James Blake – Trying Times Tour
June 02
Doors: 6:30PM / Show: 8:00PM
ON SALEFri 2/20 @ 10:00 am
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James Blake
James Blake is a GRAMMY-winning producer, songwriter, and musician whose singular
blend of soul, electronica, hip-hop, and alt-R&B has shaped the sound of modern music.
Across six studio albums, Blake’s catalogue has been seminal with over 2.2 billion
streams: his 2019 album Assume Form, featuring ROSALÍA, and Travis Scott garnered
widespread acclaim, followed by his highest chart debut to date with 2021’s Friends That
Break Your Heart.
His transcendent vocals and visionary production have cemented him as one of
contemporary music’s most influential figures, and a sought-after collaborator for
Beyoncé, Frank Ocean, SZA, ROSALÍA, Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott and more,
contributing to era-defining albums like Blonde, DAMN., ASTROWORLD, Lemonade, and
Motomami. Most recently, Blake collaborated with revered UK Rapper Dave on his
critically acclaimed album The Boy Who Played The Harp, and crafted “Séance” alongside
Ludwig Göransson, a standout from the Sinners movie soundtrack,
A champion of artistic independence, Blake is preparing to release his first fully
independent album, Trying Times, in 2026. Trying Times is a masterful display of the
breadth of his artistry and ability to articulate emotion with endearing transparency.
James Blake traces the uneasy space between intimacy and isolation in an age of
instability. The record moves along the pressure lines of modern life, where overwhelm
becomes both subject and atmosphere. The result is a body of work suspended between
hope and dread. It moves through the comfort of loving and being loved while recognising
how fragile that safety can feel when global anxieties and private doubts pull in opposing
directions.
Venue Information:
The Anthem
901 Wharf St SW
Washington, DC, 20024
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