Laufey plays her song "Promise" live in concert before a sold-out crowd at The Masonic in San Francisco, California on April 12, 2024. Promise appeared on Laufey's second studio album, Bewitched (2023). Laufey Lín Bing Jónsdóttir (林冰) is a 24-year-old Grammy Award winning Chinese-Icelandic jazz/pop singer, songwriter, pianist, and cellist based in Los Angeles. This was one of the first nights of her Bewitched: The Goddess North American Tour. Joining her onstage were Ryland Holland (guitar / keyboards), Heather Rivas (keyboards), Dario Bizio (bass), Maverick MacMillan (drums), Michelle Shin (violin), Aiko Jimena Richter (violin), HyeRee Yu (viola), and Zack Reaves (cello).

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Promise lyrics

I made a promise
To distance myself
Took a flight, through aurora skies
Honestly I didn't think about
How we didn’t say goodbye
Just see you very soon

It hurts to be something
It’s worse to be nothing with you

So I didn't call you
For 16 long days
And I should get, a cigarette
For so much restraint
No matter how long I resist temptation
I will always lose

It hurts to be something
It’s worse to be nothing with you

I’ve done the math
Theres no solution
We’ll never last
Why can't I let go of this?

So I broke my promise
I called you last night
I shouldn't have, I wouldn't have
If it weren't for the sight of a boy
Who looked just like you
Standing out on Melrose Avenue

It hurts to be something
It’s worse to be nothing with you

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Transcript:

Laufey: This next song isn't that nice. It's kinda sad.
Audience: All your songs are sad!
Laufey: Did you just say, "All your songs are sad?"
Audience: That's why we listen!
Laufey: Yeah, yeah, a lot of my songs are sad. And like we're really perfectly at like kind of like the sad portion of the set as well. So I really don't know how to like explain my way out of this right now, but..."Valentine" is not sad. "Valentine" is kind of optimistic. You guys like the sad stuff. You like when it goes like that, right?

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Laufey official bio:

Laufey (pronounced lāy-vāy) is a 24-year-old, Los Angeles-based singer, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist whose jazz songs are about young love and self-discovery. Raised between Reykjavík and Washington, D.C. with annual visits to Beijing, the Icelandic-Chinese artist grew up playing cello as well as piano and became hooked on the jazz standards of Ella Fitzgerald after digging through her father’s record collection.

In 2020, while still a student at Berklee College of Music, Laufey released her debut single “Street by Street,” which went on to top the Icelandic radio charts. The song reached the top of the Icelandic radio charts and caught the eyes of contemporaries like Billie Eilish, Willow Smith, V of BTS, and dodie, who collaborated with Laufey on “Love to Keep Me Warm.” Laufey’s ascent has also included winning Best New Artist in Jazz and Blues at the 2021 Icelandic Music Awards, hosting her own show on BBC Radio 3/BBC Sounds “Happy Harmonies,, and opening the year making her live TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Following the release of her 2021 Typical Of Me EP, Laufey was named Best New Artist in Jazz and Blues at the Icelandic Music Awards and hosted her own show on BBC Radio 3/BBC Sounds. Her debut full-length Everything I Know About Love, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Alternative New Artist Album chart, and the lead single “Valentine” peaked at #1 on the Spotify Jazz Chart. In 2022 Laufey was the most streamed jazz artist on Spotify, with 425 million streams across all platforms.

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Laufey - Bewitched: The Goddess Tour - Live Dates (2024):

April 8 - Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theater
April 9 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
April 11 - San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
April 12 - San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
April 13 - San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
April 15 - Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
April 17-18 - Dallas, TX @ Winspear Opera House
April 19 - Austin, TX @ Bass Concert Hall
April 20 - Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall
April 22 - Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
April 23 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
April 25-26 - Washington, DC @ The Anthem
April 28 - Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
April 30 - Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
May 1 - Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
May 3 - New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
May 4 - New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
May 7-8 - Boston, MA @ Boch Center Wang Theater
May 10 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Met
May 16 - London, UK @ Royal Albert Hall
May 25 - Jakarta, Indonesia @ Java Jazz Festival
May 28-29 - Manila, Philippines @ PICC Plenary Hall
June 1 - Seoul, South Korea @ Seoul Jazz Festival
June 23 - Williamsburg, VA @ Virginia Arts Festival
June 24-25 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Heinz Hall For The Performing Arts
June 26 - Rochester, NY @ Rochester International Jazz Festival
June 28 - Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Jazz Festival