Fat Les: Last News

Happy Mondays‘ Bez & Rowetta have joined forces with a selection of famous faces to record a new version of ‘Vindaloo’ to mark the start of Euro 2020.Danny Dyer, Two Pints Of Lager… star Will Mellor, Paddy McGuinness, Keith Lemon and original Fat Les member Keith Allen have also come together for ‘Vindaloo Two’, with all proceeds from the track going towards to the charity NHS Charities Together.While remaining largely faithful to the 1998 track, the ‘Vindaloo Two’ video also sees the gang being joined by a selection of Deliveroo riders and the London Community Gospel Choir.Describing the track, Will Mellor, said: “‘Vindaloo’ was the unofficial anthem for England fans back in 1998 and it’s been sung at tournaments ever since, so we owe a

Alex James has shared a video of him playing ‘Vindaloo’ at Wembley Stadium before Blur’s headline show at the venue.The 1998 football song was co-written by James, actor Keith Allen and bassist Guy Pratt. The track served as the band Fat Les’ (Alex James, actor Keith Allen and artist Damien Hirst) debut single and was recorded for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.James took to social media to share a video clip of him playing ‘Vindaloo’ on the Wembley Stadium stage during Blur’s soundcheck for their show on July 9.