Indie icons Bloc Social gathering are set to mark their twentieth anniversary by performing their seminal debut album ‘Silent Alarm’ from begin to end at London’s Crystal Palace Park.
The massive out of doors live performance on July 7, 2024, the place followers also can anticipate to listen to the ‘Flux’ hitmakers play their biggest hits, will see them supported by The Hives, in a UK unique, alongside indie stars Pleasant Fires, The Mysterines and Connie Constance.
Frontman Kele Okereke mentioned: “We have been having a lot enjoyable enjoying exhibits over the previous 12 months, so it is smart to do one thing particular for previous and new followers, celebrating twenty years of Bloc Social gathering. We heard from lots of people that they could not get tickets for the Silent Alarm gigs, so a one-off summer season social gathering enjoying that and the bangers seems like the fitting factor to do.”
Subsequent 12 months may even see Bloc Social gathering re-release a batch of uncommon songs, deep cuts and fan favourites to streaming providers, that means their total again catalogue can be accessible to take heed to in the identical place for the primary time.
Final 12 months, they returned with their sixth studio album, ‘Alpha Video games’, their first since 2016’s ‘Hymns’, which made it into the Prime 10 of the Official UK Singles Chart.
It marked the primary album with drummer Louise Bartle, who, together with bassist Justin Harris, helped to co-write the songs with Kele.
In 2018 and 2019, the ‘Banquet’ hitmakers carried out 2005’s ‘Silent Alarm’ in full throughout the UK, Europe, and US.
Tickets for Crystal Palace Park go on basic sale at 10am (GMT) on Friday (08.12.23) from www.ticketmaster.co.uk.