GO GO GO! Tickets are now ON SALE for This Is Tomorrow! See @DermotKennedy , @GerryCinnamon and @samfendermusic plus many more!
Head to >>> https://t.co/5pGOmwLztg pic.twitter.com/B5CJKmO0O9

— This Is Tomorrow (@ThisIsNCL) May 27, 2021

Announced as the headline acts for this year’s event include Sam Fender, Gerry Cinnamon and Irish singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy. Kennedy will headline the festival with its first day on Friday, along with Blossoms and British rapper Bugzy Malone. Cinnamon will headline on Saturday after performances from Tom Walker and ‘Naïve’ singers The Kooks. The festival’s final day will be closed by headliner Fender, Sunday also includes sets by Fontaines D.C. and Manchester rockers Pale Waves. Other acts to perform include singer Mahalia, Irish rock band Inhaler, Circa Waves, Nadine Shah and 2020’s one to watch act Billy Nomates. Dermot Kennedy also took to Twitter to announce his headline performance as well as express his excitement for his set.

I’m headlining @ThisIsNCL Festival in September!! Tickets are available from 10am this Thursday 27 May from https://t.co/wDXiHSQ1l9 pic.twitter.com/OkFPIMUODT

— Dermot Kennedy (@DermotKennedy) May 26, 2021

The festival was cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and has changed promoters since allegations of staff mistreatment. The festival was previously promoted by SSD Concerts who were involved in the claims made public on the company review site Glassdoor after their Instagram account was allegedly hacked, the claims stated that SSD Concerts were underpaying staff and making employees feel uncomfortable at their workplace. The festival is now promoted by one of the largest event promoters within the UK, Kilimanjaro Live.

CEO of Kilimanjaro Live, Stuart Galbraith had this to say about the return of This is Tomorrow.

“The pandemic has caused huge challenges for the live industry in 2020 and 2021 and when the opportunity came up for us to get involved with This Is Tomorrow it was a complete no brainer and a very easy decision for us to make, It’s a brilliant festival with huge potential in an area which has been traditionally over-looked as a music market. We’re delighted to be able to get this back in the diary and hope to see everyone in September for what promises to be one hell of a party.’’

The festival will also be putting on a free festival for NHS key workers as a thank you for their hard work throughout the COVID pandemic. The free festival will take place on the bank holiday Monday May 31st 2021 and will be held in Exhibition Park, headliners include Sam Fender, Gerry Cinnamon and celebrated British rockers Royal Blood. The one-off event will raise money for Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust, Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust and The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Tickets are now on sale for This Is Tomorrow as well as their This Is For The NHS event.

Click here to buy tickets.

The artist hinted at the release last week, posting, “Yes guys, got something cooking from my live Brixton show on @AmazonMusicUK@AmazonMusic tomorrow. As we can’t get to gigs figured you guys will like this.” Sure enough, fans are loving the live recordings, especially of inspiring song ‘Not Giving In’, from debut album ‘What a Time To Be Alive’.

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Yes guys, got something cooking from my live Brixton show on @AmazonMusicUK @AmazonMusic tomorrow. As we can’t get to gigs figured you guys will like this  The memories! 

A post shared by Tom Walker (@iamtomwalker) on Aug 13, 2020 at 11:16am PDT

Live music performances have been few and far between since the Covid-19 pandemic made it difficult to ensure safety, so the sound of the crowd singing along to each song, as well as Walker’s emotional delivery, brings a different atmosphere from the studio recordings. Introducing his tracks, the singer gave a small speech about the idea behind each one; before ‘Leave a Light On’, he said, “Brixton, we love you,” bringing on a few screams from the audience. He went on to say, “I can’t tell you how emotional this is, it’s absolutely mental – thank you.”

Describing the song, he explained that it was written for one of his closest friends, “when he was going through a really tough time…mates don’t come around too often, especially the good ones and you’ve gotta look after them, for real.” Other songs included on the EP are ‘Just You and I’ and ‘Fly Away With Me’.

