MOBO nominated Loick Essien, fresh from the success of his number two hit single ‘How We Roll’, which has sold over 220,000 copies, is back for a UK tour.

Loick (pronounced Lu-week) will be touring as support for Wretch 32 and will be in Bristol on October 26.

He has become widely regarded as one of the most explosive talents in the industry, releasing club tracks Love Drunk (produced by Labrinth) and Stuttering (featuring N-Dubz). He’s had close to three million video hits online and has recently toured with US teen sensation Alexis Jordan. His newest single ‘Me Without You’ is currently on the Capital FM and 1Xtra Playlists.

Loick started his career as a child, starring in a variety of music videos including Big Brovaz ‘OK’. His talents were spotted by MTV Select presenter Richard Blackwood who was so impressed he offered him the chance to co-present the show with him. He has also featured on Bashy’s underground hits ‘When The Sky Falls’ and ‘Black Boys’.

He also collaborated with Chipmunk on his infamous track ‘Beast’ and has recorded and written with some of the best urban talent around from Labrinth, N-Dubz and Naughty Boy to the likes of Lashwan Daniels, James Fauntleroy and Stargate.

He will be supporting Wretch 32 across the country this month. Dates are: 16 October Glasgow O2 ABC2 17 October Newcastle O2 Academy2 19 October Manchester Academy3 20 October Liverpool O2 Academy2 21 October Sheffield Plug 22 October Leicester O2 Academy2 23 October Birmingham HMV Institute 24 October Oxford O2 Academy 2 26 October Bristol O2 Academy 28 October London KOKO 29 October Brighton Concorde 2 30 October Norwich Waterfront