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Kathryn Williams

Idris Elba to headline Cardiff's Inside Out festival this spring

Luther, Thor and The Suicide Squad star Idris Elba will be coming to Cardiff this summer as he takes a headline spot, alongside People Just Do Nothing's Kurupt FM boys.

Also heading up the festival, which takes place in Bute Park in the capital on the May Bank Holiday weekend, are rising stars Tion Wayne and Andy C.

Inside Out will take place on Sunday, May 1 and The Harder They Fall actor Idris will be bringing his love of music to the park.

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A renowned DJ who has performed across the world, Idris has worked with Jay-Z on the rapper's American Gangster album and Idris himself release his first album in 2014, Idris Elba Presents mi Mandela, and went on to open for Madonna at one of her German gigs.

He has said in the past about making music: "I do it from the heart, I’m not doing it for money — I just enjoy doing it."

Last November he released a single collaboration with Australian indie duo, Lime Cordiale, and that was followed in January with a mini-album, Cordi Elba.

His set isn't the only act to check out at Inside Out - stars of BBC's mockumentary People Just Do Nothing and film, Kurupt FM: Big in Japan, the rap collective will also bring their unique take on British hip hop to Cardiff.

Appearing as their characters from the show and the film, the Kurupt FM crew have appeared at Glastonbury and Reading and Leeds. People Just Do Nothing, which first aired in 2014, follows the lives of MC Grindah, DJ Beats and their friends and their exploits running their pirate drum and bass and UK garage station from a flat in Brentwood.

You can find out the full line-up of Inside Out Festival and get tickets at www.insideoutcardiff.co.uk.

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