Some news arrives with a sense of quiet inevitability. Erick the Architect joining Jamiroquai on their upcoming UK and European tour feels like one of those moments, a meeting of two different musical worlds shaped by instinct, groove and constant evolution. The tour begins on November 25 in Amsterdam at the Ziggo Dome, continues through Brussels on the 29th, reaches Glasgow on December 3 and Manchester on December 6, and ends on December 9 at London’s O2 Arena, where Erick appears as the only other artist performing that night.
For Erick, this step carries both gratitude and a touch of childhood memory. He has spoken openly about growing up with Jamiroquai’s videos, their fashion, their characters and their cosmic energy. Now he walks onto their stage with a DJ set shaped by the funk and dance records he has always loved, including some unreleased tracks he has been waiting to play in exactly the right rooms.
The timing feels aligned with the pace of his year. Throughout 2025, Erick has moved comfortably between collaborations, from the soulful brightness of Revival with Joyce Wrice to the playful energy of Skincare Riddim with Col3trane and AntsLive and the intensity of Psycho with Alison Wonderland.
His momentum builds on the foundation of his 2024 debut album, I’ve Never Been Here Before, a deeply personal project created in his Los Angeles home studio with artists including James Blake, Joey Bada$$, George Clinton and Channel Tres. The record explored fearlessness, resilience and unity through a mix of hip hop, soul, dub and psychedelic shades. His performance of Candle Flame with Jungle at Coachella, a track now past 122 million streams, reinforced that Erick is working in a space where genre quietly dissolves.
Stepping into Jamiroquai’s orbit just before launching his own thirty-eight-date international tour, Erick the Architect arrives not as an opener but as an artist in full motion. Someone who has spent years shaping his own world and is now ready to shift the atmosphere inside arenas he once admired from afar.