O2 presents Loyle Carner: FREE Priority gig at O2 Academy Bristol following the release of hotly anticipated album ‘hopefully !’

• Loyle Carner joins artists including RAYE, Girls Aloud, D-Block Europe and Kylie Minogue in headlining his own Priority gig  
• O2 presents Loyle Carner is an exclusive and FREE show for his fans at O2 Academy Bristol on Wednesday 25th June 
• 500 pairs of free tickets are available exclusively to O2 and Virgin Media broadband customers via a ballot on Priority 
• Priority members can enter the ballot from 10am Monday 2 June until Wednesday 11 June via the app or website  
• The performance will follow swiftly on from the release of his album ‘hopefully !’ and precede his performance at Glastonbury Festival where Loyle will headline The Other Stage 

O2 has today announced that Loyle Carner – the visionary London-born artist and icon of British culture today – will play an exclusive Priority gig for fans on Wednesday 25th June at O2 Academy Bristol. Tickets to the show will be FREE and made exclusively available to O2 and Virgin Media broadband customers. 

O2 presents Loyle Carner will be fans’ first chance to hear Loyle play live following the release of his hotly anticipated album hopefully !, released on 20 June. The show will also provide fans a chance to catch Loyle play ahead of his headline Glastonbury Festival set on The Other Stage that weekend. 

Fans can expect to experience all of their favourite hits including ‘Ottolenghi’ and ‘Let It Go’ as well as brand-new tracks from hopefully !, all at the iconic O2 Academy Bristol which has previously hosted performances by the likes of Amy Winehouse, Kendrick Lamar and Kings of Leon. 

Looking beyond the summer, Loyle will embark on a headline European tour later this year including a four-night, sold-out residency at O2 Academy Brixton in London this November. 

O2 and Virgin Media broadband customers have the chance to win a pair of tickets for FREE through a ballot on Priority, which opens today (2 June) and closes on Wednesday 11 June. Priority members can enter the ballot via the Priority app or website. 

Loyle Carner commented: “Very grateful to be to sharing new music and playing it to people in the real world. O2 Academy Bristol has been a special place for me over the years, from supporting nas years ago to selling it out ourselves. catch you there !” 

Gareth Griffiths, Director, Partnerships and Sponsorship at Virgin Media O2, added: “Loyle is an icon for millions of British music fans, a true expert at his craft and known for giving everything to his live performances. Priority is about creating exclusive experiences for our customers, and the chance to hear Loyle play new music live for the first time at O2 Academy Bristol is exactly that – just unmissable. Loyle has always been a trend setter and we’ve no doubt he will make his O2 presents show something very special.” 

In addition to early ticket access to thousands of popular venues across the UK, Priority members can also benefit from queue jump, cloakroom services and phone charging services, plus VIP hospitality and discounts on merchandise at The O2 and the 20 nationwide O2 Academy venues.