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Sophie B. Hawkins
For more than three decades, Sophie B. Hawkins has been a chart-topping, award-winning superstar, a remarkably passionate singer, songwriter, and live performer lauded for her raw vocal power, dynamic eclecticism, and audacious songcraft, weaving sensual, contemplative lyricism through her own colorful, genre-blurring approach.
The New York-based artist dropped “Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover” upon an unsuspecting world in the summer of 1992, earning instant attention for its raw energy and unforgettable confession of lust and longing. The groundbreaking track struck a chord around the world, reaching the top 5 on Billboard’s “Hot 100,” the top 15 on the UK’s Official Singles Chart, and the top 10 in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Greece, New Zealand, and Norway. Indeed, “Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover” remains a classic rock ballad more than 30 years after its initial release, featured on countless film and TV soundtracks as well as a multiformat radio staple around the globe.
Fueled by her zeitgeist-defining hit, Hawkins ascended to the forefront of 90s pop, receiving a prestigious GRAMMY Award nomination for “Best New Artist” while her debut album, Tongues and Tails, more than affirmed the rising artist’s stunning talent, drawing critical applause and RIAA Gold certification in the U.S.
With the wind at her back, and then living in London, Hawkins followed up with the RIAA Gold-certified Whaler, once again dominating charts with such worldwide hits as the top 15 UK chart favorite, “Right Beside You,” and “As I Lay Me Down,” the latter of which received a 1996 ASCAP Pop Music Award for “Most Performed Song” after spending a record-shattering 67 weeks (including six weeks at #1) on Billboard’s “Adult Contemporary” chart as well as 44 weeks on the overall “Hot 100,” where it peaked at #6.
She successfully fought her record label over creative control of the mix for “Lose Your Way,” the lead single off of her third album, Timbre, which was featured on Dawson’s Creek and the Bounce motion picture soundtrack. After winning this dispute, Sophie became an independent artist and released five more albums on her own imprint, Broken Plate Music. Released in 2023, her most recent album, Free Myself, featured the single “Love Yourself,” which climbed to #3 on the UK dance charts.
A dynamic creative force known for her spellbinding live shows that all but erase the divide between audience and performer, Sophie is celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Whaler with a 2025 tour, which coincides with the upcoming release of her ninth album, Whaler Re-Emerging (due later this summer), which was made last year at Ghost Hit Recording in West Springfield, Massachusetts after a short tour of New England. During these shows, Sophie purposefully stripped the original songs back to their core, concentrating on the melodies and lyrics, and keeping all her singing and instrumentation “as raw as raw can be.”
“Whaler was an incredibly adventurous time of my life, making my second record in London, meeting my teenage inspirations, living a dream I’d imagined since childhood,” recalls Sophie. “The songs are warm and happy and I love getting to know this part of me again, and presenting them in a whole new way.”
The first 100 ticket buyers will receive upon arrival a beautiful collector's poster specific to this performance at Bull Run that is hand-signed by Sophie!
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