Loyle Carner

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Loyle Carner

HOPEFULLY !

Presented by Live Nation
22.10.2025 Cologne, Palladium
Admission 18:30 hrs | Start: 20:00 hrs

In the UK, Loyle Carner is one of the most successful musicians of his generation and has long been regarded as one of the most important voices in the UK. With his poetic lyrics and subtle rap vocals, the 30-year-old singer creates tracks that gain maturity on his three albums with smooth hip-hop beats, jazzy loops, boom bap and neo-soul influences. With a global following and nominations for the Mercury Prize, BRIT Award and NME Award behind him, he has toured worldwide and sold out concerts in legendary London venues such as Alexandra Palace, Wembley Arena, Royal Albert Hall, Eventim Apollo and O2 Academy Brixton. In 2024, he headlined All Points East in London's Victoria Park in front of 35,000 people. He recently announced his brand new album "hopefully !" with the two singles "all i need / in my mind", which will be released on June 20 via Island EMI and will be presented live on a worldwide tour. The tour will take Loyle Carner to Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt and Cologne in October, as well as to Zurich for one show.

Benjamin Coyle-Larner grew up in London and initially planned a career as an actor, but turned to music as a teenager. Alluding to his dyslexia and ADHD, he chose Loyle Carner as his stage name and released his debut EP "A Little Late" in 2013. Since then, he has honed his unique style with diary-like lyricism and his ambitious, genre-bending hip-hop sound. His debut album "Yesterday's Gone" , released in 2017, dealt with personal experiences of grief and the pressures of growing up and, alongside the track "Ain't Nothing Changed" , landed his biggest hit to date with "Damselfly" feat. Tom Misch, which has long since been streamed over 110 million times on Spotify. In 2019, Loyle Carner released his second album "Not Waving, ButDrowning", which entered the British charts at number 3 and contains four of his most successful tracks: "Ottolenghi", "Desoleil (Brilliant Corners)", "Loose Ends" feat. Jorja Smith and "Ice Water". Released in 2022, "hugo" was the artist's third album and revealed an angry and taut exploration of his black identity. The album took Loyle Carner back to number 3 in the UK album charts and was described by The Observer as a "beautiful, brilliant masterpiece". In July 2024, Loyle Car ner was awarded an honorary doctorate at London's University of Arts for his outstanding success and commitment to those affected by ADHD and dyslexia. In early 2025, he made his acting debut in the BBC drama "Mint" by Charlotte Regan. With his new album "hopefully !" Loyle Carner announces the beginning of a new era.

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