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Kneecap have been announced for the 2025 edition of the Eden Sessions, and will be supported by The Streets‘ Mike Skinner.

Little Simz is set to play a one-off orchestral show at London’s Meltdown 2025, with the first wave of names revealed today for the Southbank Centre event.The British artist was previously revealed to be curating a boundary-breaking line-up for this year’s edition of the 11-day festival, and will be taking to the stage herself as one of the performers.She will be joined by the Southbank Centre Resident Orchestra Chineke! Orchestra for a unique performance in the Royal Festival Hall on June 22, featuring hits from across her catalogue as well as tracks from her upcoming sixth studio album ‘Lotus’, which is set for release on 9 May via AWAL Recordings.Scheduled between Thursday June 12 and Sunday June 22, the event will include a number of live performances from artists hand-selected by Little Simz, as well as two weekends of free participatory programming featuring grassroots collectives and local organisations.A post shared by simz (@littlesimz)The first wave of names set to take part in the 2025 edition of Meltdown Festival were shared today (March 24), and include The Streets, viral hit ‘Messy’ singer Lola Young, Ghetts, Jon Batiste, Sasha Keable with Flames Collective and Little Dragon’s Yukimi.“Little Simz’ first taste of what’s to come from her Meltdown hugely embodies the wealth of influences and inspirations across her work,” said Jane Beese, Head of Contemporary Music at Southbank.

Glastonbury 2024, The Streets paid homage to fellow iconic Birmingham band, Black Sabbath – watch footage below.During their Saturday (June 29) set on the Other Stage, the band blended the ominous sounds of metal classic ‘Iron Man’ with lyrics from their ‘Original Pirate Material’ track ‘Has It Come To This’.Skinner was playfully interacting with the crowd as riffs played out, chucking up devil horns and headbanging and they transitioned into an explosive rendition of ‘Fit But You Know It’.Throughout the performance, Skinner was joking with the audience and joining them in the crowd, with many fans then taking to social media to declare their set was a highlight of the weekend.Master Peace, who Skinner brought out for ‘Wrong Answers Only’ was among those reacting online, taking to X/Twitter to say: “Played Glastonbury yesterday, with the streets, what a time to be alive …”Other fans commented that the band were: “Utter chaos, utter class,” and “the highlight of Glastonbury so far”. Check out more fan reactions and a full setlist below:pic.twitter.com/owntEJGJUZ— .

The Streets have released a new single, ‘End Of The Queue’, as part of their ‘Fabric Presents…’ mix. Check it out below.‘End Of The Queue’ follows ‘No Better Than Chance’, released last month, in being released from the upcoming mix.

The Streets have shared a new single called ‘No Better Than Chance’ and announced a mix for the ‘Fabric Presents…’ series. Listen and find all the details below.The Mike Skinner-led project has created a 31-track release for Fabric as the iconic London club continues its 25th anniversary celebrations.

Overmono have finally released their fan favourite edit of The Streets‘ track ‘Turn The Page’.Their version of Mike Skinner and co.’s 2002 track has been a staple of Overmono’s live sets since its debut at Lost Village in 2022. Their edit was first premiered on BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record of the Week with Jack Saunders.

The Streets, CamelPhat and Rudimental have been announced as the headliners of Love Saves The Day 2024.The iconic Bristol festival returns to Ashton Court this year from May 25-26 for a weekend of incredible dance music. Festivalgoers will be greeted with eight stages chock full of dance music’s biggest names – here’s the first wave of names announced to play.On Saturday, CamelPhat and Rudimental are set to play the main stage; they’ll be joined by the likes of Flowdan, Girls Don’t Sync, Groove Armada, Interplanetary Criminal, Katy B, Kenya Grace, and Shy FX.Meanwhile, Sunday will feature a special audiovisual show from Sub Focus, whilst The Streets will also round off the day with a performance.

Skepta has revealed the line-up for his inaugural Big Smoke Festival this summer – check it out below.The new event is due to be held at Crystal Palace Park in south-east London on Saturday, July 6, and will feature a bill curated by the Tottenham rapper himself. Tickets are available here.Skepta will be performing too, marking his only UK performance of 2024.

