Joss Stone: Less is More Tour
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 7:30pm
Opening Act
Stefan Mahendra
This performance is presented without an intermission.
Steve Down: Guitarist & Musical Director
Matt Rubano: Bass
Theron Thomas: Backing vocals
Artia Emelia Lockett: Backing vocals
Bailey Hyneman: Backing vocals
Joss Stone is a Grammy and Brit Award–winning artist who burst onto the scene in 2003 with her acclaimed debut album, The Soul Sessions, released when she was just 16. Since then, she has released nine studio albums and sold more than 15 million copies worldwide.
Throughout her career, Stone has performed and collaborated with music legends including James Brown, Burt Bacharach, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Sting, Van Morrison, Melissa Etheridge, Jeff Beck, Mick Jagger, and Damien Marley. Her music has amassed over one billion streams in the United States alone. In 2014, she completed her ambitious Total World Tour, performing in every country on the globe and partnering with local artists and charities along the way.
Her critically acclaimed 2022 album Never Forget My Love—her eighth studio release—was written and produced with Dave Stewart of Eurythmics, with whom she also co-wrote the music and lyrics for the West End musical The Time Traveller’s Wife.
In 2023, Stone launched her 20 Years of Soul anniversary tour, during which she recorded her first live album, 20 Years of Soul – Live in Concert. A standout moment was her sold-out performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall, praised for its electric atmosphere and rave reviews. She continued with the Ellipsis Tour in 2024 and, in 2025, her stripped-back Less Is More tour across North and South America, alongside a co-headline run of shows with Melissa Etheridge.
On December 1, 2025, Stone released a new holiday single—a cover of the Phil Spector/Darlene Love classic “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”—available on all major streaming platforms. In 2026, she will resume her successful Less Is More tour in the U.S., with newly announced European dates in June and July.
Stone also co-hosts A Cuppa Love, a lifestyle and relationship podcast with soul singer Lemar, continuing into 2026. Each episode features a relationship expert and follows the success of her previous podcast, A Cuppa Happy. In 2025, she also recorded duets with U.S. artist Jessie Decker, Northern Irish country singer Gareth, and UK soul artist and longtime collaborator Conner Reeves.
Amid her many projects—and life as a mother of four—Stone is currently working on new music for her ninth studio album, scheduled for release in 2027.
Born to a Sri Lankan father and German mother, Stefan Mahendra began his musical journey at the piano in South London, guided by early classical training before gravitating toward jazz, soul, and R&B. Inspired by American gospel and soul artists—among them Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway, and D’Angelo—Stefan developed a sound that is soulful, grounded, and timeless.
His breakthrough came with a sold-out debut at Pizza Express Jazz Club in Holborn in June 2022, followed by another sell-out at Ronnie Scott’s and a packed headline show at The Lower Third in Soho. His debut EP Sentiments (2023) earned major playlist support on Spotify and Apple Music and airplay on BBC Radio 1’s Future Soul.
In late 2024 and early 2025, Stefan supported Jarrod Lawson and October London on sold-out UK tours, before selling out his own London headline show and appearing at SXSW London and All Points East. With new music and a second EP due in early 2026, Stefan Mahendra continues to emerge as a standout voice in modern R&B and soul.