Bloc Party's Kele for solo Irish tour / album with Hudson Mohawke / XXXChange

kele Exclooosive! Kele Okereke of Bloc Party will play four Irish shows in May (Limerick, Cork, Dublin and Belfast) in advance of his soon to be released debut solo album.

Billing himself as just Kele, he has been working with XXXChange and Hudson Mohawke on new electro and hip-hop influenced material. Sound promising. Full dates below.

Irish dates:
Friday 14th May – Dolan’s Warehouse, Limerick
Saturday 15th May – Cyprus Avenue, Cork
Sunday 16th May – The Academy, Dublin
Monday 17th May – Spring & Airbrake, Belfast
Tickets go on sale Wednesday 31st March from Ticketmaster and local outlets – check venue websites for full details.

Check out Kele’s own blog at iamkoko.com.

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