Three months into the COVID-19 pandemic, Tai Verdes was an essential worker with a 9-to-5 job at a Los Angeles Verizon Wireless store. Now with his debut album TV, he has a #3 Billboard Heatseekers album and #5 Spotify debut album, as well as one of the biggest viral hits in the US, “Stuck In The Middle,” hailed by The New York Times as one of the “Best Songs of 2020.”
After posting a series of TikTok videos, Tai’s breakout single “Stuck In The Middle” took flight hitting #1 on Spotify’s US viral chart and has since amassed more than 120 million streams and over 3.5 million TikTok creations, being viewed over 3 billion times since the song’s release in late May 2020.
Tai’s latest single “A-O-K” is following a similar path, having amassed more than 200 million streams, 1.3 million TikTok creations, and earning him #1 on Billboard’s Emerging Artist Chart.
The song continues to climb the charts, currently at #12 at Top 40 Pop Radio, and #34 on the Billboard Hot 100. Tai has performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The TODAY Show, and garnered praise from Rolling Stone, Billboard, MTV, NYLON, Genius, Complex, VMAN, Lyrical Lemonade, Variety, Stereogum, and more.
The 25-year-old may have won the TikTok lottery, but he’s playing the long game. And he’s playing for keeps. “I’m gonna be a problem,” says the 6’7 singer with a smile, who carries himself with as much charisma as stature. “I love everything that’s happening. But this is not a one song thing, this is a 10-album thing.”
Tai Verdes – HDTV Tour with special guest renforshort is produced by Live Nation. The 20-city tour kicks off on Tuesday, April 19th at The Observatory in Santa Ana making stops across the U.S. in Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York, Chicago and more before wrapping up in Los Angeles at The Belasco on Sunday May 22nd.
TICKETS: Tickets on sale starting Friday, October 29th at 10am local on TaiVerdes.com
HDTV TOUR DATES:
Tue Apr 19 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
Wed Apr 20 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues San Diego
Sat Apr 23 – Dallas, TX– The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
Sun Apr 24 – Austin, TX – Scoot Inn
Mon Apr 25 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
Wed Apr 27 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
Fri Apr 29 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club*
Sun May 01 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
Mon May 02 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
Thu May 05 – Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall
Fri May 06 – Montreal, QC – L’Astral
Sat May 07 – Boston, MA – Big Night Live
Mon May 09 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues Chicago
Tue May 10 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
Fri May 13 – Denver, CO – Summit
Sat May 14 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
Mon May 16 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom*
Tue May 17 – Seattle, WA – Neumos
Thu May 19 – San Francisco, CA – August Hall
Sun May 22 – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
*Not A Live Nation Date
