Matisyahu is bringing his four-piece band to Orlando, taking to the stage at House of Blues Orlando on Saturday, December 28.
American Jewish singer Matisyahu has been thrust into the headlines this year over backlash in the US for his support of Israel, including multiple venues canceling shows earlier in the year after the venues said they couldn’t guarantee security due to anti-Israel protests that were planned to be held outside the concerts.
The latest news from Matisyahu is that he is hitting the road again with his full band this December for a West Coast tour kicking off on December 10 in California at Ventura Music Hall.
Following seven shows in CA and one in Phoenix, AZ, the tour will culminate with three Festival Of Light shows to celebrate Chanukah in Dallas, Orlando, and Miami Beach.
The show in Orlando will see Matisyahu take to the stage at House of Blues on Saturday, December 28, 2024.
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For nearly two decades, Matisyahu has kept his creative spirit aflame by evolving his sound, melding genres, and testing the limits of the musical traditions that have inspired him.
His latest release, Hold The Fire, and its leadoff single “Fireproof” takes inspiration from a fire dream inspired by Matisyahu's Old Testament religion, which has meant so much to his spiritual and creative life since his recording career began in 2004 and his breakout track "King Without a Crown" blasted into the Billboard charts in 2005. In a roundabout way, those same Old Testament roots springboarded Matisyahu's music career.
Growing up outside New York City, the young Matthew Miller followed jam bands like Phish and the Grateful Dead. Then, in Bob Marley and reggae, he found that the messaging of Rastafarianism was sourced in part from that same Old Testament.
The sound that emerged on his first albums—including his first two studio releases as well as 2005's Gold-certified Live at Stubb's—embraced both the spirit of reggae and his spirituality and roots in Judaism. Buoyed by hits like "King Without a Crown," albums like the Grammy-nominated and Billboard No.1-ranked Youth in 2006, and the Gold-certified 2009 antiwar hit "One Day" (streamed over 150 million times on Spotify alone), he toured extensively through the second half of the aughts with a high-energy stage show that has since grown to include more improvisation.
All the while his music expanded into a shapeshifting collision of reggae, hip-hop, alt rock and boldly inventive pop. Today, he continues to be inspired by evolving musical trends, finding linkages and loops between eras and genres. Matisyahu's spirituality has evolved in parallel with his music, though his Jewish heritage remains a central theme throughout his life and music.
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