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Tuesday 07 November 2023

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Gig Preview | Little Simz | 02 Academy Glasgow

November 5, 2023 Shannon Daly Previews , The Music Blog 0

Mercury prize winning rapper and performer  Little Simz  is due to bring their highly anticipated No Thank You  tour to Glasgow this month. Scheduled to perform at the 02 Academy on Tuesday 7th November, this tour will see the London born artist live debut tracks from her 2022 album of the same name which dropped as a surprise to fans in December last year. 

This new album celebrates  Little Simz  at her authentic best.  No Thank You  embodies her distinct rap talents and candid lyrics, and is not afraid to criticise the powers that be whilst doing so. This is a powerful album to listen to so it is sure to hit fans even more when delivered live, as Little Simz gives it the flair and finesse associated with this artists vibrant performances. 

This Glasgow gig is only one of six shows on the  No Thank You  UK tour, but it marks the biggest tour run to date in her home country. Also playing Manchester, Birmingham and two sold out hometown shows at London’s Alexandra Palace, this tour is set to feature the boldest performances and biggest spectacle we’ve seen from Little Simz yet.    

This is an impressive feat, given that the artist previously performed in the city two years ago in November 2021, whilst on tour to support her newest album release at the time  Sometimes I Might Be Introvert . This record was awarded best album at both the 2022 Mercury Prize awards and Mobo Awards, and is celebrated as one of the best albums of the 2020s.  Simbiatu “Simbi” Abisola Abiola Ajikawo , the artist most known as Little Simz has also been busy in the duration between UK tours with performing overseas, releasing a celebrated personal book, and performing as iconic character Shelly in the final season of Netflix hit show Top Boy . So, the fact fans are getting another headline tour from this artist and the chance to hear more music live is already a gift in itself!

Having been to the last Little Simz gig in Glasgow, I have no doubt this show is only going to be more entertaining and hit even bigger heights. With more songs to perform on top of an already existing highly impressive discography, I would urge any music fan who enjoys rap but also a blend of genres alongside honest lyrics to get along to a Little Simz gig.  As is always guaranteed with this live act,  SIMBI  is sure to wow fans and with opening support from fellow well esteemed musician  Hak Baker  it is sure to be a good night!

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Anyone who has witnessed little simz in full flow on a stage will know that live, she is a force to be reckoned with, she returns to the o2 academy glasgow on november 7th.

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The inimitable Little Simz heads out on her biggest UK shows to date, bringing her larger-than-life discography to vivid life. Simz continues her unmatched creative output, cementing her status as a true cultural polymath. If 2021’s Sometimes I Might Be Introvert album catapulted Simz into the big leagues, crashing into the Top 5 of the albums charts, collecting Mercury Music Prize, Mobo, Ivor Novello and Brit Award wins, 2022’s surprise drop of NO THANK YOU was a left field turn, sleek, succinct and utterly propulsive.

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Little Simz announces 2023 UK tour dates

The ‘NO THANK YOU’ dates kick off in November

Little Simz has announced a run of UK tour dates, set to kick off later this year. Find ticket information below.

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Announced today (June 12), the newly announced tour dates will see the British rapper — whose real name is Simbiatu Abisola Abiola Ajikawo — take to the stage for four shows in the UK.

Kicking off at the start of November, the first of the headline slots will take place at the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester on November 6. From there, Simz will make stops at Glasgow and Birmingham, before closing off with a performance at London’s Alexandra Palace.

The string of dates mark a new milestone for the 29-year-old artist, as they will be her biggest UK headline shows to date. Pre-sale for the O2 shows kick off at 10am BST this Wednesday (June 14), while pre-sale for the gig at Alexandra Palace will kick off the following day (June 15) at the same time.

General sale will be available from this Friday (June 16), and all tickets can be found here . Check out the list of upcoming shows in the tour poster below.

The news of Little Simz UK tour comes on the heels of her recently-announced string of North American tour dates .

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Announced back in April, the US tour will arrive shortly before the UK shows and is set to kick off in September, with stops planned for Chicago, Atlanta, Seattle, New York and more. The tour also arrives after Simz cancelled her North American tour last year, after revealing that it would have left her in a “huge deficit” financially .

Back in December, Simz dropped her critically acclaimed surprise album ‘NO THANK YOU’. NME gave the album four stars , saying “‘NO THANK YOU’s quiet, understated release” has “a certain looseness and freedom to the tracks”.

A vinyl edition of the album — which is her fifth studio release — will also be available from this Friday, and can be pre-ordered here .

In other Little Simz news, earlier this year the rapper opened up about her experience working with Damon Albarn , and confirmed that she will “always have so much love and respect” for the Blur  and  Gorillaz  legend.

The two first joined forces back in 2017, when she delivered a guest spot on the 2017 Gorillaz single ‘Garage Palace’ , which later appeared on the “super deluxe” edition of the ‘Humanz’ album.

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Little Simz Announces Biggest Ever UK Tour Dates

With the tour concluding at london’s alexandra palace..

British rap star and actress, Little Simz , has just announced her UK tour — and it’s the biggest set of dates of her career so far.

