Jack Johnson, the Hawaiian born musician, filmmaker and surfer will be headlining his very own concert in Londons Hyde Park on 2 July 2008. Jack will be supported by G Love & Special Sauce and Mason Jennings.Jack is one of the UKs favourite artists, his album, In Between Dreams has now sold over 1,360,000 copies in the UK and his total worldwide sales are over 15 million.His first visit to the UK in May 2005 was a phenomenal success. The low-key shows in Shepherds Bush and Cornwall sold out in nine minutes, and the public and media reaction was incredible. When Jack returned to the UK in February 2006, he played sold-out arena shows and performed at the BRIT Awards his UK TV debut - alongside Gorillaz, Coldplay and Kanye West. Jacks night was capped when he won the award for International Breakthrough Act. In the two years since In Between Dreams came out, Jack has been spending time with his family, and focusing on the Kokua Hawaii Foundation which he started with his wife that focuses on recycling programmes and education in Hawaii's schools. Jack has three passions in his life: music, surfing and his family, though not necessarily in that order. As music lovers everywhere have fallen head over heels for his unique, acoustic sound, its heartening to know that Jacks music is a pure distillation of his own character.
Modest, warm-hearted and serene, Jack Johnson has found global success on his own terms, without hype or compromise.
His new single If I Had Eyes is available for download from 25 December and his new album Sleep Through The Static is released 4 February 2008.
Dont miss your chance to see him in the unforgettable surroundings of Londons Hyde Park this summer.
Tickets go on sale 9am Thursday 6 December Tel 0870 400 0688.
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