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Diamond and Grammy winning songwriter/producer Toby Gad to play special show at The Shoreditch Church in London on 5th August.
Diamond and Grammy winning songwriter/producer Toby Gad (All Of Me – John Legend, If I Were A Boy – Beyonce, Big Girls Don’t Cry – Fergie, Madonna, Paul McCartney) is coming to London for a very special experience in the historic Shoreditch Church on 5th August 2026.
Toby Gad, who was a judge on German Idol in 2023 and was once named #3 songwriter in America by Billboard Magazine, will tell behind-the-scenes stories of his unbelievable music career moments with Madonna, Beyonce, John Legend. Toby will also share stories behind his hit songs. The audience is encouraged to sing along his greatest hits like “All Of Me.”
Accompanied by the Morassi String Quartet, Toby will perform 15 of his hits on the concert grand piano, featuring an array of popular British singers:
JERUB is a British-Nigerian singer-songwriter who blends soul, pop, and indie genres to create raw, anthemic music rooted in emotional honesty and powerful storytelling.
Celina Sharma is an Australian-born, UK-based global pop and R&B artist and viral TikTok sensation with 2.3M followers, known for her smooth, expressive vocals and a vibrant sound that seamlessly blends contemporary polished melodies with her diverse, cross-cultural heritage.
RED is a Scottish-born, London-based powerhouse pop and soul singer-songwriter celebrated for her dynamic, soul-stirring vocals and her massive viral presence across social media.
CHINCHILLA is a fiercely independent London-born singer, songwriter, and producer who delivers high-energy “feisty pop” by blending explosive alt-pop, R&B, and rap with raw themes of female empowerment.
Jasmine Thompson is a London-born pop singer-songwriter who rose from a viral YouTube sensation into a global artist, celebrated for her uniquely smoky, breathy vocals and chart-topping dance-pop and acoustic collaborations.
Aidan Martin is a Newcastle-born, London-based singer-songwriter celebrated for his raw, self-reflective pop ballads, an emotionally piercing vocal style, and a high-profile industry songwriting catalogue.
RuthAnne is a Grammy-nominated Irish singer-songwriter who pairs a soulful, powerhouse solo career with a legendary songwriting résumé responsible for billions of streams and global hits for artists like Britney Spears, Niall Horan, and JoJo.
Ruby Poole is an emerging 20-year-old British singer-songwriter from Essex known for her raspy, soulful vocals and vulnerable alt-pop ballads centred on themes of self-discovery and connection.
Persia Holder is a South London-based British-Grenadian singer-songwriter known for her powerful, striking vocals and vulnerable, piano-driven alt-pop anthems that tackle modern heartbreak and self-growth.
Laura White is a Grammy-nominated English singer-songwriter who rose to prominence on The X Factor and has since built a massive global profile blending soul, jazz, and pop as both a solo powerhouse and a highly sought-after industry hitmaker.
The Morassi Quartet is a vibrant and versatile London-based string quartet, formed at the Royal College of Music, celebrated for bringing an emotionally mature and bold approach to both classical festival repertoires and modern pop-orchestral Candlelight Concerts.
The venue for the evening, Shoreditch Church (officially St Leonard’s) is an 18th-century Palladian-style landmark in East London famously immortalized in the “Oranges and Lemons” nursery rhyme and deeply tied to Elizabethan theatre history as the burial site of several prominent Shakespearean actors.
To get tickets visit: https://hackney.church/events/toby-gad/
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