2027 marks 30 years since Roni Size Reprazent released New Forms, the landmark album that helped transform drum & bass from an underground movement into a global musical force. To celebrate three decades of one of the most influential albums in electronic music history, they will return to the road for a limited run of live performances - and they're coming to Birmingham.

The story of New Forms begins in Bristol, where Roni Size grew up surrounded by the city's legendary blues parties and sound systems. After discovering music production as a teenager, he became part of the city's emerging electronic scene, meeting fellow producers DJ Krust, DJ Die and Suv in the early 1990s. Together they helped establish Full Cycle Records, becoming central figures in Bristol's developing drum & bass movement.

The Full Cycle sound brought together drum & bass, jazz, soul, hip hop, funk and live instrumentation, helping distinguish the Bristol sound from the darker jungle emerging from London. Tracks including It's a Jazz Thing began attracting attention beyond the underground, eventually leading Roni Size and his collective to Talkin' Loud and the creation of New Forms.

Released in 1997, New Forms was a revolutionary fusion of electronic production and live musicianship. The album arrived during an extraordinary year for British music and was shortlisted for the 1997 Mercury Music Prize alongside albums including Radiohead's OK Computer, The Prodigy's The Fat of the Land, The Chemical Brothers' Dig Your Own Hole, Primal Scream's Vanishing Point and Suede's Coming Up.

Roni Size Reprazent play O2 Academy on Friday 4 June 2027. Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday 9 October here.