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Yeah just roll with it baby1/6/2024 ![]() ![]() And growing up, I loved the Great American Songbook so much, and that kind of sound, but I felt like there was no one kind of on the pop scene doing that… no one there for, like, jazz or Great American Songbook-adjacent music. Because there are so many amazing jazz singers and more traditional singers that already serve an older audience. I definitely set out to specifically make sure that Gen Z heard my music, and… “market it to them” sounds really bleak, but, you know, to make sure that those were the first ears hearing it. But yeah, I have quite a young fan base, and it’s definitely not by accident. Even for a venue like this, I’m sure they’re more dressed up than they would usually be. ![]() They definitely dress up, though, I will give them that. And then I remembered that most of the audience is going to be college-aged or a little bit beyond, so a hoodie may be more appropriate. I started thinking about it again in terms of what to wear to the show tonight, I thought, well, this kind of music feels like classic black-jacket music. Philharmonic, and because of that, and because your music is so steeped in the music of the ‘40s and ‘50s, I expected it to be an older audience - which, with some exceptions, was not the case at all. The first time I saw you, you were performing with the L.A. Let’s talk about your demographics, which are so interesting. (Certainly that’s probably the last time for a while that that rock ‘n’ roll club will host a classically trained Berklee grad who proficiently plays piano, electric guitar and cello as part of her show.) We discussed not just her unorthodox rise to fame but the spate of Christmas music she has put out in recent weeks, including a pair of seasonal collaborations with one of her heroines, Norah Jones. concert of the year, at the Observatory in Santa Ana - maybe the last general-admission show she’ll ever do, unless she chooses to go back and do some underplays. Variety had an in-depth conversation with Laufey (full name: Laufey Lin Jónsdóttir) backstage at her penultimate U.S. ![]() Could it be the Hollywood Bowl? She’s already done one show with the LA Phil, and given her rabid fan base in Los Angeles, even that sizable a setting would likely be a quick sellout, if the prediction proves true. 7, not going on sale till early next year. Only one show officially marked down for her ’24 itinerary hasn’t sold out yet, and that’s because it’s an L.A. This past week, she put on sale a 2024 tour that will take her to bigger venues, and those dates, too, immediately put up “sold out” notices. area, resale tickets were nearly impossible to come by for under $500. The tour she did this year was an instant sellout, and for the four shows she recently did in the L.A. But to really understand the hysteria for Laufey among her growing fan base, you’ll have to attend one of her concerts and hear the Lay-vay! chants. ![]()
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