran, Passenger has confirmed solo South African dates for his fans.

There have always been two sides to Mike Rosenberg, aka Passenger: the epic, radio-friendly sound represented by his international number one single, Let Her Go, and his UK number one album, Young as the Morning, Old as the Sea (2016), and the more introverted, singer-songwriter side heard, for instance on Whispers II (2015) and The Boy Who Cried Wolf (2017).

Runaway, the new album, finds Passenger embracing the epic once again: the melodies are unforgettable, the choruses colossal. The album, Rosenberg’s tenth in 11 years, was recorded between the UK and Australia with his co-producer, Chris Vallejo, but its aesthetic is North American. Some of the lyrics refer to specific locations, such as Detroit or Yellowstone. ‘My Dad is American’ Rosenberg explains ‘and we used to go over every other summer when we were kids. I always loved it’.

Rosenberg imagined these new songs as unfolding a backdrop of America landscapes. And so, rather than the usual video process, he and video director Jarrad Seng spent three weeks making videos on a road trip across the US.

Tour Information:

Johannesburg

23rd November 2019

Ticketpro Dome

Ticket Price: From R400

Tickets available from www.bigconcerts.co.za starting Wednesday 3rd April 2019

Cape Town

26th November 2019

Grand West, Grand Arena

Ticket Price: From R395

Tickets available from www.bigconcerts.co.za starting Wednesday 3rd April 2019