Yussef Dayes Tour Dates and Upcoming Concerts
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On tour
Yes
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Concerts
Jun
23
The National
Richmond
Tickets
Jun
25
The Ludlow Garage
Cincinnati
Tickets
Jul
07
FREIDECK- Kantine Open Air
Köln
Tickets
Jul
12
MELT 2024
Gräfenhainichen
Tickets
Aug
04
Crystal Palace Bowl
Tower Of London
Tickets
Aug
10
Tøyenparken
Oslo
Tickets
Aug
11
Masseria Ferragnano
Locorotondo
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About Yussef Dayes
Yussef Dayes full bio
One of the UK’s most exciting and innovative young drummers and producers, Yussef Dayes has been deeply involved in jazz as long as he can remember. Best known for work with his brothers in United Vibrations, and also as one half of electrifying duo Yussef Kamaal, he’s been developing his sound since age four when his dad bought him his first drum kit.
Born and raised in South East London, as a kid Yussef was practicing non-stop: “My parents were strict – if I was gonna do this, I had to take it seriously.” His father was a bass player in New York in the 70s, and brought home an education’s worth of jazz vinyl that the Dayes brothers all grew-up on – Yussef and his bassist brother Kareem would play along to their dad’s records for hours at a time. This was the closest he got to formal jazz lessons until, when he was ten, he studied under Billy Cobham (Miles Davis’ drummer). Yussef considers this to have been the most impactful thing for his progression.
At school, many of Yussef’s peers were aspiring MCs, and he considers grime and hip-hop heavily influential to his output: “That same energy and those different flows, I put into my drums.” Add to this his Jamaican father’s reggae collection, his late mother’s love of the Beatles and country, and his brother Ahmad producing jungle tracks, Yussef says: “there was good music in every room” – and this breadth of taste, blended with sounds found while travelling (notably time spent in Senegal) is audible in his exhilarating combination of sounds.
These varied influences would be put into a live setting from a young age – from ten years old he was playing shows with his brothers and their friend Wayne Francis II in an afrobeat and rock-influenced spiritual jazz group. Then, cementing him as one of the need-to-know artists in the UK scene, it was in 2015 that Yussef Kamaal was born. A duo with fellow Londoner Kamaal Williams, their 2016 album Black Focus, with its dancefloor sensibilities and funk-infused breakbeats, would become one of the most heralded jazz records of recent times, melding UK sounds with those of the US scene. Certified silver, the album won the duo the 2017 Jazz FM award for Best Breakthrough Act. With their rapturous shows, both groups have helped hone Yussef’s thrilling, rapid-fire live presence (he refers to it as an alter-ego, “the beast” that takes over when he’s playing).
2018 saw the release of ‘Love Is The Message’ - Yussef’s transcendental first solo track, self-released on Cashmere Thoughts. Following this in 2019, Yussef’s solo journey continued to flourish releasing an AA single entitled DUALITY, consisting of ‘For My Ladies’ and ‘Othello’.
A testament to the breadth and scope of his work in 2019, Yussef sound tracked and curated the Louis Vuitton dinner show for Paris Men’s Fashion Week in January 2019, collaborating with none other than Virgil Abloh and Benji B.
Currently, in 2020, Yussef and fellow South East London musician Tom Misch have released their joint album entitled What Kinda Music, distributed on legendary jazz label, Blue Note. The album curated by drummer and singer-songwriter expresses music’s ability to tick the boxes of all-genres and to appeal to an incredibly vast audience. The album has gained much global success including reaching #4 in the UK Official Charts, #1 Current Contemporary Jazz Album in the US Billboard Charts and #52 Album in the US Billboard Charts.
With a solo album in the pipeline, Yussef says working solo allows him to be free: uncompromising in choices of sounds and collaborators. He’s running with that freedom, working on multiple projects as a producer and player with some of the key names in the UK jazz scene and beyond.
It’s an exciting time ahead, with more of those soaring, epic, and intricate soundscapes that don’t sound quite like anything else to come. “Drumming is a way of communicating and expressing yourself”, he says – and in 2020, there’s no doubt Yussef Dayes is going to be the one leading the conversation.
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Yussef Dayes Tour Cities
Locorotondo, Italy
Tower of London, United Kingdom
Cincinnati, OH
Köln, Germany
Oslo, Norway
Gräfenhainichen, Germany
Richmond, VA
Frequently Asked Questions About Yussef Dayes
Concerts & Tour Date Information
Is Yussef Dayes on tour?
Yes, Yussef Dayes is currently on tour. If you’re interested in attending an upcoming
Yussef Dayes concert, make sure to grab your tickets in advance. The Yussef Dayes tour
is scheduled for 7 dates across 7 cities. Get
information on all upcoming tour dates and tickets for 2024-2025 with Hypebot.
How many upcoming tour dates is Yussef Dayes scheduled to play?
Yussef Dayes is scheduled to play 7 shows between 2024-2025. Buy
concert tickets to a nearby show through Hypebot.
When does the Yussef Dayes tour start?
Yussef Dayes’s tour starts Jun 23, 2024 and ends on Aug 11, 2024.
They will play 7 cities; their most recent concert was held in
Richmond at The National and their next upcoming concert
will be in Tower Of London at Crystal Palace Bowl.
What venues is Yussef Dayes performing at?
As part of the Yussef Dayes tour, Yussef Dayes is scheduled to play across the following
venues and cities:
2024 Tour Dates:
Jun 23 - Richmond,
VA @ The National
Jun 25 - Cincinnati,
OH @ The Ludlow Garage
Jul 07 - Köln,
Germany @ FREIDECK- Kantine Open Air
Jul 12 - Gräfenhainichen,
SA @ melt
Aug 04 - Tower Of London,
United Kingdom @ Crystal Palace Bowl
Aug 10 - Oslo,
Norway @ Tøyenparken
Aug 11 - Locorotondo,
Italy @ Masseria Ferragnano