Sam Tompkins - Are We Gonna Sing ? Tour

Sam Tompkins will return to Paris to present his new album “Are We Gonna Sing?” at Les Étoiles on 15 October 2026.

” at Les Étoiles on 15 October 2026. A singer-songwriter from Brighton, Sam Tompkins has established himself as one of the most sensitive and striking voices on the British music scene today.

Thanks to his powerful tone, intimate songwriting and unflinching approach to vulnerability, he has quickly built a strong bond with his audience. , released in 2022, and his debut album Hi, My Name Is Insecure, released in 2024, both charted in the British Top 10.

He also gained international recognition with “To the Moon”, his collaboration with Jnr Choi that went viral on TikTok and has amassed more than 300 million streams on Spotify, as well as with the ballad “Lose It All”.

, Sam Tompkins delivers his most ambitious, personal and accomplished project to date. Recorded largely live, the album favours an organic production, driven by live instruments and deliberately lightly retouched vocals.

The project was born from his encounter with London-based artist and producer Humble the Great, with whom he co-created “Beauty Queen”, a rhythmic, guitar-led track that quickly became the sonic starting point of the album.

, Sam explores a particularly turbulent period of his life, marked by the loss of his father in November 2023. The record traces his journey through grief, sadness, guilt, healing and the gradual return to hope.

Tracks such as “Little Boy”, “Caught in the Middle” or “Heated Seats” recall family memories and the complex emotions tied to losing a loved one, while brighter songs such as “Body to Body” convey his desire to rediscover the joy of living.

The album’s title is itself taken from an old enr