Sam Smith sells out their residency, “To Be Free: New York City”
The residency gives fans a rare chance to see Sam perform in an up close and intimate setting. The original 12 date run immediately sold out and will now extend through December due to demand and follows Sam’s new single, “To Be Free.” Praised by The New York Times, Rolling Stone (“Sam Smith feels light as a feather”), Billboard (“one of their most striking songs in years”), Stereogum (“heartstring-pulling … immensely powerful”), and more, the track explores how vulnerability can unlock bravery and freedom and includes vocals by The TwoCity Chorus.
The evening kicked off with an unforgettable opening set from 20- year- old- London based, breakout singer- songwriter SIENNA SPIRO.
Continuing their ongoing collaboration, Sam opened their “To Be Free: New York City” residency exclusively with Vivienne Westwood wearing custom looks from Creative Director Andreas Kronthaler.
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Sam Smith is one of the most celebrated musical artists to emerge in recent history. A five-time GRAMMY® winner, Sam holds two Guinness World Records — for the most consecutive weeks in the U.K. Top 10 Album Chart (for their 2014 debut, In the Lonely Hour) and for having the first James Bond theme to reach No.1 on the U.K. charts (for the Oscar and Golden Globe-winning “Writing’s on the Wall”). Sam has amassed over 40 million equivalent album sales, 300 million single sales, and over 56 billion career streams across their catalog of critically acclaimed albums In the Lonely Hour, The Thrill of It All, Love Goes, and Gloria, which Rolling Stone praised as “their deepest album yet” and includes global smash single, “Unholy,” featuring Kim Petras. The track spent three weeks at
No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and four weeks at No. 1 on the UK Official Singles Chart, marking Sam’s eighth to top the tally. In June 2025, Sam released the stunning live album BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. Sam is currently performing their “To Be Free: New York City” residency at Warsaw in Brooklyn through December. Kicking off February 10, 2026, Sam will perform “To Be Free: San Francisco,” an eight-night residency at the Castro Theatre, a designated landmark in the heart of the city’s LGTBQ+ cultural epicenter. Sam’s rare, up-close performances will officially ring in the venue’s eagerly awaited reopening following two years of renovations. The new single “To Be Free”” is available now.
Visit https://www.samsmithworld.com/#live for all tickets and more information
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