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Sawyer Hill 2025 Heartbreak Hysteria Tour:
April 19th - Toronto, ON - The Garrison
April 22nd - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
April 23rd - Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry At The Fillmore Philadelphia
April 24th - Washington, DC - The Atlantis
April 26th - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
April 27th - Asbury Park, NJ - House of Independents
April 28th - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
April 30th - Charlotte, NC - Amos’ Southend
May 1st - Atlanta, GA - The Loft
May 2nd - Nashville, TN - Exit/In
May 3rd - Fayetteville, AR - George’s Majestic Lounge
Jun 7-9 - Herzberg, Germany - PFINGSTROCK Open Air
Jun 12 - Hradec Kralove, Czechia - Rock For People 2025
Jun 13 - Nickelsdorf, Austria - Nova Rock 2025
Jun 20 - Landgraad, Netherlands - Pinkpop 2025
Jul 6 - Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter 2025
We found ourselves back in Ferndale to catch the first show of the spring season. Right before the holidays, we found ourselves in the front row for Sawyer Hill. Chatting with a few fans, we notice a trend of new fans who have recently discovered him over the last couple of months, after a few of his songs went viral on social media. We also have quite a few people named Sawyer in attendance. The overall vibe of the night was high in anticipation as the Critticals started off the night.
Soon, it was time for Sawyer to take the stage. Kicking off the set with Firestarters, For the Hell of it, and Hear from me. With his album finally out yesterday, he went to work playing a few songs from the album before treating us to a cover of "Folsom Prison Blues" and then jumping into the crowd for a few solo moments with the fans. It was an overall fun night. If you haven’t caught his show, don’t worry, tickets are still available.
More about Sawyer Hill
Sawyer Hill - who many consider to be THE one to watch in indie rock - has released his highly anticipated Heartbreak Hysteria EP via (dis)harmony/AWAL. The seven track EP features three brand new songs including new fan favorite “One Shot”- written about that ‘last call’ moment at a bar when you are trying to get up the courage to talk to that person you’ve had your eye on all night long.
Listen to Heartbreak Hysteria HERE
Features New Track “One Shot” - See live performance of the track HERE & HERE
On the release of the new EP and the making of the music Sawyer said: “Heartbreak Hysteria is my most personal project to date. The songs range from pure fun to really private thoughts that I have trouble expressing with anyone but my audience. I'm so proud to have worked with some of the most creative people in Arkansas and California who made this project great."
The new body of work is an intimate journey through Sawyer’s inner self - exploring the highs and lows, heartbreak and anxiety of life and a unique amalgamation of alternative, rock and timeless post-punk.It was produced by Chris Greatti (Willow, Yungblud, MGK, Poppy) and Suzy Shinn (Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco, 5 Seconds of Summer) and features previously released tracks “High On My Lows,” “For The Hell Of It,” and “Need Me Now." On the road, Sawyer has been performing the new songs live with packed crowds singing back every single word - check out a video of the fan love HERE.
Early praise has been rolling in for Sawyer, whose music already has 75 million global streams to date, with early looks from American Songwriter, Ones To Watch, Northern Transmissions and more - not to mention a sold out headline tour where he has been jumping into crowds every night and bringing his special version of rock to the masses. See a highlight from the tour HERE.
The full EP follows recent single “Aiming At My Head” whose official music video features a violent doppelganger crew, with a tragic ending. On the song Sawyer said: “‘Aiming At My Head” is a fuck you letter to friends who let you down. The people who will act completely indifferent to your face, but then go behind your back and tear you down.”
Check out the official music video for “Aiming At My Head” HERE.
Up next Sawyer will continue on his Heartbreak Hysteria World Tour where he is set to perform at New York’s Bowery Ballroom on April 26th, Nashville’s Exit/In on May 2nd and more before heading overseas. Reflecting on his tour with American Songwriter recently he commented: “When I was growing up, I went to all these basement shows. There was this huge DIY scene here Fayetteville, Arkansas.” Sawyer added, “It was really cool. I saw all of these great shows. That’s kind of the spirit that I wanna bring to everywhere around the country. That same intimate rock show energy that I feel like is kind of missing from rock as a genre these days.” See full tour dates HERE: www.sawyerhillmusic.com.
Sawyer grew up in a very religious Pentecostal Church household, convincing his parents at 14 years old to sign a notarized affidavit that allowed him to play in bars and clubs – as long as he was playing music and not drinking. Parents placated, he held down a medical tech day job (until he was fired for posting his music on his social media), and performed for a better part of a decade in dive bars and local haunts of greater Northwest Arkansas, until his 2022 released song “Look at the Time” exploded online.The grungy rock hymn was written years earlier. A song that friends would beg him to perform at Lunchapalooza, a lunchtime music jam at his high school. A song that moved his sister to tears while she was listening to him sing it in the bedroom next door. A song that was destined to become a smash hit.
Early in 2024 “Look at the Time” launched him into the stratosphere when it topped Spotify’s Viral 50 chart in the US and gained 120 million video views. The catalyst kicked off a new music career, 10 years in the making. Soon, Sawyer Hill went from playing small local shows to headlining his first-ever US tour, which sold over 15,000 tickets, with sold out dates in Europe and highly praised performances at Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits and Reeperbahm in Germany.
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