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Breakthrough artist sombr has released his highly anticipated album I Barely Know Her via Warner Records today. Continuing his momentous rise, the 10-track debut features Billboard Hot 100 hits “back to friends,” “undressed” and “12 to 12,” each continuing to climb the charts including Top 40 Radio, Global and U.S. Spotify Charts, the UK Official Singles Chart, as well as Alternative Radio where he peaked at #1 faster than any new artist of the last decade, and Billboard Hot Rock Songs, officially knocking Hozier off the #1 spot after a year.
I Barely Know Her was written entirely by sombr and co-produced by the 20-year-old artist alongside esteemed, legendary producer Tony Berg (Phoebe Bridgers, The Replacements), and follows news of him making his award show debut at the MTV Video Music Awards, performing live from New York on September 7, where he is nominated for Best New Artist and Best Alternative Artist.
Next month, sombr embarks on his sold-out North American tour, ahead of his sold-out European, UK, Australian and New Zealand tour dates for late 2025 and into 2026.
A New York City-native raised on the Lower East Side, sombr—born Shane Boose—started making music in his bedroom while studying classical music as a student at the prestigious public school, LaGuardia High School. His breakout hit “Caroline” (2022) took the internet by storm, and he has since released a series of EPs and singles, climbing to over 400 million monthly streams across platforms. Now based in Los Angeles, sombr continues to explore young romance and heartbreak through his music—all of which is self-written and co-produced by the artist himself, and released via Warner Records.
TOUR DATES
September 21—Sing Out Loud Festival 2025—Saint Augustine, FL
September 22—Music Farm—Charleston, SC – SOLD OUT
September 24—Brooklyn Bowl—Nashville, TN – SOLD OUT
September 26—Bogart’s—Cincinnati, OH – SOLD OUT
September 28—The Majestic—Detroit, MI – SOLD OUT
September 29—The Rave—Milwaukee, WI – SOLD OUT
September 30—Palace Theatre—St. Paul, MN – SOLD OUT
October 2—Concord Music Hall—Chicago, IL – SOLD OUT
October 3—A&R Music Bar—Columbus, OH – SOLD OUT
October 5—Roxian Theatre—Pittsburgh, PA – SOLD OUT
October 6—Phoenix Concert Theatre—Toronto, ON – SOLD OUT
October 8—Big Night Live—Boston, MA – SOLD OUT
October 9—Gramercy Theatre—New York, NY – SOLD OUT
October 10—Gramercy Theatre—New York, NY – SOLD OUT
October 12—Theatre of Living Arts—Philadelphia, PA – SOLD OUT
October 13—The Lincoln—Washington, D.C. – SOLD OUT
October 15—Center Stage—Atlanta, GA – SOLD OUT
October 17—Southside Music Hall—Dallas, TX – SOLD OUT
October 18—Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater—Austin, TX – SOLD OUT
October 20—Ogden Theatre—Denver, CO – SOLD OUT
October 21—The Complex—Salt Lake City, UT – SOLD OUT
October 24—Shadowbox SoDo—Seattle, WA – SOLD OUT
October 25—Roseland Theater—Portland, OR – SOLD OUT
October 27—Fillmore—San Francisco, CA – SOLD OUT
October 28—El Rey Theatre—Los Angeles, CA – SOLD OUT
October 29—El Rey Theatre—Los Angeles, CA – SOLD OUT
October 31—The Van Buren—Phoenix, AZ – SOLD OUT
November 1—Fox Theater Pomona—Pomona, CA – SOLD OUT
November 2—The Fonda Theatre—Los Angeles, CA – SOLD OUT
November 5—Brooklyn Steel—New York, NY – SOLD OUT
November 6—Brooklyn Steel—New York, NY – SOLD OUT
December 2—Auckland Town Hall—Auckland, NZ – SOLD OUT
December 4—Festival Hall Melbourne—Melbourne, VIC – SOLD OUT
December 6—Spilt Milk Festival—Ballarat, VIC
December 7—Spilt Milk Festival—Perth, WA
December 9—Hordern Pavilion—Sydney, NSW – SOLD OUT
December 11—Fortitude Music Hall—Brisbane, QLD – SOLD OUT
December 13—Spilt Milk Festival—Canberra, ACT
December 14—Spilt Milk Festival—Gold Coast, QLD
2026 UK/EU TOUR DATES
February 10—Annexet—Stockholm, Sweden – SOLD OUT
February 11—KB Hallen—Copenhagen, Denmark – SOLD OUT
February 13—Inselpark Arena—Hamburg, Germany – SOLD OUT
February 15—Stodola—Warsaw, Poland – SOLD OUT
February 16—Forum Karlin—Prague, Czech Republic – SOLD OUT
February 18—Gasometer—Vienna, Austria – SOLD OUT
February 19—Tonhalle—Munich, Germany – SOLD OUT
February 20—Halle 622—Zurich, Switzerland – SOLD OUT
February 22—Alcatraz—Milan, Italy – SOLD OUT
February 24—Riviera—Madrid, Spain – SOLD OUT
February 25—Razzmatazz—Barcelona, Spain – SOLD OUT
February 27—Salle Pleyel—Paris, France – SOLD OUT
March 2—AFAS Live—Amsterdam, Netherlands – SOLD OUT
March 4—Columbiahalle—Berlin, Germany – SOLD OUT
March 5—Palladium—Cologne, Germany – SOLD OUT
March 6—AB—Brussels, Belgium – SOLD OUT
March 8—O2 Academy Brixton—London, UK – SOLD OUT
March 12—Academy—Manchester, UK – SOLD OUT
March 13—O2 Academy—Birmingham, UK – SOLD OUT
March 15—O2 Academy—Glasgow, UK – SOLD OUT
March 16—3Arena—Dublin, Ireland – SOLD OUT