Kele Okereke

Bloc Party announce 2012 UK tour

UK dates include Glasgow, Manchester and London

13 Apr 2012

British band Bloc Party are set to play their first UK gigs in almost two years. In 2009 the band took some time out after their last tour – Bloctober – but came back onto the scene late 2011, and after signing with Frenchkiss Records in late March…

Bloc Party auditioning new singers

Music Gossip

28 Sep 2011

Bloc Party are auditioning new singers. The group have decided they want to make a new record and aren't prepared to wait for original frontman Kele Okereke - who spotted his bandmates going into a New York rehearsal studio last week without him - to…

Kele Okereke uncertain about Bloc Party future

Music Gossip

21 Sep 2011

Kele Okereke doesn't know if he has been thrown out of Bloc Party. The New York-based singer was astonished recently when he saw his bandmates entering a rehearsal studio without him, and has no idea whether the rest of the group are ending their…

Hercules & Love Affair - Andy Butler interview

Andy Butler on new album Blue Songs ahead of their gig at Death Disco

3 Mar 2011

Andy Butler is feeling tired and emotional, and he’s blaming his airline for it. ‘I think BA played a trick on us and didn’t turn out the cabin lights the whole transatlantic flight. “No, we just turned them on because we’re serving food,” said the…

Hercules and Love Affair - Blue Songs

3 Jan 2011

(Moshi Moshi/Cooperative) Within the first few seconds of this sophomore album, Andy Butler’s New York-based disco-house collective have achieved Objective A: to lose the one-hit wonder tag after the deservedly monumental success of ‘Blind’ in 2008.

Kele on Missy Elliott, Raymond Carver and criticism of his guitar-playing

Interview: Kele Okereke from Bloc Party

3 Nov 2010

First record you ever bought? Elastica: Elastica. First film you saw that really moved you? The Sound of Music. Last lie you told? I told a journalist that Bloc Party split up because I wanted to work with the guy that produced AQUA’s…

Kele Okereke's liberating album

Music Gossip

22 Jul 2010

Kele Okereke found writing and recording his first solo album a "liberating" experience. The Bloc Party frontman - who has taken a hiatus from the group to pursue a solo career - has admitted he enjoyed taking the opportunity to be creative with his…

Kele Okereke's solo confidence

Music Gossip

18 Jun 2010

Kele Okereke claims going solo has made him more confident. The Bloc Party frontman - who recently released his debut solo LP `The Boxer' under his first name only - was able to do much more working on his own than recording with the group. He…

Kele Okereke reveals his secret

Music Gossip

4 Jun 2010

Kele Okereke kept his solo career a secret from his Bloc Party bandmates. The 28-year-old 'Flux' star admits he had been working on a solo album while his band were playing big festival gigs throughout summer 2009. The singer explains that by…

Kele Okereke's 'meltdown'

Music Gossip

5 May 2010

Kele Okereke admitted "having a meltdown" after making his debut solo album. The Bloc Party frontman blamed his recent decision to shave his head came on stress after recording album 'The Boxer', and likened himself to Britney Spears - who famously…

Trance giant Tiesto set for Edinburgh date

25 Feb 2010

Whatever you might think of Tiësto you cannot deny he’s perhaps the world’s most successful DJ. He was the first DJ to play a solo stadium show (rocking 25,000 people at Arnhem’s Gelredome in 2003); he was the first DJ to play at an Olympic Games…