Ready to re-enter the Sofar Video Vault?
The Sofar Video Vault is full of hidden treasures (i.e. performances captured over the years that continue to delight and surprise us). We’ve entered the Vault a couple times over the years— once in 2022 and again earlier last April.
This time around, we’re turning our attention to some big names you’ve probably come across. Did you know these performers once graced the Sofar stage?
Post Animal – When I Get Home | Sofar Chicago
Famous for being the band that Stranger Things’ Joe Keery once played guitar for, psych-rock band Post Animal played Sofar Chicago in 2016.
Keery left the band in 2019 due to acting commitments, but he’s since released solo material under the name Djo. The band released Forward Motion Godyssey in 2020 and Love Gibberish in 2022.
Robert Pattinson – It’s All On You | Sofar London
Cast your mind back to January 2010. Everyone was playing Farmville and Angry Birds and singing Justin Bieber’s “Baby”. The trailer for Twilight: Eclipse had just dropped. Oh, and that year Robert Pattinson would be named one of Time’s most influential people in the world – but not before playing Sofar London.
The actor isn’t necessarily known for his musical chops (although he did have two original songs in Twilight), but he wowed the audience at this show with this song, tinged in a country drawl, called “It’s All On You”.
Manny Walters – My Own Fault | Sofar Cape Town
Our fourth most watched video of all time, Manny Walters’ 2017 performance of his then-unreleased song “My Own Fault” is one etched in Sofar history. Walters is a South African singer-songwriter with soul and R&B influences, who had the inaugural Sofar Cape Town crowd mesmerized with his rich voice and guitar tone.
“I wasn’t in such a hurry to release [it] anywhere else,” Walters said in an interview he did with us last year, “because to me this particular performance was in a specific capsule. Having it on YouTube was cool because it was the one that people would have to go back to because it didn’t exist in any other capacity anywhere else.”
Tank and the Bangas – You So Dumb | Sofar Chicago
Dynamic virtuosos, Tank and the Bangas shot to stardom via NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert just before this 2017 Sofar Chicago show. At this show, they pulled out all the stops to deliver a high-energy performance of “You So Dumb” – a poetic, funky song packed with humor and heart.
Mon Laferte – Amor Completo | Sofar Mexico City
Chilean-Mexican singer-songwriter Mon Laferte captured the crowd at this Sofar Mexico City performance in 2014. Laferte’s music is known all over Central and South America, with nearly 11 million monthly listeners. She sang “Amor Completo” – a powerful song about complete and utter adoration – which would later appear on her 2015 album, Mon Laferte Vol.1.
Want more unforgettable performances? Don’t wait for the Vault to reopen: check out a Sofar show near you!
