Ezra Collective Plot Where I'm Meant To Be UK And European Tour For 2023, Share New Track Ego Killah
Thursday, 22 September 2022
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Aliyah Otchere
Ezra Collective have announced the UK and European Where I'm Meant To Be Tour for early 2023.
The new wave jazz ensemble will make stops in Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Dublin, Manchester and London, where they'll take over the O2 Academy Brixton on February 24.
Ahead of the UK dates, they'll embark on a run of shows across the continent. Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time on September 30.
The trek shares its name with their recently announced second album, which will arrive via Partisan Records on November 4. The follow-up to 2019's debut 'You Can't Steal My Joy' boasts collaborations with Kojey Radical, Emeli Sandé, Nao, and Sampa the Great, who collaborates with the group on the lead single Life Goes On.
They've also shared the new track, Ego Killah, which is carried by a simple skanking drum groove under a meandering saxophone. Bandleader Femi Koleoso said:
"At the very heart of Ezra Collective is the influence of reggae, dub and sound system culture. Sound systems such as Channel One, Aba Shanti-I and Jah Shaka.
"This title, Ego Killah is one we can all relate to. It's the point in a journey where you become your own worst enemy. Where progression has to happen on the inside before you can see the fruit on the outside. The ability to kill your ego will serve you on your journey going forward. Sometimes where you’re meant to be, hasn’t happened yet, because of your own ego – that’s when you need the Ego Killah."
NEW // Acclaimed jazz band @EzraCollective are set to support their upcoming album 'Where I'm Meant To Be' with a tour of the UK and Ireland in February!
Ezra Collective Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Wed February 01 2023 - MADRID Lula Club (Spain)
Thu February 02 2023 - BARCELONA Razzmatazz (Spain)
Sat February 04 2023 - LYON Epicerie Moderne (France)
Sun February 05 2023 - BRUSSELS Ancienne Belgique (Belgium)
Mon February 06 2023 - COLOGNE Bahnhof Ehrenfeld (Germany)
Wed February 08 2023 - HAMBURG Uebel and Gefahrlich (Germany)
Thu February 09 2023 - COPENHAGEN Pumpehuset (Denmark)
Fri February 10 2023 - BERLIN Metropol (Germany)
Sun February 12 2023 - LILLE Laeronef (France)
Tue February 14 2023 - PARIS Trabendo (France)
Wed February 15 2023 - AMSTERDAM Paradiso (Netherlands)
Fri February 17 2023 - BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy2 Birmingham
Sat February 18 2023 - BRISTOL O2 Academy Bristol
Sun February 19 2023 - GLASGOW SWG3
Tue February 21 2023 - DUBLIN Opium
Thu February 23 2023 - MANCHESTER Albert Hall
Fri February 24 2023 - LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
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