British guitarist, singer and songwriter Johnny Marr, the founding member of of The Smiths will be performing at his first ever concert in Singapore on Monday 9 February 2015 at 8 pm at The University Cultural Centre Hall in NUS.
In 2013, Johnny Marr’s debut solo album ‘The Messenger’ got to Top 10 while in 2014 he released his second solo album ‘Playland’. He performed at the New York premiere of The Amazing Spider-Man 2. He collaborated with Pharrell Williams to write the song for the film’s soundtrack which was scored by Hans Zimmer. He also performed the closing credits theme song ‘It’s On Again’ with Alicia Keys and Kendrick Lamar on New York’s The Tonight Show.
Johnny has toured extensively in support of ‘The Messenger’ with highlights including three sold-out shows in Manchester, major London dates at The Roundhouse and the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire and festival appearances including Glastonbury, Reading, Leeds and T in the Park.
Tickets are available at S$88, S$108, S$128 and S$148 from 5 December 2014 at SISTIC.