Arenas tour biggest yet for top rap duo D-Block Europe
New wave rap pioneers D-Block Europe have released dates for their biggest tour so far as they celebrate a momentous year.
Comprising Young Adz and Dirtbike, the duo was nominated for a Brit Award for best group in January at a time when they had
Their highly anticipated debut album The Blueprint - Us Vs Them was released this month.
And in 2021, fans will have the chance to see D-Block Europe perform in these arenas:
May 5 - Olympia, Dublin May 14 - O2 Academy, Glasgow
May 16 - Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
May 18 - International Centre, Bournemouth
May 19 - Utilita Arena, Birmingham
May 21 - Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
May 25 - The O2, London May 27 - AO Arena, Manchester.
Tickets went on sale on October 15, available from www.ticketmaster.com site.
Fuelled with 29 tracks, the duo’s new album is their most complete and comprehensive project to date.
Their fourth single UFO from the album is a collaboration between the South London duo and Manchester band Aitch.
Shame On Me, which feturs on The Blueprint - Us Vs Them album, see the pair take responsibility for their own actions while Proud is a conscious letter to their loved ones and Top Thai references their Muslim values. Despite three mixtape releases last year, The Blueprint - Us Vs Them sees DBlock Europe continue to push their sound and deliver the energy that die-hard fans continue to crave.
With D-Block Europe not wishing to rely on features, there are only a select couple of UK Rap heavy-weights in Stefflon Don and Aitch, as well as singer-songwriter Raye on the album.
At the start of this year, the duo had amassed more than 500 million combined streams. The release of singles Free 22, Plain Jane and We Won saw D-Block Europe rack up a total of almost ten million YouTube views to date.
D-Block Europe’s style of rap is renowned for its unfiltered lyrics and dynamic flow.
Their 2019 debut mixtape Home Alone peaked at #6 in the UK Official Charts with PTSD following shortly after achieving a number four spot. This led to two shows at Alexandra Palace in November which sold out in just four hours. Shortly after came the release of their third mixtape of 2019 ‘Street Trauma’ which debuted at number 9, giving DBlock Europe the title as the only UK artists to have three top ten mixtapes in one year.