![]() ![]() It’s only now that I felt like it’s the perfect time to do a headline tour in the UK. It built my profile everywhere, and off the back of that I tried to keep that momentum going. I feel like no one really knew who I was in the States before that tune. Obviously more so in the States because I already had a bit of a fanbase in the UK. It depends on the tune.Īt the start of our conversation you said that you were waiting for the right time to do a tour, as you didn’t feel ready before. ![]() I ask myself “How will the club react?” But then if you make a euphoric tune you have to think more about how a big festival crowd would react. When I’m making dubstep for sure, I definitely have the club in mind. Some of my favourite sets have been at festivals but I feel like a 300 cap venue with a low ceiling, dim lights and a mad soundsystem are where I feel most comfortable.ĭo you feel like you make music for that kind of setting? Also, if you’re doing a club show in a city, it’s everyone from that city visiting, whereas in festivals it’s people from all around creating a mad moment together. But then again at festivals you could just create moments that you could never create otherwise. That’s where the heaviest stuff works best. At festivals you’re a bit further from the crowd and I love the sort of dark noisy rooms, where the sound encompasses everything. As excited as I am for the Summer and all the festivals, I can’t wait for September and October and just get into these intimate vibes. I love the festivals, but I feel like clubs are where my sound works best. You have already had quite the summer! You played Glastonbury, Deadrocks, and are also playing Shambala later this month. Those eight cities I’m playing have everything I need to create a sick tour. Same goes for Edinburgh, as I’ve never played in Scotland. I want to test it out on this tour and see what the appetite is there. Then there’s Newcastle, I haven’t played there before, it’s one of the only major cities in the UK that I’ve never played in, so that will be a first. 1Forty in Leeds always do great parties, just like Hit & Run in Manchester. And up north in the UK, there’s just an energy there, there’s a real underground feel there. It’s going to be fun to, hopefully *laughs* see some old friends. Oxford then is my hometown, I haven’t played there for a couple of years now, so I’m really excited for that one. It’s a big student hub so they always want good music to go and see. And you can do a set in Bristol any day of the week and people will show up. Why did you choose these cities?īristol is one of my favourite cities to play, especially with dubstep, I feel like they love it the most, there’s an appetite for it. You’re playing Bristol, Manchester, Oxford and Newcastle among others. It’s definitely going to be different from my other stuff, but there will definitely be some heavy stuff in there for sure as well. The goal is to create a show that has good vibes throughout, it’s going to be a fun time whether it’s more heavy dubstep or more chilled breaksy stuff, I’m hoping to create a fun atmosphere and then see where it goes. ![]() I’m doing two hour sets so I’ll be all over the place, and there’s definitely going to be some MC’s on some of the dates, which I think always adds to the energy of the shows. Not necessarily more chilled, but different. With two hour sets I’m gonna mix it up a bit. Usually when I do an hour set, it’s pure energy. ![]() I usually do one hour sets, but for this tour I’m going to be doing two sets which I can’t wait for. I just want every show to be sold out, rammed, and a good vibe. I can’t wait, I’m a bit nervous, but I purposely picked my favourite cities to play. I’ve always wanted to do it and I feel like now is the perfect time. I always felt that I wasn’t quite ready to do a whole UK tour so I waited it out. I’m really looking forward to it, it’s like, I’ve been waiting for this moment for a while. How are you feeling doing the whole UK tour in November? We had a chat with Hamdi and talked about his upcoming UK tour, his music plans, and some other exciting stuff. “I’m hoping every show is sold out and packed, so we can create some mad energy in there.” Ever since releasing ‘Skanka’ back in 2021, this producer has been building his profile, and with a few other massive releases on his belt, this is the time to strike. “I feel like this is the perfect time to do a UK tour,” Hamdi says. The Oxford based producer is spending his summer playing at festivals all over the world, with Glastonbury, Shambala, and Deadrocks on the line-up, all the while prepping for his debut headline UK tour in November. And that’s only a taster of what’s to come this year. He released his massively anticipated track ‘Counting’ in May, and recently followed it up with ‘Criminal’, a collaboration with Zed’s Dead. ![]()
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