WIN: Tickets to see Hozier at sold out Sheffield City Hall

TAKE Me To Church star Hozier is celebrating his second chart smash hit album Wasteland, Baby! with a UK tour and we have tickets to see his sold out date at Sheffield City Hall on Friday, September 20.
Hozier photo by Edward CookeHozier photo by Edward Cooke
Hozier photo by Edward Cooke

For a chance to win a pair of tickets in our exclusive free entry competition see below.

Irish singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Hozier - full name Andrew John Hozier-Byrne - rose to global fame in 2013 when his moody blues-gospel pop song Take Me to Church became a viral sensation.

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The video, which depicts anti-gay violence in Russia, has had more than 725 MILLION views on YouTube alone. The single went top five around the world, sold 2.23 million copies in the UK alone, won Song Of The Year at the 2015 Ivor Novello Awards and the BBC Music Awards. It was Top Rock Song at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards, where Hozier also won Top Rock Artist.

The song helped to catapult him into a major-label contract for his eponymous 2014 debut album.

Now he is back with his second top 10 album Wasteland, Baby! It has had over 2.1 billion streams on Spotify, sold more than 850,000 copies in the UK, going platinum in the process - with 4.4 million copies sold worldwide.

His total, global streams now stand at an amazing 4.5 billion.

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Wasteland, Baby! opens with Nina Cried Power, which was also the title track of his earlier EP, itself streamed 27 million times since release a year ago.

Barack Obama included the song in his favourite songs of 2018 playlist. For the full list - CLICK HERE.

Nina Cried Power was also the subject of the Song Exploder podcast’s first episode of 2019 - LISTEN HERE.

His new album is supported with a 26-date UK and European tour which began in Copenhagen last month and ends with a five-date run at London’s iconic Palladium in October. See full details below.

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His Sheffield appearance is a complete sell out but we have a pair of tickets to be won.

WIN TICKETS TO SEE HOZIER AT SHEFFIELD CITY HALL

For a chance to win a pair of tickets enter our free prize draw by Twitter or online.

On Twitter simply follow @GW1962 and retweet any of his #JPIMediaHOZIER tweets.

Or use our secure entry form online, where you will also find full terms and conditions and our privacy policy – CLICK HERE.

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One winner will be chosen at random and notified after deadline which is noon on Friday, September 13, 2019.

UK entrants only. Transport not included. Only one entry per entry method allowed. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

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HOZIER TOUR DATES

Tuesday 10th September - Konzerthaus, Vienna, AustriaWednesday 11th September - Circus Krone, Munich, Germany Friday 13th September - Olympia, Paris, France Sunday 15th September - Symphony Hall, Birmingham, UKMonday 16th September - De Montfort Hall, Leicester, UKTuesday 17th September - St David’s Hall, Cardiff, UK Thursday 19th September - O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK Friday 20th September - City Hall, Sheffield, UK Tuesday 24th September - Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, UKWednesday 25th September - Usher Hall, Edinburgh, UKFriday 27th September - Corn Exchange, Cambridge, UKSaturday 28th September – O2 Guildhall, Southampton, UKMonday 30th September - Palladium, London, UKTuesday 1st October - Palladium, London, UKThursday 3rd October – Palladium, London, UKFriday 4th October - Palladium, London, UKSaturday 5th October – Palladium, London, UKTRACK LISTING FOR WASTELAND BABY!

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1 - Nina Cried Power (featuring Mavis Staples)2 - Almost (Sweet Music)3 - Movement 4 - No Plan5 - Nobody6 - To Noise Making (Sing)7 - As It Was8 - Shrike9 - Talk Refined 10 - Be11 - Dinner & Diatribes 12 - Would That I13 - Sunlight14 - Wasteland, Baby! HOZIER LINKS:

Web site: hozier.com

Twitter: @Hozier

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