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Kae Tempest headlined the final night of the BBC Radio 6 Festival, debuting brand new material. The night opened with a DJ set by 6 Music's SHERELLE before Perfume Genius took the stage. The American singer gave a lively performance, bending his body in impossible ways and kneeling at the front of the stage singing directly into the audience.
The intensity of the performance was driven home by light shows colouring the performer in bold reds and flashing whites. The performer opened with "It's a Mirror", the lead single off his latest album "Glory" released earlier this month. Perfume Genius opened for the final night of the BBC Radio 6 Festival (Image: BBC Radio 6 Music / Shirlaine Forrest) Kae Tempest gave a impressive performance which saw the poet and performer debut new material for the first time.
Opening with "No Prizes" the silhouettes of three backing singers were all the audience could see before Kae came on. The non-binary artist from London said: "This is a brand new song off a brand new album, it's coming, it's coming, it's coming..
." The tracks "Diagnoses", "Prayers to Whisper", "Till Morning" and "Know Yourself" were played for the first time during the gig. Kae told the crowd: "Maybe the point of life is love if you can, pass it on.
Love if you can, pass it on." The recently released single "Statue in the Square", the artist's first new music since their 2022 album, was played. Speaking on stage after their performance, Kae thanked the team at 6 Music and all the listeners.
Kae Tempest headlined Saturday night's gig (Image: BBC Radio 6 Music / Shirlaine Forrest) Kae said: "I just want to say thank you so much for giving me the space and believing in my ideas. "This is my purpose and my life force, it's the greatest love of my life. "Fifteen years I've been doing this, twenty-five years ago I started and I've got to big up Kwake Bass, who was the musical director.
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