Celeste - 'Stop This Flame'

After an incredibly successful 2019 and ahead of what seems to be an even busier 2020 - having already been crowned winner of the 2020 BRITs Rising Star award as well as winner of the BBC Sound of 2020 poll - Celeste is starting off the new year with new single ’Stop This Flame’; an anthem of hope and determination.

It’s not news that Celeste has a voice that could melt a block of ice. But while album ‘Compilation 1.1’ touches the darkest parts of your soul, in this new track, she uses her soulful vocals to spread light. "In essence, ‘Stop This Flame’ is a song about seeing it through to the end,” she reveals. “Whether it’s about not letting go of love, not letting go of a dream or stridently coming through some form of adversity. The song has always evoked those feelings within me.” 

With rhythm for days and a confidence that only comes with knowing your worth, ’Stop This Flame’ is truly captivating, not to say infectious. A song to blast at full volume and have a little dance around the living room, and for the next time life seems a little tough, Celeste has some words to live by: “You’ll never stop this flame, I will never let [you] go”. 

Words by Laura Freyaldenhoven

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Celeste 2020 UK/EU live dates: 
January
16 – Eurosonic Festival
 March
2 – O2 Southampton Guildhall, Southampton^
3 – O2 Academy, Bournemouth^
5 – O2 Academy Brixton, London^
6 – O2 Academy, Birmingham^
7 – O2 Apollo, Manchester ^
9 – Corn Exchange, Cambridge^
10 – De Montford Hall, Leicester^
12 – O2 Academy, Leeds^
13 – O2 Academy, Newcastle^
14 – Barrowlands, Glasgow^
 April
21 – Belleville, Paris*
22 – Printemps De Bourges, Bourges*
24 – Paradiso Noord, Amsterdam*
25 – BIRD, Rotterdam*
27 – King Tuts, Glasgow (SOLD OUT)*
28 – Deaf Institute, Manchester (SOLD OUT)*
29 – O2 Shepherds Bush Empire (SOLD OUT)*
May
1 – Les Nuits Botanique, Belgium*
5 – Standtgarten, Cologne*
6 – Kranhalle, Munich*
8 – Pitchfork Festival, Berlin
^supporting Michael Kiwanuka
*headline shows