Abra Cadabra's Wireless Set Saw a Minute's Silence for Grenfell

Over the weekend, Wireless Festival barrelled into London's Finsbury Park. It saw north London hero Skepta performing in a headlining slot, alongside transatlantic stars The Weeknd and Chance the Rapper. Also appearing over the course of the festival were Travis Scott, Young Thug and Lil Yachty, as well as a frankly ridiculous spread of British talent including Section Boyz, Dave, Stefflon Don, AJ Tracey and basically everyone else who's anyone in UK urban music.

Amidst the party, however, London rapper Abra Cadabra, brought some important gravity to proceedings during his set on Sunday (9 July). He held a minute's silence in memory of the victims of London's Grenfell Tower fire, and for Bradley Lowery, a six-year-old who died of neuroblastoma on Friday, and whose illness had been much-publicised.

He's one of many who have remembered Bradley (footballer Jermain Defoe and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn also sent tributes via social media), and he's also part of a growing number of musicians who have publicly discussed Grenfell – particularly within UK rap – following in the footsteps of Stormzy, who urged his audience not to forget the tragedy during his Glastonbury set. Music festivals are obviously huge sites of celebration, but it's inspiring when artists use their time on stage to reflect on what's going on in the world. For that reason, the moment's silence held by Abra was an important part of this year's festival, and his awareness marks him out as a key up and coming player in UK music.

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