Dave Tour Overview
Dave’s We’re All Alone in This Together Tour commences on February 15th in Nottingham and concludes its stretch of 11 concerts across the UK and Ireland on 3rd March in Dublin. The tour will then be heading to the US with its first show across the pond being held in San Francisco on 26th April and the tour finishing up in Montreal, Canada on May 13th.
About Dave
Dave, who has also been known as Santan Dave and who goes by the real name David Orobosa Oguma, is a British rapper, singer and songwriter who first rose to fame in 2016. Dave had a number of successful singles, including the grime song, Thiago Silva, which also featured AJ Tracey, before he released his debut EP Six Paths in 2016.
Dave has been recognised for his socially conscious lyrics and willingness to confront political issues with his music. In 2018, Dave released Question Time a song that criticised the British Government and which went on to win the Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song. The same year, he also released Funky Friday, which became his first number one hit on the UK singles chart and his first platinum certified single.
In 2019 Dave released his first album, Psychodrama, which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, had the biggest first week streams for a UK rap album and received widespread critical acclaim. Psychodrama went on to win the Mercury Prize and Album of the Year at the 2020 BRIT Awards.
We’re All Alone in This Together, released in July 2021, is Dave’s second and latest album. The album consists of 12 tracks and features a number of other artists including Stormzy, Wizkid and James Blake. It is this album that Dave will be promoting in his 2022 tour across America, Canada, the UK and Ireland.
Dave Facts
- Dave is a big fan of anime drawings and the whole culture, saying it represents a form of freedom in its expression.
- Dave started college the same day that he dropped his first rap video. At college he studied Philosophy and Ethics, Law and Music.
- As well as being a talented rapper, Dave is also a Grade 7 level pianist and used to spend up to five hours a day practising.
- Dave’s original stage name, SantanDave, was inspired by a running joke where he would add his name to the end of whatever activity he was up to at that time. When on holiday he was ‘holidave’, and when purchasing new shoes he was ‘adidave’, as you have probably guessed, when he got a new back card from Santander he became SantanDave.
- We can also add acting to Dave’s list of talents as he starred in the hugely popular Netflix series Top Boy, appearing as Modie in season 3.
