Alfie Templeman has stated that he will be cancelling his upcoming March and April tour due to the ongoing pandemic. This would have been the rising-stars first nationwide tour, performing in major cities such as Leeds, London, Manchester and Glasgow. In a social media post via Instagram the ‘Obvious Guy’ singer said, ‘I’m desperate to see you all and play live and I really didn’t want to give up on these dates, so I’ve been hanging on in the hope that things might improve in time for these shows, but sadly it’s looking impossible’.
However, Templeman promises hope of another tour as soon as the pandemic and restrictions are over. The date will not be released and tickets will not go on sale until Alfie Templeman is ‘very confident that they can take place safely and without being postponed as there’s just too much uncertainty around. So please keep your eyes peeled as I’ll make sure the people who bought tickets already will be the first people who get access to tickets for the new dates.”
The recently turned 18-year-old singer has taken lockdown in his stride, releasing multiple tracks including ‘Shady’, ‘Forever Isn’t Long Enough’ and his latest EP ‘Happiness In Its Liquid Form’ during 2020. Described as ‘Bedfordshire’s wunderkid’, Templeman’s sound bounces between indie bedroom-pop and dark disco. The Bedfordshire musician was in the ten nominated for BBC Sound of 2021, missing out to rising rap-star Pa Salieu.
Whilst Templeman’s first tour has been placed on hold for the time being, he has promised to release new ‘spring/summer bangers’ and ‘bops’. Taking to Twitter, the musician said ‘however some good news is that i’m releasing the studio version of wait i lied this year (and other bops!)’. So whilst listeners won’t be able to see Alfie Templeman perform as soon as hoped, there will be exciting music to come whilst fans are kept waiting for the return of his live music.
however some good news is that i’m releasing the studio version of wait i lied this year (and other bops!) https://t.co/zQCX74Nujc
— alfie templeman (@alfietempleman) January 28, 2021
