Hozier
When: 10th July 2024
Location: Glasgow Green
Hozier is the Irish singer-songwriter known for his rich and evocative sound and lyricism. Coming to Glasgow Green on 10th July 2024.
With over 22 billion global streams, numerous platinum album certifications, and multiple award nominations and wins. Hozier is recognised as one of the foremost singer-songwriters of our generation. Ever since he started to write songs at fifteen, music remained a part of Hozier’s life throughout his young adulthood in many forms. From his work with the Trinity Orchestra and choral ensemble Anúna to his time spent as a backup singer for Billy Ocean. It wasn’t until his debut single ‘Take Me To Church’ was released in 2013, however, that his career really exploded.
The thought-provoking, quintuple-platinum anthem was a Grammy-nominated critical and commercial success, and the precursor to a debut album that hit the No.2 spot on the Billboard Top 200. The second biggest debut album of the year. Hozier went on to achieve triple RIAA Platinum status and enjoyed nine weeks at number 1 in his native Ireland. Spending an incredible 441 weeks overall in the Irish Top 50 charts.
Hozier’s sophomore record
Hozier’s sophomore record, Wasteland, Baby! was released to massive critical acclaim in March 2019. Whilst, entering the US Billboard Top 200 Chart at No.1. The album’s 14 tracks marked a major development in songwriting and subject matter. The most obvious is Hozier’s enlightened assessment of the global socio-political landscape. The multi-platinum selling album included the singles ‘Nina Cried Power’, ‘Movement’, ‘Almost (Sweet music)’, and ‘Dinner and Diatribes’.
In 2022, Hozier teamed up with God of War: Ragnarok composer Bear McCreary to write the song ‘Blood Upon The Snow’. Which was featured in the soundtrack for the game. The same year he also released ‘Swan Upon Leda’. In a statement shared alongside the release, the star explained that he was sharing the track as a way of showing “solidarity” with those fighting for reproductive rights.
The following year, in honour of his birthday and St. Patrick’s Day. Hozier released Eat Your Young, an EP of all new material. His third album, Unreal Unearth, followed in August 2023.