The London-based musician is lined up to play four shows in the UK later this year, kicking things off at Manchester’s O2 Victoria Warehouse on November 6. Simz will then head to Glasgow’s O2 Academy the following day before landing in Birmingham for a show at the O2 Academy on November 9. The tour will then conclude with a show at London’s Alexandra Palace on November 10.

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Paddy Young Soho theatre, London, 9 to 11 November; 15 to 20 January Young had a stonking Edinburgh thanks to the success of his debut show Hungry, Horny, Scared, which milked laughs from his Scarborough upbringing and “that there” London’s ridiculous rental market – catnip for anyone who spent their 20s in a freezing hovel with only an overheating laptop for company. Rachel Aroesti

Manic Street Creature Southwark Playhouse, London, to 11 November The Olivier-nominated Maimuna Memon brings her semi-autobiographical mix of theatre and gig to London after an award-winning Edinburgh run last year. Memon plays Ria, a musician trying to finish an album that charts the rise and fall of a troubled relationship. Beautiful and brutal in equal measure. MC

Beowulf Starts Byram Arcade, Huddersfield, 8 to 11 November A promenade adaptation of Beowulf, adapted by five Yorkshire-based poets. Created by Proper Job Theatre Company, the show encompasses a 60-strong community choir and a Viking procession. Miriam Gillinson

Staying in: Streaming

Culprits Disney+, 8 November Of all the phenomena film and TV are determined to overrepresent, the heist has to be up there. This new series from director J Blakeson (I Care A Lot) is set post-robbery, as the top criminal crew responsible find themselves pursued by an assassin. Gemma Arterton, Eddie Izzard star.

The Buccaneers Apple TV+, 8 November Anyone who found the rollicking Bridgerton too staid will be all over this new YA-vibed period drama about a group of American teens invited to 1870s London for the match-making “season”. It’s an adaptation of Edith Wharton’s unfinished final novel by comedian Katherine Jakeways.

Shakespeare: Rise of A Genius BBC One & iPlayer, 8 November, 9pm It’s been 400 years, but we’re still not bored of the Bard. This three-part documentary - the “centrepiece” of the Beeb’s celebration of Shakespeare’s first folio - aims to unearth new insights into his life and times with input from actors (Helen Mirren, Brian Cox) and academics (James Shapiro, Ewan Fernie).

Hullraisers Channel 4, 9 November, 10pm A second series for this (you guessed it!) Hull-set sitcom, which was originally developed by the city’s No 1 comic ambassador, Lucy Beaumont. Now left in the hands of Caroline Moran (Henpocalypse!) and Anne-Marie O’Connor, it continues to chronicle the uproariously messy entanglements of besties Toni, Rana and Paula. RA

Staying in: Games

Fashion Dreamer Out now, Nintendo Switch This Shibuya fashion simulator is like a safe non-toxic version of FashionTok for style-conscious kids and teens (and, let’s be honest, also adults seeking refuge from IRL judgment).

Football Manager 2024 Out 6 November, PlayStation 5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Mac, PC, iOS, Android Carry your addiction over from the previous season or start afresh with this long-standing king of football-management simulators. Keza MacDonald

Staying in: Albums

Kevin Abstract – Blanket Out now The erstwhile Brockhampton frontman releases his new solo album, the first since 2019’s Arizona Baby. Sidestepping the hip-hop sound of his former band, the scratchier, more guitar-leaning, Blanket recalls Sunny Day Real Estate, Nirvana and Modest Mouse, scene-setting lead single Blanket being a two-minute blast of alt-rock.

Bar Italia – The Twits Out now Feted London-based trio Bar Italia, AKA Nina Cristante, Sam Fenton and Jezmi Tarik Fehmi, return with their second album of 2023. As with May’s Tracey Denim, The Twits is a heady mix of post-punk, shoegaze, 90s alt-rock and grunge, delivered with interplaying vocals from all three.

Jungkook – Golden Out now With his K-pop boyband juggernaut BTS on hiatus, vocalist Jungkook unleashes this debut solo album, featuring production input from Diplo and BloodPop. While recent Top 5 single 3D channels Justified-era Justin Timberlake, this summer’s UK garage-aping Seven updates Craig David’s sex-rota anthem, 7 Days.

Tkay Maidza – Sweet Justice Out now Australian singer and rapper Maidza adds 14 more DayGlo slabs of top-tier R&B and hip-hop to her discography via this pulsating second album. Recent single Out of Luck, featuring Amber Mark and Lolo Zouaï, is all featherlight disco ball shimmers, while the Flume-assisted Silent Assassin is a playful yet bowel-rupturing banger. MC

Staying in: Brain food

Escaping Twin Flames Netflix, 8 November Following their series on the NXIVM cult, film-makers Cecilia Peck and Inbal B Lessner investigate another worrying organisation: Twin Flames Universe. It is promoted as a community of singles looking for unique soulmates, but here former members recount their indoctrination.

Ordinary Unhappiness Podcast Academics Abby Kluchin and Patrick Blanchfield host this fascinating series, viewing culture through psychoanalysis. For those looking for more in-depth theory, start with their episode on writing the “trauma plot”.

Great Books Explained YouTube The host of Great Art Explained, James Payne, presents his new channel analysing the world’s greatest works of literature in 15 minutes or less. We begin with the labyrinthine story and controversial afterlife of James Joyce’s Ulysses. Ammar Kalia

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