If you’re looking for actual proof of how far Stormzy’s reach has grown, Glastonbury 2017 could be the perfect example. Taking a one-from-the-top slot on the festivals second stage, there’s absolutely no doubt about it – he’s ready to move up a level. Or rather, the people deciding who goes where should be, because he’s already there.
“For those that don’t know, I go by the name of Stormzy,” he declares. “This is grime. This is 140bpm.”
To suggest this isn’t his usual audience would be folly. There isn’t such a thing as ‘usual’ anymore. This is a musician delivering on the scale he belongs. Grime isn’t some niche concern, and Stormzy isn’t an outsider. With a Number 1 album under his belt, he’s got Worthy Farm right where he wants them.
You can watch Stormzy’s full set here, thanks to the BBC.
Stormzy played:
First Things First
Cold
WickedSkengMan 4
Cigarettes & Cush
Bad Boys
Return of the Rucksack
Scary
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Blinded by Your Grace, Pt. 1
One Take
Standard
100 Bags
Shape of You
Big for Your Boots
Know Me From
Shut Up
“For those that don’t know, I go by the name of Stormzy,” he declares. “This is grime. This is 140bpm.”
To suggest this isn’t his usual audience would be folly. There isn’t such a thing as ‘usual’ anymore. This is a musician delivering on the scale he belongs. Grime isn’t some niche concern, and Stormzy isn’t an outsider. With a Number 1 album under his belt, he’s got Worthy Farm right where he wants them.
You can watch Stormzy’s full set here, thanks to the BBC.
Stormzy played:
First Things First
Cold
WickedSkengMan 4
Cigarettes & Cush
Bad Boys
Return of the Rucksack
Scary
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Blinded by Your Grace, Pt. 1
One Take
Standard
100 Bags
Shape of You
Big for Your Boots
Know Me From
Shut Up
