Fatboy Slim invites Derry Girls cast on stage in Derry
nme.comFatboy Slim brought out the Derry Girls cast as surprise guests at his show in Derry last night (October 21) – watch a clip below.Derry Girls and Fatboy Slim have crossed paths before.
The Channel 4 show based the penultimate episode of its final season entirely around a fictional Fatboy Slim Halloween party.
The DJ was supposed to make an appearance in the episode, but revealed to NME that he couldn’t film his cameo due to the pandemic.Now, a week before Halloween, Fatboy Slim played in Derry at Unit 8 Warehouse, a brand new venue in Pennyburn Industrial Estate.
The DJ brought actresses Saoirse-Monica Jackson and Jamie-Lee O’Donnell (who play Erin and Michelle respectively) on stage, complete with rave horns.The irony was not lost on Fatboy Slim, who wrote on social media: “Life imitates art as the Derry girls join me on stage, in Derry.”A post shared by Fatboy Slim (@officialfatboyslim)The DJ (real name Norman Cook) recently played a surprise show at London’s Alexandra Palace, where he played on the world’s biggest holographic stage.
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