Thundercat makes his acting debut in The Book of Boba Fett – the new Star Wars series on Disney+. He appears in “Chapter 4 – The Gathering Storm” as a body-modification artist known simply as The Modifier.. It’s his first on-screen acting role after voicing “Grune The Destroyer” (and penning a song) in Cartoon Network’s Thundercats Roar animated series.
“Thank you, John, Dave, Rob and the family at Disney and Star Wars for giving me a chance, I have loved Star Wars my whole life,” Thundercat shares. “I am happy to be part of its legacy”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k3TKeXLK7U
The iconic artist recently finished his biggest North American headline tour to date after It Is What It Is won Best Progressive R&B Album at 63rd GRAMMY Awards in 2021. New track “Satellite (feat. Louis Cole and Genevieve Artadi)” is on the Insecure Season 5 OST and he also recently worked with Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars, aka Silk Sonic, and Kaytranada on his Intimidated EP.
At the end of 2021 Thundercat celebrated the tenth anniversary of his debut album The Golden Age of Apocalypse with a super-deluxe gold holographic vinyl edition for Record Store Day. What’s more the cult classic “Them Changes” is having a viral moment on Tik Tok currently with the ‘Lens Swap’ filter.
Thundercat embarks on new tour dates later this year, including a headlining set of dates in Europe followed by additional Euro dates supporting the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Thunder will continue to support RHCP during the American leg of their tour as well, which kicks off in July.
Thundercat European headlining dates
Mar 29 – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, UK
Mar 30 – Northumbria Domain, Newcastle, UK
Apr 01 – Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK
Apr 03 – O2 Academy Brixton, London, UK
Apr 04 – Paradiso, Amsterdam, NL
Apr 05 – Melkweg, Amsterdam, NL
Apr 06 – Élysée Montmartre, Paris, FR
Apr 09 – De Roma, Antwerp, BE
Apr 10– Astra, Berlin, DE
Apr 11 – Palladium, Warsaw, PL
Apr 13 – Ottakringer Brauerei, Vienna, AT
Apr 14 – Alcatraz, Milan, IT
Apr 15 – Kino Šiška, Ljubljana, SI
Europe w/ Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jun 04 – Seville, Spain – Estadio La Cartuja De Sevilla
Jun 07 – Barcelona, Spain – Estadi Olimpic
Jun 10 – Nijmegen, Netherlands – Goffertpark
Jun 15 – Budapest, Hungary – Puskas Stadium
Jun 18 – Firenze, Italy – Firenze Rocks
Jun 22 – Manchester, UK – Emirates Old Trafford
Jun 25 – London, UK – London Stadium
Jun 26 – London, UK – London Stadium
Jun 29 – Dublin, Ireland – Marlay Park
Jul 01 – Glasgow, UK – Bellahouston Park
Jul 03 – Werchter, Belgium – Rock Werchter
Jul 05 – Cologne, Germany – RheinEnergieStadion
Jul 08 – Paris, France – Stade de France
Jul 12 – Hamburg, Germany – Volksparkstadion
North America w/ Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jul 23 – Denver, CO – Empower Field at Mile High
Jul 29 – Santa Clara, CA – Levi’s Stadium
Jul 31 – Los Angeles, CA – SoFi Stadium
Aug 03 – Seattle, WA – T-Mobile Park
Aug 06 – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium
Aug 10 – Atlanta, GA – Truist Park
Aug 12 – Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium
Aug 14 – Detroit, MI – Comerica Park
Aug 17 – E. Rutherford, NJ – Metlife Stadium
Aug 19 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field
Aug 21 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre
Aug 30 – Miami, FL – Hard Rock Stadium
Sep 01 – Charlotte, NC – Bank of America Stadium
Sep 03 – Philadelphia, PA – Citizens Bank Park
Sep 08 – Washington, DC – Nationals Park
Sep 10 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park
Sep 15 – Orlando, FL – Camping World Stadium
Sep 18 – Arlington, TX – Globe Life Field
About Thundercat
Thundercat is the bassist / singer Stephen Bruner, the mercurial talent and GRAMMY award-winner, highly respected and much in-demand with his peers who has previously worked with the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell, N.E.R.D., Erykah Badu, Herbie Hancock, Childish Gambino, Mac Miller, Anderson .Paak, Janelle Monáe, BADBADNOTGOOD, Moses Sumney, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Wiz Khalifa, Robert Glasper, Kamasi Washington, Travis Scott, Little Simz, Louis Cole, and Shabazz Palaces in addition to his longtime writing partner Flying Lotus.
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By: Bass Magazine