We already know that Stormzy can accomplish anything he puts his mind to, whether it’s taking grime to the top of the bill at Glastonbury, swelling the number of black students admitted to Cambridge, or diversifying the publishing industry. Naturally, for the opening night of this year’s All Points East festival, he didn’t just show up to headline. He curated a full line-up of rap and R&B under the banner This is What We Mean Day.
But dictating the weather too? That’s when things start to look a bit spooky. Halfway through his show, he began the song Rainfall, with its commanding chorus, “Let the rain fall on my enemies,” and right on cue, it started to tip down.
