This morning Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim, announced that he will be zipwiring straight back onto Brighton Beach for the fourth time this year as part of ‘Big Beach Boutique 7’. The first three dates have all sold out and so due to popular demand a fourth event has been added. This time around it is Thursday 16th July and fans can sign up for early access HERE.
The concerts are part of the massive ‘On The Beach’ series which will no doubt further seal Fatboy Slim’s iconic status as he drops his big beats on the finest stretch of beach in his adopted hometown. Each date has promised to be packed from start to finish with music, hijinks and joy, spanning from the early afternoon well into the night.
It’s been 24 years since the original ‘Big Beach Boutique’ took place, drawing around 40,000 people to Brighton Beach. A year later, in 2002, Fatboy Slim returned for ‘Big Beach Boutique II’, a free open-air concert that attracted a record-breaking crowd of more than 250,000 people. Described as “the biggest event the UK has ever seen,” the audience was over four times larger than expected and effectively doubled Brighton’s population for the day. From first-time ravers and veteran clubbers to dedicated superfans and curious locals, it felt as though the whole world had come down to Brighton for Fatboy Slim’s ‘Big Beach Boutique II’.
Having debuted in 2021 on Brighton’s seafront, ‘On The Beach’ is now entering its sixth year on the south coast. With a programme of sold out shows that spans from Fatboy Slim, Chase & Status, Above & Beyond, Bicep, Bonobo, Eric Prydz, Hybrid Minds, Underworld, and Carl Cox to Royal Blood, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, The Libertines, Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs and The Kooks. ‘On The Beach’ is already having a huge impact on the UK’s festival circuit.
