Jacob Banks Premieres “Chainsomking” Video, Announces Festival Run

Rising singer, songwriter and performer JACOB BANKS shares the visuals for his latest single “Chainsmoking.”

The video was written and co-directed by Jacob Banks himself. Banks explains that the video is “about resilience amongst the oppressed. It’s choosing to not give a shit, even when it hurts.” The track is taken from his critically acclaimed EP, The Boy Who Cried Freedom, which was released earlier this spring on Darkroom / Interscope Records.

A revered live performer, Jacob Banks is set to play a sold-out show in Los Angeles on Thursday, May 18 at the Masonic Lodge, fresh off of recent sold-out shows in New York and London.

Jacob Banks recently announced a new London show set for October 30th at the Village Underground, which quickly sold out. It has also been revealed that Banks will take his talents across North America this Summer and Fall, with performances set for major festivals including Monterey International PopFestivals 50th Anniversary, Firefly, Lollapalooza, The Meadows, Life is Beautiful, Austin CityLimits and more. Check out his tour dates, below.

May 18 – Los Angeles, CA – Masonic Lodge @ Hollywood Forever
June 17 – Monterey, CA – Monterey International Pop Festival
June 18 – Dover, DE –  Firefly Music Festival
June 22-25 – Rothbury, MI – Electric Forest Festival
August 4 – Cincinnati, OH – Fountain Square
August 5 – Chicago, IL –  Lollapalooza
August 6 – Montreal, QC – Osheaga Festival Musique et Arts
August 11-13 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
September 15-17 – New York, NY – Meadows Music and Arts Festival
September 23 – Las Vegas, NV – Life is Beautiful Festival
October 6-8 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
October 30 – London, UK – Village Underground