Platinum-selling alt-rocker grandson arrived at New York, NY’s Mercury Lounge on Saturday for an explosive performance featuring indie-pop rising stars Royal & the Serpent and rock-tinged hip-hop band OXYMORRONS.
The New York show came as part of the Canadian-American hitmaker’s DEATH OF A tour in support of his full-length debut, Death Of An Optimist. As grandson, real name Jordan Edward Benjamin, said of the trek, “The mood of this tour is RELEASE. Release of anger, of joy, all the complicated emotions of 2 years of uncertainty.”
Scroll down to check out photos from the Mercury Lounge show courtesy of Ken Spielman.
grandson first catapulted to success in late 2017 thanks to his hit single, “Blood // Water”. The song, which went on to appear on his first EP, A Modern Tragedy Vol. 1, became a runaway hit, eventually receiving a Platinum certification from the RIAA. He has since gone on tour with the likes of Avril Lavigne and Imagine Dragons. He recently collaborated with acclaimed DJ Steve Aoki on the intense new single, “Kult“.
grandson and Royal & the Serpent will continue on the DEATH OF A tour into early April with shows in Pontiac, MI (3/30); Columbus, OH (3/31); Chicago, IL (4/3); Minneapolis, MN (4/5); Omaha, NE (4/6); and Lawrence, KS (4/8). Other upcoming dates include festival appearances at BottleRock Napa and Boston Calling in late May and Lollapalooza Stockholm in early July.
For a full list of upcoming grandson tour dates, head here. For a full list of upcoming Royal & the Serpent tour dates, head here. For a full list of OXYMORRONS tour dates, head here.
