Mercury Prize 2017

The Big Moon, alt-j and more will perform at this year’s Mercury Prize ceremony

The show takes place at London’s Hammersmith Apollo next month.

The Big Moon, alt-j and more will perform at this year’s Mercury Prize ceremony

There’s little more than three weeks to go before the winner of this year’s Mercury Prize is revealed at London’s Hammersmith Apollo on 14th September!

All of the nominees have already been announced, but now it’s been confirmed who’ll actually be playing tunes at the awards show itself. The Big Moon, Sampha, The xx, alt-j, Glass Animals, Loyle Carner, J Hus, Kate Tempest, Blossoms, Stormzy, and Dinosaur have all been confirmed to play one track from their nominated albums.

You can also tune in to watch them play as well, with both BBC Four and 6 Music broadcasting the event live from 9pm on the night itself (and there’s a little 30 minute documentary on BBC Two before it if you want to brush up on your Mercury Prize knowledge a bit more).

Take a look at all the albums nominated for this year’s Mercury Prize below.

alt-J - ‘RELAXER’
Blossoms - ‘Blossoms’
Dinosaur - ‘Together, As One’
Ed Sheeran - ‘Divide’
Glass Animals - ‘How To Be A Human Being’
J Hus - ‘Common Sense’
Kate Tempest - ‘Let Them Eat Chaos’
Loyle Carner - ‘Yesterday’s Gone’
Sampha - ‘Process’
Stormzy - ‘Gang Signs & Prayer’
The Big Moon - ‘Love In The 4th Dimension’
The xx - ‘I See You’

Get tickets to watch The Big Moon live now.

Tags: News, alt‑J, The Big Moon

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