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Acclaimed artist-writer Kashus Culpepper has announced an intimate headline show at Camden’s iconic Jazz Cafe on Tuesday 9th March 2027.
Tickets will be available via the artist presale on Wednesday 28th October @ 10am GMT, venue & C2C Past-Bookers Pre-Sale Thursday 29th October @ 10am GMT here, and the general On-Sale Friday 30th October @ 10am GMT here.
The show follows the recent announcement that Culpepper will be returning to the UK next year to play the main stage at C2C Festival, which takes place March 12th – 14th across London, Manchester and Glasgow.
Culpepper recently released a three-song Apple Music Sessions, which includes a cover of the Isley Brothers 1959 staple ‘Shout’ with pals and former tour mates Charles Wesley Godwin and Wyatt Flores. Doubling down on what NPR characterised as his work being “genre-wise so sonically expansive,” the Alabama-native’s Apple Music Sessions also includes reimagined versions of two of his earliest songs, the fan-favourites ‘Jenni’ and ‘Out Of My Mind’.
The session follows the release of his lauded debut album Act I released in January, and its infectious seasonal addendum, Act I: Summer Nights. In just over two years since his first-ever release, Culpepper has compiled a long list of accolades. Touted by Elton John as “if Bill Withers made country music” (here), and described by John Mayer as “as good as it gets,” Culpepper has made appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, CBS Saturday Sessions, The Kelly Clarkson Show, NPR World Cafe and The Tamron Hall Show.
Culpepper’s neo-country-soul sound has taken him on the road with the likes of Leon Bridges, Shaboozey, Jelly Roll, Sierra Ferrell, Darius Rucker, and more. This year he embarked on a headlining run across the US and will see the year out with dates supporting Stephen Wilson Jr.
CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR KASHUS CULPEPPER
“…it’s obvious why his career has been fast-tracked. The handful of songs he’s released so far take a smart, often witty route… performed in a style he classifies as ‘southern sounds’…” – The Guardian
“Culpepper offers up his organic sound with a brand of hard-earned, raw realness that can’t be feigned.”
– Billboard
“Kashus Culpepper is turning heads in roots music – and the mainstream.” – Good Country
“…Culpepper has revived the melodic crooning of ’80s and ’90s country, buoyed by his blues influence…” – GRAMMY.com
“…his inimitable way, voice full of sandpaper and gravel…” – No Depression
“His ragged-edged baritone growl could’ve transformed the Delta blues with Howlin’ Wolf in the ’50s, or smoked a brisket with Tom Waits in the ’70s, just as naturally as it fits with Marcus King’s slide guitar and Sierra Ferrell’s vocals featured on next year’s Act I” – Paste
“…his hauntingly beautiful country-Americana-inspired sound, with a voice that harkens back to yesteryear and a perspective road-worn from gospel singing in his youth, military service as an adult and true-grit living throughout.” – PEOPLE
“If what we’ve heard so far is any indication, expect 2026 to be a breakthrough year for this Alabama singer.” – Rolling Stone
“Culpepper’s style is measured and soulful, like the best blend of fury and sound.” – The Tennessean
For more information or tickets, visit kashusculpepper.com.
ABOUT KASHUS CULPEPPER
Alabama-born artist-writer Kashus Culpepper encompasses the sound of the South. A student and reverent purveyor of Southern music – country, soul, blues, folk and rock – Culpepper found his voice in church as young as five years old. It wasn’t until 2020 that Culpepper went from listener to performer, picking up a guitar and learning cover songs to play at barrack bonfires in Rota, Spain during his deployment with the Navy.
Covers soon became originals, and once he landed home on U.S. shores, Kash played dive bars up and down the Mississippi Gulf Coast, making a name for himself with the fresh-yet-reminiscent sound that oozes from his very being. Crashing into prominence, Culpepper sold out headline club shows throughout the South before formally releasing a single song. With Nashville taking notice, Culpepper found a musical home at Big Loud Records.
Culpepper has joined Leon Bridges, Sierra Ferrell and Darius Rucker on tour – embarking this year on a headlining run as well as dates with Niall Horan, Eric Church, Shaboozey, Jelly Roll, Thomas Rhett, Riley Green and Wyatt Flores. Named one of the 2026 Shazam Fast Forward Class, WXPN’s Artist to Watch for January 2026, 2026 Nashville Scene Artist to Watch, GRAMMY.com‘s 25 Artists to Watch in 2025, Apple Music Zane Lowe’s 25 Artists for ’25, 2025 Variety Power of Young Hollywood Impact Report, Opry NextStage Class of 2025, Billboard‘s February 2025 Country Rookie of the Month, 2025 Amazon Music Bonfire Artist to Watch, Apple Music’s February 2025 Country Riser of the Month, 2025 Pandora Country Artist to Watch and Martin Artist Showcase Class of 2025.
Culpepper’s debut album Act I, and seasonal addendum Act I: Summer Nights, are out now.
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