TOM A. SMITH

DF Concert Presents:

​Tom A. Smith knows exactly what his beloved Bruce Springsteen meant when he sang, “We learned more from a three-minute record than we ever learned in school.” The 21-year-old songwriter – Sunderland born, bred and proud – has, by his own admission, never been the academic type. Instead, his greatest lessons have all arrived with a guitar in his hand. “It’s how I’ve made sense of the world and everything that’s happened in my life,” Tom says. “It’s just always been such a constant part of who I am.”

​“Great songwriting for me is about storytelling,” Tom says. “The greatest songs are written about the biggest, most important thing in people’s lives. Speaking about something that is deeply personal to you, but doing so in a universal way that anyone can connect with, is a special thing. I take great inspiration from writing that’s working class and speaks to people’s real lives.”

Doors: 7:00pm | 8.00 pm start
Tickets: £12.00 in advance (stbf) Direct from Gigs in Scotland
Seated event
​​Over 14s: 14-15s must be accompanied by an adult over 18.