‘One of the most dynamic, expressive young British singer-songwriters working today’
Guitar World
British singer-songwriter and influential YouTuber Mary Spender is embarking on an eight-date UK tour in September/October in support of her hugely successful debut album Super. Sexy. Heartbreak..
Back on stage with a full band for her first headline tour since 2018, Mary begins in Liverpool on September 24 followed by shows in Bristol, London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, and Cambridge, before closing in Southampton on October 4 (full listings below).
MARY SPENDER: ‘The songs on Super. Sexy. Heartbreak. are the result of a few white-hot, intense and disastrous relationships, followed by very messy and painful breakups, and my ongoing desire for love and connection. It’s the album I’ve dreamt of making since I was fourteen, and I have everything to prove with these live shows. I was a touring musician long before I started making YouTube videos, and I’m so excited to play the album in-full with my amazing band, as well as a solo acoustic set to open. I’m giving myself nowhere to hide. I want to show people what I’m capable of.’
Mary is a proudly independent artist and a new music business pioneer with over 94 million views on her YouTube channel. She’s been an outspoken critic of exploitative label contracts and Spotify’s low artist compensation. The album was fully fan-funded through Patreon and made six-figures in revenue, through selling cassettes, CDs and vinyl LPs.
Mary’s successfully turned her hobby into a full-fledged media company, employs a team of four, recently played a solo show in Los Angeles, and is constantly travelling the world as an in-demand guitar expert, working with Fender and Martin Guitars, sharing platforms with the likes of Mark Ronson, talking tech with Apple CEO Tim Cook, jamming with John Illsley (Dire Straits) and Saw-actor Tobin Bell and playing riffs on an historic collection of Mark Knopfler’s guitars before they were auctioned off at Christie’s.
In 2023 she was honoured by the Women’s International Music Network’s annual ‘She Rocks’ Awards in California, alongside the legendary Judy Collins. This year she brought out her own signature guitar ‘The Heartbreaker’ with the boutique French-luthiers Marceau Guitars to coincide with the release of the album – and yes, she’ll be playing it on tour.
MARY SPENDER 2024 TOUR DATES
Tues Sep 24 – The Cavern, LIVERPOOL
Wed Sep 25 – St George’s, BRISTOL
Fri Sep 27 – Bush Hall, LONDON
Sat Sep 28 – Castle & Falcon, BIRMINGHAM
Mon Sep 30 – St Luke’s, GLASGOW
Wed Oct 2 – Brudenell Social Club, LEEDS
Thu Oct 3 – Portland Arms, CAMBRIDGE
Fri Oct 4 – The Joiners, SOUTHAMPTON