The Streets have shared a new single called ‘Each Day Gives’ – listen below.The track is the latest preview of Mike Skinner and co’s sixth studio album ‘The Darker The Shadow, The Brighter The Light’, which will arrive on October 20 alongside an accompanying film.“The way the album was written was very much with the film in mind. The songs weave around the scenes and the dialogue to give a bigger picture of what’s going on – sometimes really acting as the narrator,” Skinner explained.“‘Each Day Gives’ comes as the main characters are facing a dilemma and working out what to do after their plans go awry – the song talks about overcoming little (and big) adversities and waking up each morning and treating it as a fresh start – until the next dilemma kicks in!”The single follows on from ‘Troubled Waters’ and ‘Too Much Yayo’, the latter of which arrived last month.‘The Darker The Shadow, The Brighter The Light’ marks Skinner’s first full-length release as The Streets since 2011’s ‘Computers And Blues’.The frontman recently spoke about how the LP’s accompanying film was both a “nightmare” and an “obsession” to make.

The Streets Mike Skinner has opened up about his new film, describing it as a both a “nightmare” to get made and his “obsession.”Skinner has spent ten years working on getting his film, The Darker The Shadow, The Brighter The Light, to screens. A murder-mystery, it’s described as “tripped out neo-noir” and follows the life of a struggling DJ. The film has been created, written, directed, filmed and edited by Skinner, who also stars in the project.Speaking to Sky News at the premiere of the film in London, he opened up about the difficulties of getting the film made, alongside his determination to make sure it reached the big screen.Speaking about what to expect, Skinner told Sky News: “it’s a musical but the songs are the voiceover.” He joked with fans not to expect “jazz hands or dancing around on lampposts,” adding that “it’s a very simple story that started out almost like a film noir type thing, but then got carried away.”Opening up about the project, he added: “Knowing that I’m working on this film and then working on this film has been a nightmare.

The Streets have shared a brand new single – listen to ‘Too Much Yayo’ below.The track is the latest preview of the Mike Skinner-led group’s sixth full-length album ‘The Darker The Shadow, The Brighter The Light’, which comes out on October 20 alongside an accompanying film.“’Too Much Yayo’ is the first song on the album and it really is the focus of the first key scene in my film,” Skinner said in a statement. “The film is set in nightclubs, places i’ve spent many nights over the past few years DJing and performing.“Obviously, clubs, music and drugs all go hand in hand – and the song really is about setting the scene before the story starts to unfold – we’ve all been in clubs like this and either been the liability or seen the liability.“This is one of the beats that really reacted when I was playing it out in DJ sets before it became a song.

The Streets have added two new live dates to their 2023 headline tour – find all the details below.The Mike Skinner-led group are due to hit the road this autumn in support of their sixth full-length album ‘The Darker The Shadow, The Brighter The Light’, which comes out on October 20.Last month, The Streets announced a run of UK shows in support of the upcoming record. Skinner and co.

The Streets and Arlo Parks have been announced for this year’s Glastonbury Pilton Party.Both acts will perform at the Worthy Farm bash on September 1. Tickets can be purchased from the old Festival Office in Northload Street, Glastonbury from today (August 5) until 4pm BST.The cost for adults will be £40 and £15 for children.On the day, the gates will open at 5pm BST, with the live music set to finish around 11pm.

Mike Skinner's music as The Streets has always had a certain narrative quality to it, whether it was his boozy tales of wild nights out on 2002's Original Pirate Material or the shaggy dog story of a lost £1000 on the follow-up, A Grand Don't Come For Free. It makes sense, then, that Skinner would eventually branch out into movie-making one day. On Thursday the U.K.

