Australian singer-songwriter announces Glasgow gig on world tour
Announcing the UK leg of the tour, they said: "I can't wait to bring The Dream Ride Tour to the UK.
"The UK crowds have some of the best energies in the world so I'm stoked to be coming back to party with you."
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The news comes hot on the heels of the announcement of their third studio album, Dream Ride which is released on September 5.
G-Flip, who was born in Melbourne but is now based in LA, is married to Chrishell Stause who stars in Netflix's Selling Sunset.
Tickets for the show will go on sale at 10am on Friday, July 18.
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