Bloc Party

United Kingdom

The whole story

The band today
  • Kele Okereke, electric piano, guitar, lead vocals, sampler
  • Russell Lissack, guitar, sampler, synthesizer
  • Justin Harris, background vocals, bass guitar, glockenspiel, saxophone, synthesizer
  • Louise Bartle, background vocals, drum set, percussion
    • Kele Okereke joins · electric piano, guitar, lead vocals, sampler
    • Russell Lissack joins · guitar, sampler, synthesizer

    The band in 1999: Kele Okereke, Russell Lissack

    • Gordon Moakes joins · background vocals, bass guitar, drum set, electronic drum set, glockenspiel, keyboard, synthesizer

    The band in 2002: Kele Okereke, Russell Lissack, Gordon Moakes

    • Matt Tong joins · drum set

    The band in 2003: Kele Okereke, Russell Lissack, Gordon Moakes, Matt Tong

    • So Here We Are / Positive Tension Single · 2004
    • Banquet Single · 2004
    • Album · 2004 Silent Alarm
    • She’s Hearing Voices Single · 16 Feb 2004
    • Bloc Party EP · 24 May 2004
    • Little Thoughts EP EP · 1 Dec 2004
    • + 3 singles
      • Banquet / Staying Fat Single · 3 May 2004
      • Little Thoughts Single · 12 Jul 2004
      • Helicopter Single · 25 Oct 2004
    • Later… with Jools Holland: Series 24, Episode 7
    • Tulips Single · 24 Jan 2005
    • Banquet Single · 15 Mar 2005
    • Live Session (iTunes Exclusive) Live · 31 May 2005
    • Jimmy Kimmel Live Live · 5 Jul 2005
    • The Pioneers Single · 18 Jul 2005
    • Silent Alarm Remixed 29 Aug 2005
    • Live at Reading Live · 14 Nov 2005
    • Hearing Voices Live · 20 Dec 2005
    • + 1 single
      • Two More Years Single · 3 Oct 2005
    • SXSW 2005, day 3: Stubb's Stubb’s BBQ, Austin
    • Support act · Glastonbury Festival 2005 Worthy Farm, Pilton
    • Support act · Glastonbury Festival 2005, Day 1: Other Stage Worthy Farm, Pilton
    • Rock Werchter 2005, Day 3: Pyramid Marquee Festivalpark Werchter, Werchter
    • + 1 date
      • Austin City Limits Music Festival 2005, day 2: AMD Stage Zilker Park, Austin
    • I Still Remember Single · 2006
    • God Bless Bloc Party Live · 8 Aug 2006
    • The Prayer Single · November 2006
    • Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2006, Day 2: Outdoor Theatre Empire Polo Club, Indio
    • V Festival Hylands Park 2006, Day 1: V Stage Hylands Park, Chelmsford
    • V Festival Weston Park 2006, Day 2: V Stage Weston Park, Weston-under-Lizard
    • Flux Single · 1 Jan 2007
    • Album · 24 Jan 2007 A Weekend in the City
    • Live at the Paradiso Live · 29 Jan 2007
    • Hunting for Witches Single · June 2007
    • A Weekend in the City: Live From Channel 4 and More Live · 18 Jul 2007
    • Silent Alarm and Silent Alarm Remixed October 2007
    • Flux 20 Nov 2007
    • SXSW 2007, day 3: Stubb’s Stubb’s BBQ, Austin
    • Later… with Jools Holland: Series 29, Episode 4
    • Support act · Glastonbury Festival 2007, Day 1: Pyramid stage Worthy Farm, Pilton
    • Southside 2007, Day 3, Green Stage
    • + 8 dates
      • Rock Werchter 2007, day 2: Main Stage Festivalpark Werchter, Werchter
      • Open'er Festival 2007, day 3: Main Stage Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport, Gdynia
      • Summer Sonic Festival Osaka 2007, day 1: Ocean Stage 舞洲アリーナ, Konohana-ku
      • Summer Sonic Festival Tokyo 2007, day 2: Marine Stage 幕張メッセ, Nakase
      • Reading Festival 2007, day 2: Main Stage Little John’s Farm, Reading
      • Leeds Festival 2007, day 4: Main Stage Bramham Park, Bramham
      • Osheaga Festival 2007, day 2: River Stage Parc Jean-Drapeau, Île Sainte-Hélène
      • Austin City Limits Festival 2007, day 3: AT&T Zilker Park, Austin
    • Intimacy: Live at Tempelhof Live · 2008
    • Flux: The Remixes 21 May 2008
    • Mercury Single · 11 Aug 2008
    • Cover of Intimacy Album · 21 Aug 2008 Intimacy
    • Talons Single · 10 Sep 2008
    • iTunes Live from London Live · 27 Oct 2008
    • Intimacy Remixed 28 Oct 2008
    • Virgin Festival 2008: Baltimore, day 1: South Stage Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore
    • Reading Festival 2008, day 2: Main Stage
    • Support act · Virgin Festival 2008: Toronto, day 1: Virgin Mobile Stage Olympic Island Park, Toronto
    • Later… With Jools Holland: Series 33, Episode 6
    • iTunes Festival: London 2009 Live · 1 Jan 2009
    • One Month Off Single · 26 Jan 2009
    • Signs Single · 26 Apr 2009
    • 2009-06-26: Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, UK Live · 26 Jun 2009
    • One More Chance Single · 9 Aug 2009
    • Glastonbury Festival 2009: Other Stage, Day 1 Worthy Farm, Pilton
    • Main Square Festival 2009 Grand’Place, Arras
    • Montreux Jazz Festival 2009, Day 6: Miles Davis Hall Miles Davis Hall, Montreux
    • Hunting for Witches (Ruckus Roboticus remix) 18 Apr 2010
    • Later Live… With Jools Holland: Series 33, Episode 6
    • Truth EP · 25 Feb 2012
    • Octopus Single · 11 Jul 2012
    • Album · 15 Aug 2012 Four
    • Support act · Super Bock Super Rock 2012, Day 1 Cabeço da Flauta, Sesimbra
    • Splendour in the Grass 2012, Day 2 Belongil Fields, Byron Bay
    • Osheaga Festival 2012, day 3: Scène Verte Parc Jean-Drapeau, Île Sainte-Hélène
    • Pukkelpop 2012, Thursday: Main Stage Main Stage, Limburg
    • + 2 dates
      • Bloc Party at The Danforth Music Hall Danforth Music Hall, Toronto
      • Later… with Jools Holland: Series 41, Episode 5 BBC Television Centre, White City
    • Matt Tong leaves · drum set
    • Sarah Jones joins · drum set