Throughout lockdown, Walker has been very active online, releasing a new single, ‘Wait For You’, and lifting his followers’ spirits with his humorous Tweets and livestreams, in which he performs cover songs such as Coldplay’s ‘Fix You’.

Walker graduated from the London College of Creative Media and went on to sign with Relentless Records, releasing his debut album in early 2019. The album reached number 1 on the UK Albums Chart, while his single ‘Leave a Light On’ reached number 7 on the UK Singles Chart.

His new single is expected to be the first from his second album which he revealed in 2019 that he started working on. The song was recorded in lockdown and it echoes very similar themes to those in his breakthrough single ‘Leave a Light on’ which shot the singer to almost superstar levels of success back in 2017. I vividly remember the period of the year when you could not go anywhere without hearing the song it brought back memories of the time ‘Happy’ was everywhere.

Thought I’d try a fun way to announce my new single, didn’t quite work out for me pic.twitter.com/Jpc9byTzpz

— Tom Walker (@IamTomWalker) June 14, 2020

To celebrate the release of his new single, Walker performed a ‘Zoom World Tour’ where he played in six countries in over 12 hours. This was in front of a small crowd of 30 fans who got to witness his powerful voice over the power of the internet. It’s funny to think that if you said that to someone even at the start of the year they’d laugh you and your ‘Zoom World Tour’ back to 2019. 

Walker also celebrated the key workers of the NHS in a short song that he released onto his YouTube channel which, no doubt helped some of his key worker fans through what is undoubtedly a tough period for them. Listen to the song below;

With the release of Jack Garratt’s new album, Tom Walker has followed the trend in breaking the streak of not releasing anything, his being considerably smaller than Garratt’s four years. But maybe this is a sign of things to come; the sun’s coming out more, temperature is rising and new music is being released from people we haven’t heard from in a while. (Cue a rainstorm tomorrow).

On Thursday 11th June, the singer-songwriter will spend the whole day running live-streams via Zoom, in which he will perform various songs and chat to his fans. However, not everyone has a chance to join; Walker explained the details in a social media post.

“I’ve got a limited number of spots for each concert. If you want to be in with a chance of joining one of the shows, comment below with the countries flag (*out of the 6 countries listed above*) from where you want to join.” Have a look at the six eligible countries in his original post below.

I’m doing a virtual world tour … from my house

Obviously, I can’t go on an actual tour right now so I’m bringing the concert to you via Zoom this Thursday!!
Limited number of spots for each concert. This time we are only doing the competition via Instagram… pic.twitter.com/OoUpoBzrKv

— Tom Walker (@IamTomWalker) June 8, 2020

Not only will attendees be able to speak to Walker directly, which is definitely not usually a part of live tours, but they will be the first to hear a performance of his new release. ‘Wait For You’ is coming to all platforms this Thursday as the artist’s first new track of 2020.

The song “evokes a feeling of connectivity, togetherness and positivity,” as he so eloquently puts it. Although Walker’s statement all the information we currently have on the song, it can be assumed that it addresses the difficulties many are experiencing currently, and offers a sense of hope. Listeners can pre-save the song to hear it when it arrives.

1/3 The last few weeks have been a turbulent time for us all with recent events especially making us think long and hard about the world we live in. Putting my emotions into songs has always been sort of a therapy for me… pic.twitter.com/CNvq9amqwW — Tom Walker (@IamTomWalker) June 8, 2020

During isolation, the ‘Leave A Light On’ singer has been lifting spirits with his Tweets, joking that his second album will be about “eating crisps and drinking to much wine,” and his followers can relate. He has also shared unofficial new music on Instagram, detailing his experiences over the past few months. This ranges from losing his grandfather to watching people unite through trying times.

Walker also took part in Black Out Tuesday last week, in solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter movement. He posted an emotional video and statement in which he called the situation “absolutely unacceptable,” and promised to continue to educate himself, asking his followers to do the same.

