Nizlopi have been gigging relentlessly since the start of the century. They are renowned for crowd involvement at their gigs, giving an energetic performance. Often improvising, inviting people up on stage to sing and dance or unplugging and going into the crowd. They took part in ‘Healthy Concerts’ or ‘gigs in digs’ where artists play in someone’s house. They have been on tour with, and shared gigs and stages with a diverse range of artists. They have toured the UK and Europe with Jamie Cullum, joined Christina Aguilera for two nights at Wembley Arena, toured Ireland with Damien Dempsey, opened Gigbeth festival with Mr Hudson and The Library, duetted with Billy Bragg at the Hackney Empire, and been supported at headline shows by Newton Faulkner and Duke Special amongst others. The band have been able to take in a great number of esteemed venues, headlining shows at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire and at Indigo2 at the 02 Arena (formerly the Millenium Dome. They are also popular regulars on the festival circuit, having performed to crowds for years at Glastonbury Festival, Wireless Festival, Ireland’s Fleadh, and Cambridge Folk Festival to name just a few. At the end of 2005, Nizlopi’s hit “JCB Song,” which topped the charts for five consecutive weeks giving them a Gold Single in the UK and a Double Platinum Single in Ireland. Both the single and video have spent time at #1 on iTunes in the UK and Europe, with 100,000 plus downloads and 1,000 full track downloads to cell phones in one week. The award-winning video for “JCB Song” was Top 5 on both the UK TV Airplay Chart and the MTV Most Played Chart. Nizlopi’s aim is to break down the barriers between performers and the audiences by heading down into the crowd to play acoustically. | | | |
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