OLIVIA DEAN
SHARES NEW SINGLE ‘LADIES ROOM’
- LADIES ROOM EP
2024 UK + EUROPE HEADLINE TOUR SOLD OUT
INCLUDING HUGE EVENTIM APOLLO SHOW
MERCURY PRIZE SHORTLISTED
DEBUT ALBUM MESSY OUT NOW
Photo credit: PETROS
Praise for Olivia Dean:
“”Messy” makes clear Dean’s pop-soul expertise” – New York Times
“a distinct vision of off-kilter pop” – The Guardian
“Her 12-track record navigates falling out of love and back into it, with comforting, conversational lyrics all articulated in the warm, glowy tones of her full-bodied voice.” – The Independent
“the capital’s most exciting new star” – Evening Standard
“smoky, self-assured London grooves” – Financial Times
“the soul sensation steps up with the perfect summer soundtrack” – Daily Star
“an album that ultimately underscores Dean’s long-term potential” – Rolling Stone UK
“a record that sees Dean explore family ties, healthy love and “not getting too hung up on being the best version of yourself”. It’s authentically Olivia Dean from start to finish, mess and all.” – NME
“delivered by her silken vocals draped over tender, soul-filled production in a way that could both break and mend hearts.” – Dazed
“One of our most exciting new pop voices, Olivia Dean’s legacy is just beginning” – Dork
“every inch a pop star about to break” – Music Week
“Dean has become renowned for her feel-good ballads, amassing an impressive amount of fans in the process” – The Face
“Her relatable internetisms, compelling storytelling and powerhouse pop vocals come with just the right amount of tongue-in-cheek humour.” – ELLE
Olivia Dean today shares her new single ‘Ladies Room’, lifted from her Mercury Prize Album of the Year shortlisted debut album Messy. Like much of Messy, fan favourite ‘Ladies Room’ was inspired by Dean’s real life experience, and is a tribute to the warming community and support often found between strangers in the women’s bathroom. The song was written after a surreal encounter in the women’s bathroom at her local pub, where a stranger was oversharing about her relationship with a boyfriend 20 years older than her.
‘Ladies Room’ arrives via EMI as part of a four track EP, which also includes a live version of the track recorded at her sold out headline show at London’s Somerset House earlier this year, and a live recording of her much-loved cover of Kelis and Andre 3000’s ‘Millionaire’. Watch the video for ‘Millionaire (Live From KOKO)‘.
Olivia will be bringing her electric live shows to audiences around the UK and Europe in early 2024 for her headline Messy tour. Tickets for all dates are now sold out, with her biggest headline show to date at London’s Eventim Apollo selling out in under a week. See below for full list of dates.
Olivia shares. “I can’t wait to fill these rooms with love and warmth and dancing feet. It’s gonna be very special and I can’t wait to sing with you all”.
This summer has seen Olivia play to packed audiences across the UK and beyond, at festivals including Glastonbury, All Points East, Montreux Jazz festival and many more, as well as a sold out outdoor show at Somerset House, which was the fastest selling of the whole series.
Along with playing Glastonbury (with headliner Elton John singing her praises: “I think she’s a big star … she’s a fabulous singer, she’s beautiful, she’s got that personality that really shines through”), and her first US headline shows, Olivia has fulfilled two more of her childhood dreams this year; playing on Jools Holland and being nominated for the Mercury Prize.
Watch Olivia stun viewers with a live performance of Messy’s closing track ‘Carmen’ at the Mercury Prize ceremony earlier this month below.
Watch ‘Carmen’ live at the Mercury Prize 2023
Ladies Room EP
Ladies Room (Radio Edit)
Ladies Room (Live From Somerset House)
Millionaire (Live From KOKO)
Ladies Room
About Olivia Dean
Olivia Dean is one of the UK’s brightest rising stars and of 2023’s standout musicians, beloved for her diverse musicality, endearing down-to-earth lyrics and magnetic, feel-good live performances. This summer Dean released her long-awaited debut album Messy, which was shortlisted as a Mercury Prize Album of the Year and charted at #4 in the UK’s Official Album Chart.
Messy cements Olivia Dean as one of the most original and versatile voices in UK pop. Crafting classic yet conversational hooks with genre-fluid tinges, she’s honed a way of exploring universal themes of love, loss and everything in between with razor-sharp but open-hearted storytelling.
Since 2019 Olivia has been gathering fans apace across the release of her three acclaimed EPs Ok Love You Bye, What Am I Gonna Do On Sundays? and Growth and in 2021 achieved her first top 20 single with her cover of ‘The Christmas Song’, recorded for Amazon Originals.
Now with over 5 million monthly listeners globally, Olivia was streamed over 150 million times in 2022 alone and has sold out shows internationally, at venues including The Roundhouse and Somerset House in her hometown of London and festivals worldwide such as Glastonbury, Montreux Jazz festival and many more. Olivia will play her biggest run of shows to date in Spring 2024 for her Messy tour, including a sold out Hammersmith Apollo.
She has supporters across BBC Radio 1, Beats 1, The New York Times, The Guardian, Sunday Times Style, Dazed, The Face, NME, Rolling Stone UK, Hypebae, ELLE and more tipping her for greatness. Olivia has become a regular feature at fashion weeks, and is an ambassador for Chanel.
Listen to Messy
Olivia Dean live dates
2024
Thursday 25th April – SWG3 Galvanizers – Glasgow, UK – SOLD OUT
Friday 26th April – Stylus – Leeds, UK – SOLD OUT
Saturday 27th April – Albert Hall – Manchester, UK – SOLD OUT
Monday 29th April – O2 Institute – Birmingham, UK – SOLD OUT
Tuesday 30th April – O2 Academy – Bristol, UK – SOLD OUT
Thursday 2nd May – Eventim Apollo – London, UK – SOLD OUT
Saturday 11th May – Ancienne Belgique – Brussels, BE – SOLD OUT
Monday 13th May – Paradiso – Amsterdam, NL – SOLD OUT
Monday 14th May – Paradiso – Amsterdam, NL – SOLD OUT
Thursday 16th May – Stadthalle – Cologne, DE – SOLD OUT
Friday 17th May – Tempodrom – Berlin, DE – SOLD OUT
Saturday 18th May – Docks – Hamburg, DE – SOLD OUT