Latest Kele Okereke News
Bloc Party Announce Huge Outdoor London Show To Mark 20th Anniversary
Indie icons Bloc Party are set to mark their 20th anniversary by performing their seminal debut album 'Silent Alarm' from start to finish at London's Crystal Palace Park.The huge outdoor concert on July 7, 2024,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 December 2023
Bloc Party Return With New Single Traps And Unveil Sixth Album
Bloc Party have announced their return with their sixth album, 'Alpha Games', set to drop next year.Alongside the release of the lead single, 'Traps', Kele Okereke and co have announced the long-awaited follow-up to 2016's...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 November 2021
Kele Okereke Thought He'd Die On A Trip To Nigeria
Kele Okereke feared he would die on a recent trip to Nigeria. The 35-year-old musician - who is known for being the guitarist in Bloc Party - recently the country in West Africa to see...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 05 October 2017
Bloc Party Star Denies Bandmates' Drug Use Caused Split
The So Here We Are rockers went their separate ways in 2013 after a final performance at Britain's Latitude Festival without their drummer Matt Tong. The band returned to performing after a...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 27 November 2015
Bloc Party Took Hiatus Due To Cocaine Disagreement
The So Here We Are rockers went their separate ways in June, 2013 after a final performance at Britain's Latitude Festival without their drummer Matt Tong. After announcing they were ending the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 05 November 2015
Bloc Party Unveil New Line-up At Comeback Gig
The Banquet hitmakers parted ways with their drummer Matt Tong and went on an extended break in 2013, and upon their return this year (15), it was revealed bassist Gordon Moakes had also...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 21 August 2015
Bloc Party Announce They're Currently Recording Their Fifth Album
Can I have either a drumroll or a medieval trumpet fanfare please? Bloc Party singer Kele Okereke has confirmed that the group has begun work on its fifth album! The indie four-piece last released a...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 18 March 2015
Bloc Party Are Working On New Music
Bloc Party are working on a new album.The band's frontman Kele Okereke has confirmed they've started recording their fifth LP following the release of 'Four' in 2012, after which they embarked on a hiatus, and...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 March 2015
Bloc Party's Kele Okereke Rooting For Azealia Banks
Bloc Party's Kele Okereke wants to see Azealia Banks succeed.The lead singer and guitarist for 'The Prayer' hitmakers has admitted that although the '212' rapper has alienated a lot of her fans by claiming she's...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 April 2014
Kele Okereke Urges Azealia Banks To Leak Her Album
British rocker Kele Okereke has written an open letter to Azealia Banks urging the controversial rapper to leak her long-awaited album to end a long-running fight with her record company over the release.Banks, whose debut...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 16 April 2014
Bloc Party Deny They Are Splitting
Bloc Party insist they are not splitting, despite going on an indefinite hiatus.The 'Two More Years' band played their last scheduled show headlining Latitude Festival in England this weekend, but are adamant they will return....
By Bang Showbiz on 22 July 2013
Bloc Party's Kele Okereke Tops Sexy Rocker Poll
Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke has been voted the sexiest indie rocker in the world.The Brit saw off competition from Yeasayer's Anand Wilder, who came in second place in the poll by culture website Nerve....
By WENN on 06 July 2012
Kele Okereke Recording New Album With Bloc Party
British singer Kele Okereke has quashed speculation he's been dismissed from Bloc Party - the bandmembers have hit the studio together to work on a new album.The group announced a hiatus in 2009 to allow...
By WENN on 03 January 2012
Kele Okereke Baffled By Bloc Party Dismissal Reports
British singer Kele Okereke is confused by reports of his apparent dismissal from Bloc Party, but admits he is "laughing hard" at the speculation.The group announced a hiatus in 2009 to allow Okereke time to...
By WENN on 29 September 2011
Bloc Party Auditioning New Singers
Bloc Party are auditioning new singers.The group have decided they want to make a new record and aren't prepared to wait for original frontman Kele Okereke - who spotted his bandmates going into a New...
By Bang Showbiz on 28 September 2011
Bloc Party To Audition Singers To Replace Kele Okereke
British singer Kele Okereke has been dropped as the frontman of Bloc Party and his bandmates are making plans to audition for a new singer, according to guitarist Russell Lissack.The group announced a hiatus in...
By WENN on 28 September 2011
Kele Okereke Uncertain About Bloc Party Future
Kele Okereke doesn't know if he has been thrown out of Bloc Party.The New York-based singer was astonished recently when he saw his bandmates entering a rehearsal studio without him, and has no idea whether...
By Bang Showbiz on 21 September 2011
Okereke Slams Bloc Party Split Rumours
BLOC PARTY frontman KELE OKEREKE has silenced rumours the band is over - by confirming plans to record a new album.The singer sparked gossip the Helicopter hitmakers were heading for a break-up last year (09)...
By WENN on 20 May 2010
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