Fri 30 October 2020, 17:46
Tottenham HotspurSinger-songwriter and Spurs fan Michael Kiwanuka is our very special guest on N17 Live ahead of Sunday's Premier League clash against Brighton.
Recent winner of the prestigious Mercury Prize for his brilliant third album Kiwanuka, Michael will join presenter and fellow Spurs fan Ben Haines at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for our popular pre-match show, which will begin at 6.30pm, ahead of the 7.15pm kick-off.
Born in Muswell Hill, N10, Michael is a lifelong Spurs fan who first stepped through the turnstiles aged 10 in the late 1990s. Musically, he burst onto the scene by winning BBC’s Sound of 2012, while his first album, Home Again, made it into the top 10 in five countries, including top five in the UK.
His follow up Love & Hate in 2016 was also well-received and hit number one in the UK. His music also reached a new audience in the US when his track Cold Little Heart was chosen as the theme for TV smash Big Little Lies, starring the likes of Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern. It reached number six in the US charts. A live session video of the song has 6.5million views on YouTube.
Kiwanuka was released last year to great critical acclaim, and in September, was announced as the winner of the Mercury Prize, beating the likes of Dua Lipa's Future Nostalgia and Stormzy's Heavy Is The Head to the prize. You'll have the chance to win a signed vinyl copy of this special album during N17 Live on Sunday!
Spurs Remembers
The Club will be paying its respects to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in armed conflict ahead Sunday's match. A minute’s silence will be observed prior to kick-off, during which the Last Post will be played live from within the stadium by Corporal (Retired RAF) Andrew John Lofthouse, former Principal Trumpet of the Central Band of the Royal Air Force. Andrew will also join us in the N17 Live studio. Also, look out for highlights of a video call between goalkeeper Joe Hart and our legendary former captain Gary Mabbutt and members of our Armed Forces Spurs Supporters Club.
Competition time!
As well as Michael's signed Kiwanuka albums, we've a special Halloween-themed giveaway on Sunday - a signed Xbox FIFA21 to the best Spurs Pumpkins! Keep an eye out on our social channels on Saturday for how to enter.
N17 Live
Unveiled on the return of football after lockdown in June, N17 Live has proved a hugely-popular destination for Spurs-focussed pre-match analysis, and we will now provide the quickest possible post-match reaction from Jose Mourinho and the players from our team at pitchside.
Fronted by lifelong Spurs fan Ben Haines, from 90min.com, the show can be accessed via our official digital platforms - Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and the Spurs Official app - from 45 minutes before kick-off (6.30pm on Sunday), no matter where you are in the world. You will see the stream appear at the top of your feeds, and we’ll be straight into the all-important team news with the players out to warm up soon after.
Stay with N17 Live right up until the teams walk out before tuning into your preferred broadcaster for the match itself - stay with Club channels for our live Match Centre, complete with live text and audio commentary, goal alerts and stats, via the Spurs Official app and tottenhamhotspur.com, as well as live updates on all social media platforms.
N17 Live will then return on the final whistle, when we will bring you the reaction of the men that matter as soon as possible.
