BAFTA and Emmy-winner Damian Lewis announces intimate Leeds show for new album - date and tickets
The BAFTA and Emmy-winning star is trading the silver screen for the stage this June as he unveils his ‘angrier, rawer’ second record.
It is a transition that usually invites a healthy dose of British cynicism: the ‘A-Lister turned rockstar.’
Yet, when Damian Lewis released his debut album ‘Mission Creep’ in 2023, the expected eye-rolls were replaced by genuine critical acclaim.
Now, the man known to millions as Bobby Axelrod and Nicholas Brody is doubling down.
Today, Lewis has officially announced his second studio album, ‘Sweet Chaos,’ set for release on June 5, and to mark the occasion, he is heading straight to the heart of West Yorkshire for an intimate in-store performance and signing in conjunction with Headrow House and Crash Records.
While Mission Creep was a tender, jazz-flecked exploration of grief, written in the wake of the death of his wife, the celebrated actress Helen McCrory, ‘Sweet Chaos’ promises a gear shift. Lewis describes this new body of work as coming from a place of "hard-won clarity."
"The first album was quiet and tender," Lewis explains. "This new album is a bit angrier in places. You don’t know these things until you listen back: the extent to which your state of mind pervades the thing."
The sonic palette has expanded, too. A chance encounter at a party led to a collaboration with legendary producer Guy Chambers - the man behind some of the biggest anthems in British pop history.
Chambers has described Lewis’s vision as "Alternative Bohemian," praising his ability to "paint pictures with lyrics."
The tracklist reads like a visceral travelogue of Lewis’s life; from ‘Pentonville Prison’, a gritty account of a 1998 motorcycle accident that left him hospitalised, to the David Bowie-nodding ‘Traffic Jam’, the record feels panoramic in its ambition.
The album also features a thunderous duet with Alison Mosshart (The Kills) and the guiding mentorship of Sheffield’s own Richard Hawley.
Where is Damian Lewis performing in Leeds?
Damian Lewis will perform an intimate show at Headrow House in Leeds city centre on June 5.
When and where can I get tickets to see Damian Lewis in Leeds?
Tickets for Damian Lewis’s intimate show at Headrow House are available to pre-order right now.
Because this is a special in-store event hosted by Crash Records, you don't buy a traditional ticket through a site like Ticketmaster.
Instead, you secure your entry by purchasing an album bundle directly from the Crash Records website.