JALEN NGONDA has announced his Fall North American tour in celebration of his recently-released sophomore album Doctrine of Love. Jalen’s North American tour, with support from Brooke Combe, begins November 10th in Chicago and includes dates across the country before concluding in LA with a night at The Fonda Theatre on December 3rd. Tonight, he’ll be playing an album release show at New York City’s Gramercy Theatre after an album release show last week at LA’s Lodge Room.
Jalen has been on an unimaginable run of live shows that began earlier this year with a slate of European headline dates interspersed between a stint opening for GRAMMY Award-winner Olivia Dean’s sold out European arena tour. This Summer, Jalen will also play a number of festivals across Europe including Love Supreme (UK), North Sea Jazz (Rotterdam) and Mad Cool (Madrid), before taking his album on the road for the European leg of his Doctrine of Love tour, beginning October 2nd in Amsterdam.
Doctrine of Love is a contemporary conduit for the essence of 60s and 70s soul music, devoid of clichés and rooted in Jalen’s scholarship for that era of music and its legacy. Renowned for his once-in-a-generation voice, Jalen bears an uncanny resemblance to Motown greats, but breathes new life into those sounds through continued exploration and experimenting with elements of contemporary pop and R&B.
Working alongside close collaborators Vince Chiarito and Michael Buckley once again, the new album brims with a proven level of poise and confidence following the success of his critically-acclaimed debut album Come Around and Love Me. His debut in 2023 triggered a staggering rise, with Jalen making his US TV debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and appearances on Graham Norton and Later with Jools Holland. His viral hit single “If You Don’t Want My Love” has racked up over 253 million streams to date and he achieved A-list rotation on BBC 2, BBC 6 Music and Jazz FM across multiple singles. Jalen has also collaborated with the likes of Jordan Rakei and Damon Albarn’s Gorillaz, who tapped Jalen to be featured on their newly-released album The Mountain.
Embrace the Doctrine of Love above and see below for all of Jalen’s upcoming live dates across Europe and North America.
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Upcoming Live Dates:
11/10 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall^
11/12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel^
11/13 – Philadelphia, PA @ Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia^
11/14 – Boston MA @ Paradise Rock Club – Music Hall^
11/16 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club^
11/18 – Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre^
11/19 – Atlanta, GQ @ Variety Playhouse^
11/21 – Dallas, TX @ The Studio at The Factory^
11/22 – Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn^
11/24 – Denver, CO @ Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom^
11/28 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile^
11/29 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom^
12/1 – San Francisco, CA @ August Hall^
12/3 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre^
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