A gig held at Strange Brew on Sunday 19th October. The event starts at 19:00.
Kilimanjaro presents
SL + special guests
Sunday 19 October
7pm - 10:30pm
Slow-paced drill artist from Croydon, London.
SL rides the knife’s edge between global celebrity and absolute anonymity. He is one of UK rap’s leading storytellers, penning generational classics before he had even sat his GCSEs as a teenager with accolades from JME and Stormzy to Drake and Virgil Abloh - and yet his story has remained closely guarded. His signature balaclava has concealed his identity while his tracks have amassed streams in nine-figures. The likes of ‘Tropical’ and ‘Gentleman’ - proof of his lyrical dexterity and unforgettable melodic cadence - have soundtracked the house parties and night bus rides of his peers. The phenomenon of SL has progressed in step with his own coming-of-age story, from teenager to young adult - and, finally, an artist in full command of his gifts. Block Tales, his long-awaited new mixtape, gives us unprecedented access into his world. These are the stories that only SL can tell.
South London is a living, breathing character in SL’s work: he describes Block Tales as “street cinema” which explores interconnected stories drawn from real experiences and personal reflections. The lives of his characters are a lens through which SL untangles the knots of social pressure and survivalism, boys too eager to become men, the snares of gang culture and the possibility of aspiring for more than the circumstances you were born into - “the stuff that lots of people from the ends go through”. SL holds up a mirror up to a world that hides in plain sight and loyally reflects its tribulations as well as its glimmers of redemption.
Tickets sold by Strange Brew on behalf of the promoter, Kilimanjaro. All ticket revenue belongs to the promoter.
Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
SL + special guests
Sunday 19 October
7pm - 10:30pm
Slow-paced drill artist from Croydon, London.
SL rides the knife’s edge between global celebrity and absolute anonymity. He is one of UK rap’s leading storytellers, penning generational classics before he had even sat his GCSEs as a teenager with accolades from JME and Stormzy to Drake and Virgil Abloh - and yet his story has remained closely guarded. His signature balaclava has concealed his identity while his tracks have amassed streams in nine-figures. The likes of ‘Tropical’ and ‘Gentleman’ - proof of his lyrical dexterity and unforgettable melodic cadence - have soundtracked the house parties and night bus rides of his peers. The phenomenon of SL has progressed in step with his own coming-of-age story, from teenager to young adult - and, finally, an artist in full command of his gifts. Block Tales, his long-awaited new mixtape, gives us unprecedented access into his world. These are the stories that only SL can tell.
South London is a living, breathing character in SL’s work: he describes Block Tales as “street cinema” which explores interconnected stories drawn from real experiences and personal reflections. The lives of his characters are a lens through which SL untangles the knots of social pressure and survivalism, boys too eager to become men, the snares of gang culture and the possibility of aspiring for more than the circumstances you were born into - “the stuff that lots of people from the ends go through”. SL holds up a mirror up to a world that hides in plain sight and loyally reflects its tribulations as well as its glimmers of redemption.
Tickets sold by Strange Brew on behalf of the promoter, Kilimanjaro. All ticket revenue belongs to the promoter.
Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
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