The Streets have announced details of a new album and feature film, both titled ‘The Darker The Shadow, The Brighter The Light’, alongside details of a new tour.Mike Skinner will return under the name for his first full-length album as The Streets since 2011’s ‘Computers And Blues’. ‘The Darker The Shadow, The Brighter The Light’ will be released on October 20 via 679 Records/Warner Music UK.Skinner has shared a preview of the record in the new single ‘Troubled Waters’, which finds the artist lamenting modern society’s lack of accountability and the hedonism that takes place at night.

Glastonbury has announced its 2023 Shangri-La line-up – check out the newly announced names below.The Streets‘ Mike Skinner, Nia Archives, Skindred, Cassyette, Flava D, Sam Divine, Empire State Bastard, Panic Shack, Lady Shaka and Craig Charles and Friends are among acts that will perform at the popular live music and late-night area at this year’s festival, which takes place from June 21-25.“The incredible @ShangrilaGlasto is back with a vibrant line-up for Glastonbury 2023!” the festival tweeted today (May 11).Announced under the 2023 theme of “Everything Must Go,” acts are listed across five stages: Nowhere, Truth, Nomad, Platform 23 and Sistxrhood.You can check out the full line-up on the posters below.Everything Must Go pic.twitter.com/8ZNzLVIeHc— Shangri-La Glasto (@ShangrilaGlasto) May 11, 2023pic.twitter.com/ZJGXMdBRRl— Shangri-La Glasto (@ShangrilaGlasto) May 11, 2023We’re back with yet another Truth Stage takeover at @ShangrilaGlasto this year.

Fred Again.. has released a new track featuring a verse from The Streets‘ Mike Skinner and original vocals from singer Dermot Kennedy. Listen to ‘Mike (Desert Island Duvet)’ below.The new release is a club-reworking of ‘Berwyn (All That I Got Is You)’ from Fred Again..’s album ‘Actual Life 3’, updated with Skinner and Kennedy’s contributions.

The Streets – has shared a trio of new songs in the form of an EP titled ‘Brexit At Tiffany’s’.The EP’s title track features soaring vocals from Jazz Morley, which juxtapose Skinner’s free-flowing, spoken-word reflections on the end of a relationship – and how it can be, as Skinner describes in an accompanying statement, “as messy as leaving Europe”.That arrives alongside a video directed by Skinner himself. On that, and the song’s themes, he added: “We don’t belong to each other: he’s an independent, and so am I.

which recently re-opened after three years of restoration and redevelopment, initially shut in 2019 for a planned one-year refurbishment. But plans changed when a fire broke out in January 2020, while the coronavirus pandemic and “colossal water damage” also held up progress.Arcade Fire played the first gig back at the newly renovated Camden venue on April 29, before Luciano headlined the first KOKO Electronic night the following evening.Taking place on Friday and Saturday nights, KOKO Electronic aims to bring the most exciting, internationally renowned electronic music artists to the venue, with the new club set up featuring DJs playing in the round.So far, the likes of Jayda G, Floorplan, Optimo, Jaguar, Mall Grab and Honey Dijon have appeared as part of the series.

The Streets’ latest single ‘Who’s Got The Bag (21st June)’ has reportedly been banned by BBC Radio 1, according to Mike Skinner.The track, which was released in March, looks ahead to the impending end of lockdown. Current restrictions are scheduled to be lifted on June 21, as referenced in the song’s title.Speaking about the track at the time of its release, Skinner said: “It’s been too long since I’ve been behind some decks, or on a stage, in a tour bus sleeping in a bunk.

The Streets have recorded a special live set for an Amazon Music-hosted Lockdown Sessions performance – you can watch their set below.Mike Skinner and his live band recently recorded the session at Metropolis Studios in London, with the tracks now being released as ‘Amazon Originals’ by the streaming service.The Streets combined ‘Fit But You Know It’ (taken from 2004’s ‘A Grand Don’t Come for Free’) and ‘Take Me As I Am’ (from 2020’s ‘None of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive’) for the first song of the set, before then splicing together ‘Has It Come to This?’ (2002’s ‘Original Pirate Material’) and ‘I Wish You Loved You As Much As You Love Him’ (from ‘None of Us…’).You can listen to the Lockdown Sessions performance here, or watch The