Enter Shikari’s Rou Reynolds made a surprise appearance on stage with Pendulum at The O2 in London on March 29th. The two groups teamed up to perform a version of “Sorry, You’re Not a Winner,” a 2007 Enter Shikari song that Pendulum has previously incorporated into their live sets. Reynolds posted footage of the performance on his social media channels, thanking Pendulum for the opportunity to perform with them at the arena.
This isn’t the first time the two acts have collaborated on “Sorry, You’re Not a Winner.” They previously played the track together at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2022. Reynolds spoke highly of the collaboration in an interview with NME, stating, “Gareth [McGrillen] and Rob [Swire] just got in touch and basically said that they’re thinking about doing a remix of ‘Sorry You’re Not A Winner,’ and I was like ‘okay sick!’. They sent it over, and there’s a lot of different demo changes in that track so I was like ‘this is so interesting, what are they going to do with it?’ And it’s so good. It’s killer.”
Pendulum, who recently dropped singles “Mercy Killing” with Wolverhampton rap-metal mystery Scarlxrd and “Halo” featuring Bullet For My Valentine’s Matt Tuck, is currently wrapping up their UK arena tour. The final show is scheduled for March 31st at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro. The band recently discussed their reasons for returning to music in an interview with NME, stating that they were never motivated by commercial success and felt pressure to produce hit singles that was not helpful during the creative process.
Aside from the Pendulum collaboration, Enter Shikari made headlines in February when they expressed solidarity with Palestine during a show at Wembley Arena. However, the group’s unexpected appearance at The O2 with Pendulum is sure to grab the attention of music fans and leave them eager for more exciting collaborations in the future
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