Dave: The Boy Who Played the Harp Tour

The meteoric rise of the multi-award-winning musician Dave has been characterised by a series of boundary-breaking moments in his career. From becoming the youngest recipient of an Ivor Novello award in 2017, to earning the first No.1 by a sole writer and producer in 8 years in 2022 with 'Starlight.' Dave has continuously redefined what it means to be both a British rapper and a contemporary musician today. On 24 October 2025, Dave released his third studio album The Boy Who Played the Harp to critical acclaim. With Dave's previous albums both reaching No.1, alongside four No.1 singles to date ('Funky Friday', 'Starlight', 'Sprinter' and now 'Raindance' taken from TBWPTH), the 27-year-old has forged his own lane, where "better" is subjective and excellence is a pre-requisite for a starting point and every bar, rhyme, verse and chorus he constructs occupies its own place in his very own pantheon and a standard that has remained since his early YouTube freestyles at 16. Few artists can harness that early promise and deliver upon expectations with their debut body of work as Dave did in 2019 with Psychodrama (578,942 UK Albums sold), hitting that rare combination of critically acclaimed and commercially successful album that few artists ever reach, as one of only two albums to ever win Best Album at The BRITS & Mercury's. The album also coincided with Dave's powerful acting debut, joining the cast of 2019's cult Netflix series Top Boy. The record-breaking release of We're All Alone In This Together (July 2021), established Dave as one of the most exciting artists of our time. At the time of release, it became the biggest first week UK sales across all genres for 2 years (74,000+) and the biggest UK Rap record in over a decade. Surpassing all his peers, it spent 2 weeks at #1, a feat only matched by Olivia Rodrigo & Drake that calendar year, achieving Gold Status (100,000 sales) within 3 weeks and now his second Platinum album (483,137 UK albums sold). The title, taken from a conversation between himself & Hans Zimmer, encapsulating the themes of migration & heritage alongside his mother's own story. With star-turns from Wizkid, Snoh Aalegra, BOJ & Oscar-winner Daniel Kaluuya, the album shot to #1 with first single 'Clash', a Stormzy-featuring behemoth peaking at #2 and becoming one of the anthems to a lockdown-lifted Summer. With this peerless trajectory, The Boy Who Played the Harp marks a new chapter for the hitmaker, while continuing to redefine contemporary music and reaffirming that Dave is always in a league of his own.