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Throwing it back to 2004, Bloc Party have this week shared their Little Thoughts EP for the very first time on digital streaming platforms. Originally released as a physical only EP exclusive to Japan, the cult-classic release features iconic Bloc Party tracks including ‘Tulips’, ‘Skeleton’, ‘Storm and Stress,’ The news also coincides with the band announcing two new Irish headline shows this summer, celebrating two decades of Bloc Party at Belfast’s The Telegraph Building on Thursday 4th July, and Dublin’s 3Arena on Friday 5th July. Tickets are available from 10am on Friday 16th February. The two new shows will take place days before Bloc Party's biggest show to date at Crystal Palace Park in London, on Sunday 7 July 2024. Speaking ahead of the shows Kele Okereke of Bloc Party says: “We've been having so much fun playing shows over the past year, so it makes sense to do something special for old and new fans, celebrating twenty years of Bloc Party. We heard from a lot of people that they couldn't get tickets for the Silent Alarm gigs, so a one-off summer party playing that and the bangers feels like the right thing to do.” Take a listen for the EP for yourselves below. 

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