The Dare has upgraded the venue for one of his three shows in London, scheduled for later this month. Find out the details below.
The dates were shared as part of a 2024 UK and European tour announced by the artist, which comes in support of his debut album ‘What’s Wrong With New York?’.
Shows began last week with a slot at the Grechen venue in Berlin, which was followed by two shows in Paris – held at both Silencio and Badaboum. The dates continue tonight (November 18) with a slot at the Bitterzoet in Amsterdam.
Initially, three UK shows were added to the schedule to round off the tour – one at Heaven in London (20), one at Belgrave Music Hall in Leeds (21) and one at The Arch in Brighton (23). This was later extended to include two more shows in the UK capital, initially planned for the same venue on November 26 and 27.
Since then, The Dare has shared an update with fans, confirming that the venue for the first show has now been adjusted, and the first London gig will be held on the same day at Electric Ballroom in Camden. More tickets have also been shared, and are available to buy here.
This comes as a report was shared on Friday (November 15), confirming that the Heaven nightclub will be closed for 28 days, after police suspended its alcohol licence on the grounds of public safety.
The new venues chosen for the two remaining London dates have yet to be confirmed.
The Dare Instagram Stories update. CREDIT: @itsthedare/Instagram Stories
The decision to shut the famed LGBTQIA+ venue – which is based in Charing Cross in the centre of the city – was announced by Westminster Police and the suspension is effective immediately. It comes after a woman was allegedly raped “in the vicinity of the venue” by a member of Heaven’s security staff on November 1.
The police statement continues that other staff then “allegedly ignored her efforts to report the attack”. A member of security staff has since been arrested and charged with rape, and is currently on remand in prison.
Westminster Police noted that there was a previous incident in May, when three members of the club’s security team were filmed assaulting a customer in the street.
The venue posted on their Instagram that they are “considering our position with regard to an appeal.”
“We are sickened by this allegation but can’t comment as it’s an ongoing criminal investigation. We can only send our thoughts to the alleged victim. Our priority is to put new procedures in place to make sure nothing like this can happen again & gain the confidence of the Council as we move forward”.
Harrison Patrick Smith a.k.a. “The Dare” in 2024. CREDIT: Gilbert Flores/WWD via Getty Images
As for The Dare, the artist – real name Harrison Patrick Smith – wrapped up his first-ever North American headline tour in September and has also gone on to announce more UK and European dates for 2025.
The Dare recorded ‘What’s Wrong With New York?’ over the last year between his home and his studio in New York. It features his huge lead single ‘Girls’, as well as other singles including ‘You’re Invited,’ ‘Perfume’ and ‘Good Time.’
‘What’s Wrong With New York?’ was given a three-star review by NME, with Jordan Bassett writing: “It’s tempting to tell Smith that Murphy wants his shtick back (along with his suit), but the pastiche is often effective, at least.”
“His defiantly dumb breakthrough track ‘Girls’ is one of the best singles of 2006 and ‘Movement’ builds to a crunching, multi-layered cacophony that demonstrates greater musical sophistication than he’s often given credit for,” it added.
“Still, there’s something a little depressing about music that’s this nakedly backwards-facing. Beneath the hedonism, anxiety thrums through ‘What’s Wrong with New York?’ – hence, perhaps, Smith’s dream of his teeth falling out – and he’s clearly captured a wish to return to a time before Covid, before fake news, before bots and pile-ons and information overload. But you’d be better off just listening to LCD.”
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