Kae Tempest is a recording artist, lyricist, performer, author, playwright, and poet. They have released four critically acclaimed studio albums, as well as numerous books, plays and poetry collections, including Brand New Ancients, which saw them become the first person under 40 to receive the Ted Hughes Award in 2013. For their music, Kae won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song in 2024, following two previous Ivor Novello nominations in 2020 and a BRIT Award nomination in 2018. They have been shortlisted for the Mercury Prize twice (For Let Them Eat Chaos in 2017 and Everybody Down in 2014). In 2023 Kae was the subject of a BBC Arena documentary ‘Being Kae Tempest’, a captivating insight into their musical and creative journey throughout a period of profound artistic and personal change. Kae Tempest has firmly established themselves as one of the most unique, thought-provoking, and critically acclaimed voices of their generation.
So that all fans can enjoy this live moment in the room, Kae respectfully requests you keep your phone in your pocket/coat/bag during the show.
