Darius Rucker: Waterfront Hall, Belfast: Saturday 11 May

Ahead of the release of his eighth solo studio album Carolyn’s Boy, South Carolina born singer, guitarist, songwriter and Hootie & the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker has announced a show at the Waterfront Hall.

 

Tickets go on sale Friday 15 September at 10am: www.waterfront.co.uk & www.ticketmaster.ie

 

Rucker first achieved multi-Platinum status in the music industry as lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the GRAMMY Award-winning band Hootie & the Blowfish, who have sold more than 25 million albums worldwide including their Double Diamond-certified (21x Platinum) debut Cracked Rear View, which remains among the top 10 best-selling studio albums of all time. 

 

Since releasing his first Country album in 2008, Rucker has earned a whole new legion of fans with four No. 1 albums on the BillboardCountry chart, including RIAA Platinum-certified Learn to Live and True Believers, plus 10 No. 1 singles at Country radio and 11 Gold, Platinum or multi-Platinum certified hits. 

 

Rucker was inducted as a Grand Ole Opry member in 2012 and in 2014 he won his third career GRAMMY Award for Best Solo Country Performance with his Diamond-certified (11x Platinum) version of  “Wagon Wheel,” one of the top five best-selling Country songs of all time. He co-hosted the 54th annual CMA Awards in 2020 and topped the charts at Country radio once again with “Beers And Sunshine” in 2021. 

 

New songs “Same Beer Different Problem” and “Ol’ Church Hymn” (featuring Chapel Hart) are available everywhere now as Rucker puts the finishing touches on his forthcoming album, Carolyn’s Boy.

 

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