Kae Tempest has announced they will be playing three intimate UK shows this March, in support of their upcoming headline slot at BBC Radio 6 Music Festival, to take place in Manchester, Saturday March 29.
The British spoken-word artist will take to the small-venue stage at Bristol’s Thekla March 26, followed by performances March 27 and 31 at Leeds’ Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen, and London’s Village Underground respectively. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (March 13) at 10am – You can find the complete list of dates in this article’s featured image, and visit here for ticket purchase.
Tempest announced the run of shows via Instagram, posting a monochrome videoclip that revealed the featured tour poster at the end. The post in question read: “What your doing end of March? I’m putting a new live set together, and we’re playing a couple of small venues to kick things off… can’t wait to get back to it – get your tickets while you can – will be very special. Kae x”. These show dates serve as a lead-up to Kae Tempest’s headline performance at BBC Radio 6 Music Festival, set to happen March 26 – 29 at Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse. Co-headliners include Ezra Collective and Mogwai, joined on the bill by indie rock band English Teacher, American pop singer Perfume Genius, as well as alt rockers Fat Dog. BBC 6’s home DJs Jamz Supernova, Tom Ravenscroft and Sherelle will also join the extensive line-up, providing an entertaining three-night eclectic montage of live performances, indie show-stoppers and dance music specials.
Having last released a full-length album in 2022 with ‘The Line Is a Curve’, Tempest is set to launch their fifth studio album later this year via Island Records. The poet and spoken-word musician first rose to prominence in 2013 with the theatrical piece ‘Brand New Ancients’, earning Tempest the esteemed Ted Hughes Prize. Their follow-up album ‘Let Them Eat Chaos’ (2016) earned them a Mercury Prize nomination, as well as an (at the time) Best British Female Solo Performer at the 2018 Brit Awards. Kae Tempest has proven themselves an artist of many variations over the past decade, releasing numerous books, including debut The Bricks That Built the Houses, a Sunday Times best-seller and winner of the 2017 Books Are My Bag Readers Award. Notable singles from Tempest include ‘More Pressure’ (featuring Kevin Abstract of BROCKHAMPTON), ‘Salt Coast’, ‘No Prizes’ (featuring Lianne La Havas) and ‘Move’ (featuring Grian Chatten of Fontaines D.C.).
For more information on Kae Tempest, visit their official website.
