Grime MC’s Wireless headline slot draws a younger afternoon crowd

A generation that grew up on the streaming aftermath shows up early.

James Okonkwo
Festival crowd silhouettes
Editorial illustration · Book Leaves

A grime headliner’s afternoon-into-evening Wireless set pulled an unusually young crowd into the main arena hours before peak time.

The MC mixed early channel classics with collaborative tracks that first lived on social video rather than radio.

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