George Floyd is not the first or only person to suffer injustice, police brutality and prejudice. What has happened to him, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and too many other black people is completely unacceptable, it cannot go on. It’s not good enough to just say ‘I’m not racist’ pic.twitter.com/VMudfeXiPR

— Tom Walker (@IamTomWalker) June 1, 2020

The annual spectacular, that is Capital’s Summertime Ball, will be returning to Wembley Stadium, on Saturday the 8th of June 2019. Among the names announced, this morning (May 01) was Rita Ora, Anne Marie, Sigala, Tom Walker, Jax Jones, and, Norwegian singer and BBC Sound of 2018 winner, Sigrid.

Today, we announced that these stars are performing at the #CapitalSTB:
@AnneMarie,
@SigalaMusic,
@thisissigrid,
@IamTomWalker,
@JaxJones,
@RitaOra

But which huge name are we gonna reveal tomorrow? Keep your eyes on the Ballboards. pic.twitter.com/ZYWH5Xf5Da

— Capital (@CapitalOfficial) May 1, 2019

Sigrid has described playing the iconic London landmark, that is Wembley, as “insane”. Meanwhile, Speaking about her performance at the Summertime Ball, in June, Sigrid, said: “I’m going to love it. I probably should say that I have a masterplan but I think we’re going to run up and have fun and play our favourite songs.”

They will share the stage with the recently reunited US pop group the Jonas Brothers, with their appearance at the Summertime Ball marking their first UK show in ten years. The band recently dropped new track ‘Sucker’, taken from their forthcoming album, ‘Hippieness Begins’, which will be released the day before the Summertime Ball – Friday the 7th of June 2019.

The series of big reveals kicked off, on Monday (April 29), with the first six artists being revealed including Halsey – who won the Rising Star award at this year’s Global Awards. Among the other names announced, on Monday, were Mark Ronson, 5 Seconds of Summer, Ellie Goulding, and Khalid.

Today, we announced that these stars are performing at the #CapitalSTB: @MarkRonson, @5SOS, @elliegoulding, @thegreatkhalid, @jonasbrothers, @halsey But which six names are we gonna reveal tomorrow? Make sure you’ve got your eyes on the Ballboards. pic.twitter.com/GMgNu5ag6z — Capital (@CapitalOfficial) April 29, 2019

Six more acts will be revealed everyday of the week until the full line-up is revealed. Meanwhile, on Tueday (April 30), Roman Kemp revealed that Maroon 5; Jess Glynne; Ava Max; Lauv; Jonas Blue; and Mabel, will be heading the Summertime Ball, next month. It has been revealed that one final massive name will be revealed on Thursday, (May 02), morning’s show.

Today, we announced that these stars are performing at the #CapitalSTB:
@maroon5,
@JessGlynne,
@avamax,
@lauvsongs,
@JonasBlue,
@Mabel

But which six names are we gonna reveal tomorrow? Make sure you’ve got your eyes on the Ballboards. pic.twitter.com/8ofos7nJGM

— Capital (@CapitalOfficial) April 30, 2019

Today’s reveal comes after Capital announced, at the weekend, that they would be using billboards across the UK to reveal the acts that will be performing at this year’s Summertime Ball. They also revealed that they would be enlisting the help of listeners to reveal the acts that were on the billboards, by getting them to get in touch with the station, by sending in photos of the names displayed on the billboards.

Speaking about the series of big reveals, Founder & Executive President of Global, Ashley Tabor OBE, said: “Today we kicked off our massive reveal week on Capital Breakfast by announcing some of the world’s biggest artists for Capital’s Summertime Ball.

“We are especially excited to confirm the news that so many fans have been waiting for – the Jonas Brothers are returning to the UK and playing the Ball. We’re only just getting started and we can’t wait to reveal yet more huge acts for the UK’s hottest summer party on Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp tomorrow morning!”