OBONGJAYAR ANNOUNCES 9-DATE UK/EU TOUR IN NOVEMBER 2025 INCLUDING BRISTOL DATE

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Photo Credit: Sophie Jones

OBONGJAYAR ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM PARADISE NOW OUT 30TH MAY VIA SEPTEMBER RECORDINGS

SHARES TOXIC LOVE SONG “SWEET DANGER” AND RIDES MECHANICAL BULL IN NEW VIDEO - OFFERING AN UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL SNAPSHOT OF THE SEXY CHAOS AND UNPREDICABILITY OF LIFE

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ANNOUNCES 9-DATE UK/EU TOUR IN NOVEMBER 2025 - GENERAL TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 11TH APRIL @10AM BST

I’m a wild boy baby I am trouble

Baby did you not know I’m a singer

Can’t stay I’ll be gone by tomorrow

Obongjayar announces his forthcoming album PARADISE NOW is coming Friday 30th May via September Recordings alongside news of his forthcoming UK/EU Tour - tickets on sale from Friday 11th April. Featuring recent tracks including the hedonistic “Not In Surrender”, the dreamlike pop creation with a darker side “Just My Luck” and his new track “Sweet Danger” that is released today, the 15-track album album is a Trojan horse of some of his most intimate storytelling yet, candy-coated in electro-pop synths, soaring strings and ever contagious percussion. Produced between London and LA with Kwes Darko (Kendrick Lamar, Baby Keem, Bakar), (Pa Salieu, John Glacier) and Beach Noise (Doja Cat) Yeti Beats, it promises adventure through the subconscious of one of the UK’s most thrilling modern voices grappling with everything from self-acceptance and transcendence to grief and loneliness, FOMO, procrastinations and nights you never want to end. Standing testament to Obongjayar’s unrivalled sonic and vocal dexterity, the album features no other artists other than his good friend and frequent collaborator Little Simz on "Talk Olympics" (OB recently featured on her single “Flood” taken from her next album).

Celebrating the announcement, “Sweet Danger” offers a flirtier counterpart to the previous single - OB self-assured and winking over syncopated drums, sultry guitars and a fanfare of horns: ‘heard you like the bad boys, yeah I’m a bad boy, can’t stop, won’t stop.’ A toxic hoedown set in a seedy South London hotel, the video directed by Sophie Jones is a montage of larger than life characters, each leaning into their own version of beauty and danger shot up close and POV whilst riding a mechanical bull - a metaphor for life itself; reckless, sweet and unpredictable.

Last Summer, Obongjayar launched his intimate party series PARADISE NOW at Ormside Projects which since has seen guests and friends alike pass through to perform including Little Simz, Pa Salieu, Kwes Darko, James Messiah, Dean George, Peter Xan, Lava La Rue, Chi, Kwes, Bikoko, Fredwave, Jeshi and more. His next party will be in May with more info to be announced soon.

Coming up this Autumn, OB will take this intimate and vigorous energy on the road across cities including Berlin, Cologne, Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester and London where he will play the O2 Kentish Town Forum - his largest London show to date. Pre-sale opens on Tuesday 8th April, before general on-sale Friday 11th.

About Obongjayar

Born in Lagos and raised in Calabar, Nigeria, before moving to the UK when he was 18 years old, while growing up, Obongjayar found an escape in music. Growing up in Nigeria, Obongjayar gravitated towards American hip-hop and R&B - Eminem, Ciara, Nelly, Snoop Dogg, and his prized possession, a bootleg Nelly and Usher compilation. It wasn’t until moving to London in his late teens that he really began to appreciate Nigeria’s musical heritage. First releasing his own music through Soundcloud, what quickly followed was a string of hugely successful EPs and singles including “God’s Own Children” which earned him an Ivor Novello award. In 2022 he released his debut album Some Nights I Dream of Doors to critical acclaim with praise from the likes of i-D, Crack Magazine, The Guardian, NPR, DIY and more.

With a truly unique sound blending everything from electronic, soul, pop, afro-beat and more, his compelling music characterised by his thoughtful and emotional lyrics have led him to collaborate with everyone from Jeshi to Little Simz to Pa Salieu, and most recently Fred Again... on "adore u,"

that found the producer sampling Obongjayar's "I Wish It Was Me" and garnering over 225 million streams globally.

Paradise Now Tracklist

1. It’s Time

2. Life Ahead

3. Peace in Your Heart

4. Holy Mountain

5. Jellyfish

6. Talk Olympics (feat. Little Simz)

7. Prayer

8. Moon Eyes

9. Sweet Danger

10. Not in Surrender

11. Instant Animal

12. Strong Bone

13. Born in This Body

14. Just My Luck

15. Happy Head

Obongjayar UK / EU Tour Dates

14-Nov - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Theater

16-Nov -Cologne, Germany - CBE

17-Nov - Brussels, Belgium - Botanique

18-Nov - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso

20-Nov - Paris, France - Trabendo

22-Nov - Bristol, United Kingdom - SWX

23-Nov - Leeds, United Kingdom - Project House

24-Nov - Manchester, United Kingdom - Gorilla

26-Nov - London, United Kingdom - O2 Kentish Town Forum