{"id":2313,"date":"2023-04-17T00:00:53","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T00:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/?p=2313"},"modified":"2023-04-18T19:24:55","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T19:24:55","slug":"well-known-artists-who-have-played-sofar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/well-known-artists-who-have-played-sofar","title":{"rendered":"Here are 7 Well Known Artists Who Have Played Sofar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s so much to discover at a Sofar show\u2014a space you\u2019ve never been to, interesting fellow music lovers in your city, and of course, amazing artists. Sometimes those incredible artists go on to pretty big things\u2014arena concerts and Oscar wins, huge collaborations with chart topping mega star musicians, and maybe even to star themselves as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Batman. So without further ado, here are seven well known artists who have played Sofar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>1. FINNEAS<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some might know him as a dynamic producer, or a songwriter who teams up with his sister, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/6qqNVTkY8uBg9cP3Jd7DAH?si=VTrsLZI8T--gbGwD6gW86Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Billie Eilish<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fwC30E1IVKQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also a Sofar alum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), or a Grammy, Oscar, and Golden Globe winner for writing the James Bond <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3VgLCR3t7nk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No Time To Die<\/span><\/i> <\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">theme <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BboMpayJomw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">song <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(also with Billie). Or maybe you even know him from his acting days on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d5oQxTkbOs8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glee<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Spoiler alert: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/37M5pPGs6V1fchFJSgCguX?si=tN_jjMjgTcS7S46LCb-t3Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FINNEAS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is all those things, and continues to do more (he\u2019s only 25 years old, after all). How lucky are we that we got to see the multi-hyphenate artist play this stripped down, simple number for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/cities\/nyc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sofar NYC<\/a>?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FINNEAS - Heaven | Sofar NYC\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4jz3eoAZQI4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><b>2. Cuco<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One minute you\u2019re just casually playing in the jazz and marching bands for your high school, teaching yourself Ableton Live and self producing your mixtape, and the next you\u2019re selling out your first shows and gathering hundreds of millions of streams on Spotify. That was the case for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/2Tglaf8nvDzwSQnpSrjLHP?si=q_0qrxQaSkG6HbV2wPXHew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cuco<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> anyway, who\u2019s still putting out solid, woozy pop numbers, like his recent single <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/5TZm9qi0223t20ypmJevEq?si=1tNMdPniR7ywEY5cBO7BNQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSi Me Voy\u201d <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">featuring <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/2sSGPbdZJkaSE2AbcGOACx?si=GMNYRJioSMKZ64neT-G4xQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Marias<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. But before you listen to the single, revisit Cuco\u2019s 2017 vibey Sofar performance of \u201cAmor De Siempre\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cuco - Amor De Siempre | Sofar Los Angeles\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1icsc3MkUYk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><b>3. The Marias<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And speaking of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/2sSGPbdZJkaSE2AbcGOACx?si=GMNYRJioSMKZ64neT-G4xQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Marias<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, remember when they blew everyone\u2019s minds with their 2021 album <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/5TkaDC4mYSLBvdG6UrIB0v?si=ms6V7Lm_RCi6T58-u6W4Qg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CINEMA<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? Or when they collaborated with megastar <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/cities\/nyc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bad Bunny<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for last year\u2019s ultra, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ultra<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> smooth and catchy single, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/0E0DRHf5PfMeor0ZCwB3oT?si=a0d74e3b336d42dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOtro Atardecer\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? But ya know, we feel pretty darn lucky we got to catch them play this small, laid-back evening for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/cities\/la\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sofar Los Angeles<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Mar\u00edas - I Don&#039;t Know You | Sofar Los Angeles\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ShsWxR1lvTY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><b>4. Andra Day<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you see <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Xdljv_PRZJs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The United States vs. Billie Holiday<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? You probably found yourself in downright awe of leading lady <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/1c4rxrxy8eDLvMVL1DTiBe?si=HuAhX8K1RlynBLxtmFCQXg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andra Day<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who took home a Golden Globe <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a Grammy award for her dynamic performance. But we think she deserves about a thousand awards for her Sofar performance of \u201cRise Up\u201d, one that still gives us goosebumps across our arms every single time we watch it.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Andra Day - Rise Up | Sofar Los Angeles\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K8lvltGyUFM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><b>5. Robert Pattinson<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Long before he was throwing on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mqqft2x_Aa4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Batman cape<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Robert Pattinson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was just casually picking up the guitar and serenading a small room in London with a song called \u201cIt\u2019s All On You\u201d. Need we say more?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Robert Pattinson - It&#039;s All On You | Sofar London\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pJJ3pBSLgVk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><b>6. Crumb<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before their 2019 debut album <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6DxidEI7EhF8md8ev83iNY?si=jgSZtP0tSYug3pEeipDJRA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jinx<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or the praise from critics, or the festival appearances at Outside Lands or Austin Psych Fest, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/4kSGbjWGxTchKpIxXPJv0B?si=r4VBiy6lSgCjgVD7V4oHMg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crumb<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was sharing their psychedelic slacker-rock with just a handful of music lovers in a tiny living room for Sofar NYC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BXOW7TYdiWc<\/p>\n<h4><b>7. James Bay<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve been hosting Sofar shows around the world for more than a decade, and they\u2019ve been solid from the start. Back in 2013, we got to see <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/4EzkuveR9pLvDVFNx6foYD?si=AhDabfqsQoW91RLN3YV-Bg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">James Bay<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> perform a song called \u201cStealing Cars\u201d in a small room in London. Little did we know it would be on the deluxe edition of his 2014 debut <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/1wKwGLPJl68zYLaA0Od0vc?si=m0iiRx0ATOW6p0W7FcmLCA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chaos and The Calm<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which went straight to number one on the charts in the UK.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"James Bay - Stealing Cars | Sofar London\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tJrj0eWlRC8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ready to discover new artists? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See shows near you<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Words by Sofar Editorial Team<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo credit: Andra Day, photo by Diane Valera<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s so much to discover at a Sofar show\u2014a space you\u2019ve never been to, interesting fellow music lovers in your city, and of course, amazing artists. 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