Baby Queen at Primadonna Festival

Alt-pop artist, Baby Queen headlined the John Peel centre in Stowmarket on Friday 29th July, as part of Suffolk's Primadonna Festival. As a local gig-goer, it was really special to see an artist like Baby Queen play this venue - especially as this was her first time in Suffolk! Baby Queen took to the stage without her full band for this intimate show, accompanied just by her bass/keys player, Ben, and had the crowd singing along to favourites including; 'Want Me', 'Dover Beach' and 'Buzzkill'.

They also performed unreleased song 'Lazy' as well as latest single 'Nobody Really Cares' which was released 4 weeks ago (and has one of the catchiest choruses ever!) with Baby Queen wearing a fantastic t-shirt with lyrics from the song; "Tell your boyfriend that it's over" in silver glittery writing.

Baby Queen has had a massive year with her song 'Colours Of You' featuring in the Netflix show 'Heartstopper', supporting Olivia Rodrigo on the Sour Tour, and festival performances over the summer including at Truck Festival and the upcoming 110 Above. She also has a sold out show in Heaven, London on the 1st November, which I will be at and am super excited for!

I was absolutely thrilled when I heard about her playing at the John Peel Centre, as it is one of my favourite local venues with a great sense of community - you should check out the events they've got coming up, especially their 'Emerge' nights to support new and upcoming artists.

She is the Spotify EQUAL ambassador for July, which is a dedicated space to highlight women creators, aiming to foster equality for women in music and audio. This ties in perfectly with Primadonna Festival's ethos to bring about inclusivity by spotlighting writing in many forms from women and non-binary people.

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