Sam Smith is taking their abilities to San Francisco for an eight-night residency. Titled “To Be Free: San Francisco,” the “Stay With Me” singer will carry out eight reveals on the historic Castro Theater in February 2026. Tickets for the present go on sale on October 7.
“I LOVE San Francisco and The Castro especially has been so central to the Queer community here over the years,” mentioned Smith in an announcement. “These shows will also celebrate the official reopening, so it’s truly an honour to become part of this iconic venue’s history.”
Along with the information of their residency, Smith shared a canopy of Invoice Withers’ 1971 basic “Ain’t No Sunshine,” shot within the theater and within the bigger Castro neighborhood of San Francisco. The neighborhood is called a vital location within the historical past of LGBTQ+ rights, and stays the epicenter of the group in San Francisco. The clip sees Smith starting within the theater earlier than shifting out into the group, mingling with the various crowd on the streets earlier than they finally meet him on the enduring stage.
The San Francisco residency will comply with one other residency the artist has deliberate on the East Coast. Starting later this month and persevering with into December, Smith will carry out intimate 24 dates on the Warsaw Theater in Brooklyn, New York. Like their San Francisco residency, the title of the New York present takes its identify from Smith’s current single “To Be Free,” launched in July. “I’ve never had a recording experience like I did making this song. It’s one vocal-and-guitar take from start to finish — one live performance of me and my friend Simon in a pure state of music and expression,” Smith mentioned after the very fact. “I wrote it five years ago while writing my last album, Gloria, and then parked it because I knew it was not a song for that album. It was created during a time in my life where I became free within myself.”
Hearken to Sam Smith’s “To Be Free” now.
