RY X, the Grammy-nominated Australian singer and producer who co-wrote Drake’s “Sticky”, plays a headline show at the Royal Albert Hall.
RY X, the Grammy-nominated Australian singer and producer who co-wrote Drake’s “Sticky”, plays the Royal Albert Hall in South Kensington on Monday 5 April 2027.
Born Ry Cuming on Woodford Island in 1988, he grew up surfing. He started writing songs at 16 after hearing Jeff Buckley’s Grace, and he now lives in California.
His 2013 EP Berlin charted in France, Germany and the United Kingdom, and Sam Smith later covered the title track. His 2016 album Dawn reached number 34 in the UK.
He made his fourth album, Blood Moon, almost entirely alone at his home studio in Topanga. It came out in 2022 and features Ólafur Arnalds on “Colorblind”.
He has sung on tracks by Diplo, ODESZA, Duke Dumont and Black Coffee. He has also performed with orchestras including the LA Philharmonic and the London Philharmonic.
He was the first artist signed to Dumont Dumont, the Stockholm label, and he also fronts the band The Acid. AEG Presents promotes the night.