Kurupt FM have successfully transitioned from a TV parody of pirate radio culture to a legitimate garage-meets-comedy live act, and they’re back in 2026 with new music and a run of UK dates for this December.
The garage collective are the product of BBC mockumentary sitcom People Just Do Nothing, which followed the crew of pirate radio station Kurupt FM and its operation out of a tower block flat in Brentford, West London. Headed up by the overbearing MC Grindah and his naive best friend DJ Beats, the cohort also included DJs Steves and Decoy, and their inept manager ‘Chabuddy G’. People Just Do Nothing won accolades for Best Comedy at both the BAFTAs and Royal Television Awards, and yielded a full-length movie in People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan.
The lead cast, who also created the series, wrote and produced several authentic UK garage tracks for the show, including songs ‘Get out the Way’ and ‘Heart Monitor Riddem’. In 2015, they burst onto the scene as fully-fledged musical performers with their Sixty Minutes Live set on MistaJam’s BBC Radio 1 Xtra broadcast, and started to perform live in clubs and warehouses. Kurupt FM have played international shows and appeared at Reading & Leeds, Boardmasters and Glastonbury Festival, as well as playing a massive headliner at London’s Printworks venue. In 2021, they released their debut album ‘The Greatest Hits (Part 1)’ as a companion to the movie Big In Japan, featuring artists like General Levy and Craig David.
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In May, the group posted a comedy skit, announcing in character that MC Grindah had returned to making music and production had begun on new EP ‘Grindah Decided We’re Doing Music Again’ – or ‘GDWDMA’ for short. After collaborating with drum n bass duo Sigma and others on the track ‘Legendary Status’ in April, Kurupt FM have released two singles due to appear on ‘GDWDMA’, ‘Feelings’ and ‘Tek Time’. Last week, they released new single ‘Reload’, which sees them link up again with Australian DJ Young Franco, who they worked with on ‘Feelings’.
The 2026 UK tour in support of ‘GDWDMA’ was announced this morning on the band’s social media, with a message that read ‘GRINDAHS DECIDED WER DOIN A UK TOUR’. The four-date run across England hits Bristol, Manchester and Birmingham before ending in a big finale at the Roundhouse in London. Tickets for the GDWDMA UK Tour go on pre-sale (with access here) on Wednesday July 29 at 10am, while general sale begins on Friday July 31 – check the full dates on the poster below. Before that, they’re supporting their friend Craig David at New World 2026, taking place at Chelmsford’s Central Park on August 30.
