Wasia Project, the musical duo formed by siblings Will Gao and Olivia Hardy, today announce their UK tour, with support from rising jazz star Hohnen Ford.
Commencing on November 10th 2024, ‘The Isotope’ tour is a 7-stop UK tour in celebration of Wasia Project’s highly anticipated upcoming ‘Isotope’ EP: a triumphant sonic journey establishing a brand new chapter for the duo – pre-order / pre-save here.
The band are embarking on a sell-out tour of Europe and the US in September and October before turning to the UK for their biggest headline shows to date.
Formed in 2019, Wasia Project’s mixed British-Asian heritage and classical training have inspired them to have a global approach to pop, which dynamically melds styles and influences that cut across genre lines — and even entire hemispheres of musical tradition. In their songs they combine classical intellect with spiky disco and freewheeling jazz, in a merging that’s underpinned by the duo’s deep knowledge of distinct musical styles. They’ve spent the last five years applying their classical training to wide-eyed jazz-pop, racking up tens of millions of streams, and recently touring the US supporting Laufey, and a European arena tour with Tom Odell.
The resonance of Olivia’s vocals are comparable to Rickie Lee Jones and Joni Mitchell in richness and maturity, and the band’s melodic complexity and achingly heartfelt lyricism channels the spirit of artists like Mitski, Weyes Blood, and Billie Eilish, who they cite as influences on their sound. Will is also known for his role as Tao Xu in Netflix LGBTQI+ smash hit drama series Heartstopper, and the band’s breakout hit ‘ur so pretty’, a yearningly romantic piano-led ballad which melded the duo’s jazz and pop sensibilities to sublime effect, was featured in the pivotal final scene of the second series season finale, which aired early August 2023.
Wasia Project are hotly tipped in the press and radio landscapes, with highlights including an NME cover and print features in British Vogue, Hunger, Rolling Stone UK, Notion, DIY, Dork, Boys By Girls and more. They were Amazon Music and British GQ’s Ones To Watch for 2024 and have over 100+ radio plays across Radio 1 and Radio 2, including Jo Whiley’s Record of the Week.
13th November: Manchester, Academy 2
Tickets go on general sale Friday 23rd August 9am via https://tix.to/
