Dancehall legend, Grammy Award winner and much loved international hit maker Sean Paul has announced a set of UK dates for May and June. Sean Paul will take his must-see, electric live offering to Newcastle at the Utilita Arena on Wednesday 29th May 2019.
The upcoming shows come on the heels of a string of much talked about 2018 UK dates, including a show-stopping set to an 80,000-strong audience at Wembley Stadium for Capital’s Summertime Ball.
Sean Paul is undeniably one of the most instantly recognizable and popular voices in music and he has continued his remarkable strike rate over the recent years with a string of hits including Sia (feat. Sean Paul) – ‘Cheap Thrills’: 285 million streams On Spotify + over 1.3m Sales on iTunes, Cheap Thrills – No. 1 on the US Chart and over 14 other countries across the world | No. 2 on the UK Chart (In chart for 23 weeks), Clean Bandit – ‘Rockabye’ (feat. Sean Paul and Anne-Marie) which spent nine consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the UK singles chart and has been streamed 838 million times on Spotify, Jay Sean (feat. Sean Paul) – ‘Make My Love Go’: 91 million streams On Spotify, Little Mix (feat. Sean Paul) – Hair: 84 million streams On Spotify and Matoma & Sean Paul – Paradise: 40 Million Streams on Spotify.
In 2002 ‘Dutty Rock’ (fuelled by the massive hit singles ‘Gimme The Light’ and ‘Get Busy’) went double Platinum in the US and UK with worldwide sales of 3.4 million+ while 2006’s ‘Temperature’ reached x4 Platinum in the US with sales of over 4m. Over the span of his career, Sean Paul has worked with some of the world’s biggest artists including Beyoncé, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Busta Rhymes, Sia, Kelly Rowland, Enrique Iglesias, Dua Lipa, 2Chainz and Damian ‘Junior Gong’ Marley. Aside from being a top-notch performer, Sean Paul is a much sought after music producer and has created music with a number of top Jamaican artistes.
Tickets will go on sale 9.00am Friday 15th February and are available online, from the booking hotline number 0844 493 6666 or from 11.00am in person from the Utilita Arena Box Office. Please note venue facility and booking fees will apply.