    The band in 2013: Kele Okereke, Russell Lissack, Gordon Moakes, Sarah Jones

    • Ratchet Single · 26 Jun 2013
    • The Nextwave Sessions EP · 13 Aug 2013
    • Tapes 14 Oct 2013
    • Best Kept Secret Festival 2013 Beekse Bergen, Hilvarenbeek
    • Southside 2013, Day 3: Green Stage
    • Main Square Festival 2013 Citadelle d’Arras, Arras
    • Gordon Moakes leaves · background vocals, bass guitar, drum set, electronic drum set, glockenspiel, keyboard, synthesizer
    • Justin Harris joins · background vocals, bass guitar, glockenspiel, saxophone, synthesizer
    • Louise Bartle joins · background vocals, drum set, percussion

    The band in 2015: Kele Okereke, Russell Lissack, Justin Harris, Louise Bartle

    • The Love Within Single · 9 Nov 2015
    • The Good News Single · 1 Dec 2015
    • The Falls Music & Arts Festival 2015–2016 (Lorne), Day 3: Valley Stage Valley Stage, Lorne
    • The Falls Music & Arts Festival 2015–2016 (Marion Bay), Day 3: Valley Stage Valley Stage, Marion Bay
    • Virtue Single · 29 Jan 2016
    • Album · 29 Jan 2016 Hymns
    • Stunt Queen Single · 20 Sep 2016
    • The Falls Music & Arts Festival 2015-2016 (Byron), Day 2: Valley Stage Valley Stage, Byron Bay
    • Pukkelpop 2016, Thursday: Marquee Marquee
    • Zürich Openair 2016 Flughofstrasse 21, Opfikon
    • Helicopter Live · 21 Jun 2019
    • This Modern Love Live · 5 Jul 2019
    • Silent Alarm Live Live · 12 Jul 2019
    • Riot Fest 2019 Douglas Park, Chicago
    • Corona Capital 2019, día 2: Corona Stage Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Ciudad de México
    • Traps Single · 23 Nov 2021
    • The Girls Are Fighting (edit) Single · 28 Jan 2022
    • 2022-04-02: 6 Music Festival 2 Apr 2022
    • Album · 29 Apr 2022 Alpha Games
    • High Life Single · 21 Apr 2023
    • Keep It Rolling Single · 2 Jun 2023
    • The High Life EP EP · 21 Jul 2023
    • Flirting Again Single · 25 Jun 2024
    • A Weekend in the City B-Sides 22 Nov 2024
    • Live At Leeds 2025 Temple Newsam, Leeds
    • Sex Magik Single · 28 Jan 2026
    • If We Get Caught Single · 28 Jan 2026
    • Coming On Strong Single · 13 May 2026
    • Album · 11 Sep 2026 Anatomy of a Brief Romance
    • Now We Can't Be Friends Remixes 9 Oct 2026
    • + 3 singles
      • Love Bombs Single · 1 Jul 2026
      • Pigwig Single · 18 Aug 2026
      • Lagoon Blue Single · 7 Sep 2026