Arlo Parks Wins Mercury Prize 2021 For 'Collapsed In Sunbeams'
Thursday, 09 September 2021
Written by Laura Johnson
Photo: Alex Waespi
Arlo Parks has won the Mercury Prize 2021 for 'Collapsed In Sunbeams'.
Released in January through Transgressive Records, she fought off competition from Berwyn, Black Country, New Road, Celeste, Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra, Ghetts, Hannah Peel, Laura Mvula, Mogwai, Nubya Garcia, Sault and Wolf Alice to succeed last year’s winner, Michael Kiwanuka, who took home the gong for his third album, ‘Kiwanuka’.
The winner was announced by Annie Mac during a live ceremony hosted by Lauren Laverne at London's Eventim Apollo this evening (September 9). The judges were Anna Calvi, Annie Mac, Danielle Perry, Gemma Cairney, Hazel Wilde, Jamie Cullum, Jeff Smith, Michael Kiwanuka, Mike Walsh, Phil Alexander, Tshepo Mokoena, and Will Hodgkinson, with Jeff Smith as The Chair of the panel.
Parks is currently touring the UK and will be on the road until the end of the year, with the run including gigs that were rescheduled due to COVID-19. Head below for dates and ticket details.
Arlo Parks Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Sun September 12 2021 - LONDON Village Underground
Mon September 13 2021 - LONDON Village Underground
Tue September 14 2021 - BIRMINGHAM Hare & Hounds
Thu September 16 2021 - MANCHESTER Gorilla
Fri September 17 2021 - BRIGHTON Chalk
Sun October 31 2021 - DUBLIN Academy
Mon November 01 2021 - BRISTOL O2 Academy Bristol
Wed November 03 2021 - LONDON O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
Thu November 04 2021 - LONDON O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
Mon November 08 2021 - BRISTOL O2 Academy Bristol
Tue November 09 2021 - MANCHESTER O2 Apollo
Wed November 10 2021 - GLASGOW St Lukes
Thu November 11 2021 - EDINBURGH Liquidroom
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