The musician’s earnings have skyrocketed just a few years after he gave up working as a scaffolder and plumber.
Gerry Cinnamon has remained largely DIY throughout his career. (Image: Getty)
He is the Scots musician that sold out Hampden in just four hours, alongside other UK and Irish stadiums, despite being an independent artist. But it has now been revealed that Gerry Cinnamon is well reaping the financial rewards.
The talent, who shot to fame with his tune Belter, has amassed a fortune of almost £6million in the last year alone, according to new figures. This is despite flying solo in the music industry, with zero ties to any major record label.
According to The Sun, accounts filed for his companies show that the star’s firm Little Runaway Records, which handles sales of his recordings, made a profit of more than £700,000 and is valued at £2,481,131.
His second company GC Music is valued at £2,187,257 while a third firm called Little Runaway Music is worth £1,100,140. The 40-year-old from Castlemilk in Glasgow set up the companies in 2018 as his music career skyrocketed.
He is a director of the Glasgow-based businesses along with his manager Kayleigh Thorpe.
Gerry Cinnamon attends the Association of Independent Music Awards 2019 in London(Image: 2019 David M. Benett)
The chanter’s millionaire status comes just a few years after he gave up working as a scaffolder and plumber.
Gerry’s earnings were boosted by sold-out gigs at Glasgow’s Hampden Park, of which he the first ever unsigned artist to sell out Hampden after 50,000 tickets were snapped up in just four hours.
He also played Cardiff Castle and Malahide Castle in Dublin in 2022.
Last year, he headlined Glasgow’s TRNSMT Festival and played the main stage at the Leeds Festival in August.
In 2019 he played a packed Glastonbury and co-headlined TRNSMT alongside Stormzy.
The same year, he sold out two consecutive nights at Glasgow’s SSE Hydro. He has also toured Europe and Australia, and sells branded merchandise through his website including t-shirts, hoodies, socks, keyring and mugs.
Gerry Cinnamon’s fortune has soared to almost £6million in the last year, new figures have revealed(Image: Getty)
Gerry, whose real name is Gerard Crosbie, first caught the public’s attention with his song Hope Over Fear which arguably became the unofficial anthems of the 2014 independence referendum.
He self-released his debut single Kampfire Vampire in 2015 with little to no PR output, instead relying on a large cult following that has grown over the last decade, bolstered only by word of mouth and social media.
In 2017, he released his debut album Erratic Cinematic on his own label which sold more than 125,000 copies and reached the UK Top 20. His second album, The Bonny, went to Number One when it was released in 2020.
In 2023, Gerry released a double album celebrating his Hampden shows. The live album ‘Live at Hampden Park’ includes ‘Dark Days’, ‘Sun Queen’, ‘Ghost’, ‘Where We’re Going’ and platinum-certified singles ‘Sometimes’ and ‘Belter’.
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It also features the first flavour of new music, with previously unreleased track ‘Sacred’, a stunning tribute to his hero Billy Connolly with his own rendition of ‘I Wish I Was in Glasgow’, and fan favourite ‘Discoland’.
Speaking about it at the time, Gerry said: “Been meaning to do it for years but been caught up in a wee whirlwind. Had to be done for Hampden, though.”
The chanter is currently working on his third album and has not yet announced any gigs for this year.