Public Enemy and Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir return to London after long absence

Both acts will perform at the Royal Albert Hall in 2025.

By contributor Charlotte McLaughlin, PA Senior Entertainment Reporter

Published Apr 1

Chuck D and Flavor Flav of Public Enemy at a premiere — Chuck D, left, and Flavor Flav of Public Enemy (Doug Peters/PA)

Rap group Public Enemy and Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir will be returning to London after a long absence to perform at the Royal Albert Hall this summer.

Public Enemy, which was founded in Long Island, New York, in the 1980s with Flavor Flav and Chuck D, will perform at the venue near Hyde Park in their first UK performance in more than half a decade.

The “one-night-only” event will be held on June 27 2025, and see the group perform their biggest hits – which have included Fight The Power, Rebel Without A Pause and Don’t Believe The Hype.

They previously toured in 2019 as the Gods Of Rap along with the Wu-Tang Clan, De La Soul, and DJ Premier.