The Mobo Tour Line Up Is Complete

• 16th Sep 2010

The line up for the MOBO Tour is now complete! Every tour date will boast a local artist as part of the MOBO UnSung initiative which gives a platform to unsigned artists. Each of these artists has been chosen for their explosive talent and over-whelming local popularity. Headlined by the King of Grime, Skepta, the tour already includes a finga-lickin line up of the hottest names on the underground – Scorcher, Donae’o, Aggro Santos and Mz Bratt.

Launching in Norwich on the 12th October and closing in London on the 19th October, the Tour will head to Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow before culminating with The MOBO Awards in Liverpool on the Wednesday 20 October. Look out for these fresh and exciting names at each

MOBO Tour date:
• Norwich 12 Oct Waterfront MIKE HOUGH
• Birmingham 14 Oct O2 Academy 2 RoxXxan
• Manchester 15 Oct Moho Live R.I.O.
• Liverpool 16 Oct O2 Academy 2 KOF
• Glasgow 17 Oct Garage G TOWN DESI
• London 19 Oct O2 Academy Islington MARVELL

MOBO founder, Kanya King said: “We wanted to make our 15th anniversary year extra special. By partnering with PRS for Music Foundation, Urban Development and Arts Council England we’re able to fulfil our vision of taking MOBO nationwide. Our tour is dedicated to building a national platform for those musicians we admire who may not be big enough to win an award yet but will be winners of the future.”

MOBO Tour partners Urban Development and PRS for Music Foundation are committed to shining a light on new talent. Urban Development stands at the crossroads where creativity meets the music industry. Their main goal is to educate and promote new talent via events and professional development whilst PRS for Music Foundation channels its support via open grants, specialist programmes partnerships and residencies.

Pamela McCormick, director of Urban Development says, “This tour has been designed to promote the grass roots sector of urban music. Together with MOBO and PRS For Music Foundation a business model is created that builds exposure for new talent on the live music circuit around the whole country by combining the financial backing of funding bodies with the reputation of commercial brands.”

The full line up for the tour is as follows:

• Skepta
• Aggro Santos
• Donae’o
• Scorcher
• Mz Bratt
• Jodie Connor,
• Maverick Sabre, RD (Ruff Diamondz)
• Angel

Tickets are £10 regional (£12 London) and are on sale now and are available at link / 0844 811 0051