Steven Hall, the musician behind the acclaimed My Skyscraper project earlier this year has announced some European dates.
The announcement comes after the artist faced scrutiny over questionable social media behaviour.
Nirosta Steel is the recording project of Scottish-American musician Steven Hall, a close cohort of Arthur Russell. This year, the MY SKYSCRAPER album, a collection of archival recordings of playful, queer-inflected love songs that blend disco, folk and pop written from the ’80s to 2025 received much notice, including on this site.
Europe tour dates:
- Sunday November 1st – Bello Bar, Dublin, Ireland
- Wednesday November 4th – Pitchfork Paris (Main Room), Paris, France
- Thursday November 5th – Le Guess Who Festival, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Saturday November 7th – Pitchfork London (ICA), London, UK
- Tuesday November 10th – Stereo, Glasgow, Scotland
- Wednesday November 11th – People’s Leisure Club, Edinburgh, Scotland
Dublin date at Bello Bar on Sunday November 1st, presented by Foggy Notions, with tickets going on general sale Thursday October 1st, priced at €25.50 plus fees.
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Hall was recently involved in controversy that broke in late August, when screenshots began circulating showing his account on the Chinese platform Xiaohongshu (RedNote) following a number of “Shotacon” accounts sharing AI-generated sexualised imagery of children. Shotacon is a Japanese slang term referring to attraction to young boys or manga and anime featuring erotic presentations of pre-pubescent or pubescent boys.
The activity was shared by X user @simonwestgate, who later confirmed Hall had deleted his Xiaohongshu profile shortly after.
Hall issued a statement to The FADER and Stereogum on September 4th, calling the situation a misunderstanding. He said he’d started using the platform after learning his music had an audience there, and followed a batch of accounts “quickly without paying much attention to what they posted.” He said the accounts “don’t reflect my interests in any way,” apologised to fans who were upset, and said he needed to be more careful on social media. He has also suggested the scale of the backlash was shaped in part by ageism and homophobia. No further verification of the underlying claims, beyond the original screenshots and Hall’s response, has been reported.
The controversy landed in the middle of what had otherwise been a breakout year for Hall.
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