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Fatboy Slim

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Wed Oct 21 Amsterdam, Netherlands · Faralda Crane Hotel Details
Thu Oct 22 Paris, France · Mia Mao Club Details
Fri Oct 30 Gothenburg, Sweden · Hotel Grand Stade Details
Sat Oct 31 Stockholm, Sweden · Hotel Grand Stade Details
Thu Nov 5 Trowbridge, United Kingdom · The Old Town Hall Details
Fri Nov 20 Riga, Latvia · PalladiumFatboy Slim - Crave Night @ Palladium · with Hermanos Gutiérrez, Madball, Kev Fox, Smolik Tickets
Sat Nov 21 Tallinn, Estonia · Põhjala Tehas Details
Sat Dec 12 Johannesburg, South Africa · James & Ethel Gray Park Details
Tue Dec 15 Cape Town, South Africa · Cabo Beach Details
Wed Dec 16 Cape Town, South Africa · Cabo Beach Details
Mon Dec 28 Phuket, Thailand · Cafe Del Mar Details
Fri Jan 22 Washington DC, United States · A.i Warehouse Details
Wed Mar 3 WA, Australia · Esplanade Park, Fremantle Details
Fri Mar 5 Sydney, Australia · Carriageworks Details
Sat Mar 6 Sydney, Australia · Carriageworks Details
Sun Mar 7 Sydney, Australia · Carriageworks Details
Tue Mar 9 Brisbane, Australia · On The Banks Details
Wed Mar 10 Brisbane, Australia · On The Banks Details
Fri Mar 12 Melbourne, Australia · The Underpass Details
Sat Mar 13 Melbourne, Australia · The Underpass Details
Fri Apr 9 Mayrhofen, Austria · Snowbombing Details
Fri Jul 2 Lancashire, United Kingdom · Lytham Festivalwith Becky Hill Details
Fri Jul 30 Belladrum, United Kingdom · Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival Details

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About

Norman Quentin Cook (born Quentin Leo Cook, 31 July 1963), known professionally as Fatboy Slim, is an English musician and DJ who helped popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. His music makes extensive use of samples from eclectic genres, combined with pop structures, processed rhythms and "sloganistic" vocals.

In 1985, Cook joined as the bassist for the indie rock band the Housemartins, who achieved a number-one single with their 1986 cover of "Caravan of Love". However, Cook was uncomfortable playing pop music. After the Housemartins disbanded, Cook moved to Brighton to pursue dance music. He formed the electronic group Beats International and produced their 1990 number-one single "Dub Be Good to Me", and played in the band Freak Power. He also released house records under names including Pizzaman and the Mighty Dub Katz.

In 1996, Cook released his first album as Fatboy Slim, Better Living Through Chemistry, followed by successful remixes for Wildchild and Cornershop. His second album, You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998), was certified platinum and produced the successful singles "The Rockafeller Skank", "Praise You" and "Right Here, Right Now". Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars (2000) produced the single "Weapon of Choice", which won six awards at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards. His free 2002 concert on Brighton beach, Big Beach Boutique II, was attended by around 250,000 people. Palookaville (2004) was less successful, attributed to the declining popularity of dance music and a more obscure style. In 2009, Cook released an album as the Brighton Port Authority, a collaboration with artists including David Byrne. He collaborated with Byrne again on the album Here Lies Love (2010), a concept album that was adapted into a stage musical in 2013. Cook has since focused on DJ performances over creating music.

Cook has a Grammy Award, nine MTV Video Music Awards, two Brit Awards and an Ivor Novello Award, and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Original Score for Here Lies Love in 2024. He holds the Guinness world records for the most MTV Video Awards won by a DJ, the most MTV Video Awards won for a single video, and the most UK number-one singles by one musician as a member of different acts. He is an ambassador for Martlets Hospice in Brighton and has contributed to numerous community projects and charities. Cook's marriage to the BBC presenter Zoe Ball was highly publicised.

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Fatboy Slim, de son vrai nom Quentin Leo Cook (né le 31 juillet 1963 à Bromley, dans le Grand Londres, en Angleterre), est un disc jockey et producteur de big beat britannique. Également connu sous les alias Norman Cook et Brighton Port Authority, il est basé à Brighton.

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