Posted: Sun 21st Aug 2016

Sigma And Nero Confirmed For Club MTV Concert

news.wales / newyddion.cymru
This article is old - Published: Sunday, Aug 21st, 2016

Two of the biggest names in UK dance music have been added to the line-up for a major concert in Swansea next month. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Both Sigma and Nero have been confirmed for the Club MTV concert at Singleton Park on Saturday September 24. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Sigma, a drum and bass DJ and record production duo, have twice topped the UK Singles Chart over the last year with ‘Nobody to Love’ and ‘Changing’, which featured Paloma Faith. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Nero, an electronic music trio, topped the UK Albums Chart with their debut studio album, ‘Welcome Reality’. They also won a Grammy Award for their collaborative remix of ‘Promises’ with Skrillex. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Swansea Council and the Welsh Government have worked closely with MTV to bring the concert to the city. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Professor Green, Jonas Blue and Redlight have already been confirmed for the Singleton Park concert, which has capacity for 20,000 people. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Tickets for the seven-hour concert, priced at just £15 plus a £1.50 booking fee, can be purchased on either the Ticketmaster website at www.ticketmaster.co.uk or from Derricks Music on Oxford Street. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Some of Professor Green’s biggest hits include Read All About It, featuring Emile Sandé; I Need You Tonight, featuring Ed Drewett; and Just Be Good To Green, featuring Lily Allen. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

London-based music producer Jonas Blue’s hits include Fast Car, featuring Dakota, which reached number two in the UK singles chart; as well as Perfect Strangers, featuring JP Cooper, which also reached number two in the UK singles chart. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Bristol DJ Redlight is a huge underground favourite, whose hits include Switch it Off, Get Out Of My Head and Lost In Your Love. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Club MTV residents and rising stars of the UK’s EDM scene, R3WIRE and Varski, have also been confirmed for the Singleton Park concert. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​



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