UPDATE: This event has been canceled.
He looks like an Arctic Monkey in bespoke black tie, but John Newman represents a newer kind of British rock star, one that blends blue-eyed British retro-soul with modern beats. The vibe is a bit Sinatra meets dubstep, aiming for the middle ground between Adele and Disclosure, a male counterpart to Ellie Goulding. Judging by the monster success of Alex Clare, we predict big things. …That's what we said a couple months ago. Indeed, by the end of January 2014, his "Love Me Again" had racked up 80 million views on YouTube.