Stormzy at the O2
(Picture: Redferns)When you’ve performed before 100,000+ people as the first Black British solo artist to headline Glastonbury, you’d be forgiven for viewing three nights at the O2 Arena as something of a step down. Yet, on the opening London date of his much-delayed Heavy is the Head Tour, Stormzy appeared humbled, telling the audience, “I’ve been waiting to play this show for as long as I’ve been an artist.”
It was precisely the sort of sincerity we’ve come to expect from the South Norwood-raised star – born Michael Owuo Jr – whose heart-on-sleeve bars have made him one of the UK’s most celebrated rappers. And there’s no denying he made the very most of the opportunity, delivering a homecoming show to remember, complete with innovative staging courtesy of the team behind Beychella.
