Skepta will headline his brand-new festival this July at Crystal Palace Park, during a full weekend of live music.
From Friday 5 to Sunday 7 July, the park will host a range of artists to suit all tastes in a full Festival Republic takeover.
Much-loved alt-rock five-piece The National will be kicking off 2024’s festivities with a headline show on Friday 5 July, alongside special guests Unknown Mortal Orchestra.
On Saturday 6 July, Mercury Prize-winning mogul Skepta will be taking over Crystal Palace Park with the very first Big Smoke Festival.
The new one-day music event will feature two stages of music personally curated by Skepta, with a star-studded, multi-genre line-up of artists set to make it an unmissable celebration of the music cultures he passionately drives forward.
Award-winning MC, producer, designer, director and founding member of seminal British grime collective Boy Better Know, Skepta unveiled his own label Más Tiempo in 2022.
Firmly rooted in the values of the UK’s thriving dance music community, the artist has elevated the house music scene to new heights while simultaneously serving as a pioneer of rap music in his own right.
The artist himself will headline the Big Smoke stage, with a full-scale festival show and his only UK performance of 2024.
He will be joined by The Streets (London exclusive), Mahalia, JME, Lancey, K-Trap, Odumodublvck, The Den featuring Frisco, Flowdan, Sir Spyro, Infamousizak, Manga, Thafirst and more.
Elsewhere, the Más Tiempo stage will see huge sets from the biggest international names in house, amapiano and beyond including Loco Dice, Uncle Waffles, Syreeta and Kitty Amor, with more TBC.
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Finally Bloc Party are marking two decades of music with their biggest headline show to date on Sunday 7 July
The show will be part of celebrations marking 20 years since the band released their first proper single, with the promise of seminal debut record ‘Silent Alarm’ played in its entirety as well as more of their greatest hits.
Now the band are taking time to reflect by bringing a set spanning two decades and brimming with greatest hits to Crystal Palace Park.
Bloc Party will also be joined by much-loved indie outfit The Hives, in a UK-exclusive appearance, renowned indie-dance trio Friendly Fires, Merseyside alt-rock four-piece The Mysterines and bold breakthrough artist Connie Constance.
Tickets for all shows are available now from www.ticketmaster.co.uk.
