Tom Smith

Name: Tom Smith
Start: 2026-04-08T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-04-08T22:00:00+02:00
Location: De Vooruit

VIERNULVIER & Democrazy

Wed 08.04

20:00 - 22:00

De Vooruit, Gent

THEATERZAAL

binnenkort te koop

Ticket sale starts on Friday 7 November at 11am

The singer of Editors goes solo. Tom Smith comes to Ghent with his new project: intimate, honest, and tragically melancholic.

After twenty years of dark grandeur with Editors and trips with Smith & Burrows, Tom Smith is returning to the core: voice, guitar, piano, emotion. His first solo track, "Lights of New York City," sounds like a nighttime stroll through memories: melancholic, warm, and wondrous. At De Vooruit, he brings that same feeling live: smaller, but perhaps even larger because of it.

Don't expect bombast, but expect that recognizable, deep voice that now has the space to breathe. An evening for those who love music with heart, soul, and rough edges.

For the fans of Editors, Dressed Like Boys, Ozark Henry

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Tom Smith has been the recognisable face and penetrating voice of Editors for more than twenty years. With his dark baritone and sense of drama, he has become one of the most striking frontmen in British indie rock. In addition to his work with Editors, he has made two albums with Andy Burrows as Smith & Burrows, and in 2024 he took his first steps as a solo artist.

His solo work shows a different side of Smith: vulnerable, pure and closer to the core of his songwriting. With just a guitar or piano, he lets the melancholy and warmth of his voice speak for itself — simple, honest and straight from the heart.

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Artistically I realised I wanted to do something which was a purer representation of the songs I write, in the style I always have, on an acoustic guitar or a piano, presented simply. I’ve got no idea if it’s folky, country’y, crooner’y or what really, I’ve just always had the calling to write and sing sad songs

Tom Smith via NME.com