NIA ARCHIVES MAKES SPACE FOR THE GALDEM WITH ANTHEMIC NEW SINGLE “BAD GYALZ”
ANNOUNCES BAD GYALZ DAY PARTY SUNDAY 6TH AUGUST @ 60 DOCK ROAD 4 THA BADGYALZ + NON-BINARY + LGBTQ
A QUINTESSENTIAL JUNGLIST SUMMER - UK/EU TOUR DATES
Sat 27 May - Love Saves The Day, Bristol
Mon 29 May - City Splash Festival, London
Sat 3 Jun - Primavera Sound, Barcelona
Sun 4 Jun - We Love Green Festival, Paris
Fri 9 Jun - Melt! Festival, Gräfenhainichen
Sat 10 Jun - Primavera Sound Madrid, Madrid
Sun 11 Jun - Parklife Festival, Manchester
Thu 22 Jun - Glastonbury Festival, Shepton Mallet
Sat 24 Jun - Glastonbury Festival, Shepton Mallet
Sun 30 Jul - Outlook Festival, Tisno, Croatia
Thu 3 Aug - O Days Festival, Copenhagen
Thu 10 Aug - We Out Here Festival, Wimborne
Sun 13 Aug - Otherlands Music & Arts Music Festival, Perth
Fri 18 Aug - Lowlands Festival, Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
Sat 19 Aug - Pukkelpop Festival, Hasselt, Belgium
Sat 26 Aug - All Points East, London
Sun 27 Aug - Lost Village Festival, Lincoln
Fri 1 Sep - Electric Picnic, County Laois, Ireland
Sat 2 Sep - Sundown Festival, Norwich
JUST ANNOUNCED - ASIA TOUR DATES
22 SEPT – TOKYO, JAPAN – SPACE-ODD
23 SEPT – OSAKA, JAPAN – CIRCUS
27 SEPT – SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – CAKE SHOP
29 SEPT – BANGKOK, THAILAND – BEAM
30 SEPT SINGAPORE – METROPOLIS
Nia Archives is unstoppable. Following the release of her seismic summer banger “Off Wiv Ya Headz” in June, she returns today [Wednesday 2nd August] with a ravey original vocal-led single entitled “Bad Gyalz”. Given a raucous reception last weekend during her headline performance at Outlook Festival and kicking off with a BBC Radio 1 Hottest Record on R1 Future Sounds by Jack Saunders, this anthemic track rich with captivating relatable lyricism is for all the bad gyalz who came to dance and skank, expressing themselves without judgment.
To celebrate the release, Nia has announced a one-off “Bad Gyalz Day Party” on Sunday 6th August at 60 Dock Road featuring DJ sets from DJ Flight, PXSSY PALACE, Sim0ne, Izzy Bossy, and more welcoming galz, non-binary people, and those from the LGTBQ community. Born from a place of love and inclusivity and the desire for positive change around safety in the scene, Nia wants everyone from marginalized backgrounds and communities to feel welcome and safe to enjoy the music at a rave.
The accompanying video directed by Talia Beale is a classic Nia Archives underground epic. Shot in VHS and cut into a fast-paced, montage-style visual, “Bag Gyalz” is a series of vignettes of different girls are their friendship circles from all walks of life and ethnicities. From Hijabi girls to emo girls and special guesting the likes of Olivia Dean, Buck Betty, PXSSY PALACE, and more, Nia’s “Bad Gyalz” anthem transcends the border and sets its sight on being crowned song of the summer once again.
Speaking on the track, Nia shares:
I was on ma way to the studio with Clipz listening to Ranking Ann who is one of my fave MCs - period. And then I was just thinking about tha fact that like whenever I go to one of my shows, it’s like 85% women age 18 -25 which is so amazing! And they are all baddies, absolute junglists. So I wanted to make a song that represents that and tha women that come to ma raves. And that’s how Bad Gyalz was born!
Making huge ways with a support slot for Beyonce in London as the first artist to do so on her Renaissance Tour, a Coachella debut, and record-set attendance at Glastonbury, Primavera Barcelona, We Love Green, Love Saves The Day - a quintessential junglist summer is upon us and set for world domination. With an enviable behind her that included a MOBO win for “Best Electronic/Dance Act”, a Brits Rising Star nomination, DJ Mag award for “Best Producer”, NME Award for “Best Producer”, #3 in BBC Sound Poll, a record-breaking debut Boiler Room, her critically acclaimed Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against Tha Wall (️️️from Telegraph, Observer, NME, Rolling Stone at 7.4/10 Pitchfork) was released in March and cemented Nia as one of the most exciting and in-demand producers of a generation. Sweeping up support across the board from Zane Lowe, Dazed, i-D, The New York Times, The Guardian, and more, the EP offered a timeless snapshot into the most recent chapter of her life including recent singles “Baianá” (18M + Global Streams), “So Tell Me…” (BBC Radio 1 A-List) and latest “Convenience” (6Music & 1Xtra A-List). Lyrically Nia revealed a new level of maturity in a coming of age, in soon to be an instant classic sonic project that leaned back into her songwriting talent.
Securing her place as one of the most culturally influential global new stars, Nia has also recently starred in an Adidas campaign alongside Kano to launch the new Jamaica Football kit, with her work as the face of Nike’s new Air Max Pulse that soon followed.
