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Watch Skepta, Leon Bridges, Rudimental play Jools Holland
Latest in the series also hosted Ezra Furman and Mick Hucknall.
The latest in the current series of Later… With Jools Holland took place last night, with Skepta amongst the guests.
The grime MC performed ‘Shutdown’, a few days on from his fest-closing set at Brighton’s The Great Escape.
Texas newcomer Leon Bridges also appeared on the show. He played ‘Better Man’ from his forthcoming debut album ‘Coming Home’.
Rudimental appeared to play two tracks - ‘I Will For Love’ and ‘Never Let You Go’, with Will Heard and Foy Vance joining the group.
Other appearances came from Simply Red / Mick Hucknall, Ezra Furman and Joan Armatrading. An extended edition of Jools will air this Friday (22nd May) on BBC Two.
Next week’s edition will host sets from Muse, Sleater-Kinney and Giorgio Moroder.
Catch up with highlights below.
Skepta
Leon Bridges will play Latitude (16th-19th July) and Citadel (19th July) where DIY is an official media partner. Tickets are on sale now. Visit diymag.com/presents for more information.
Leon Bridges
Ezra Furman
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