From playing the Emirates Old Trafford for The Hundred, performing at Tramlines Festival and having BBC Radio 1 support her latest single ‘Dirty Laundry’, Darla Jade consistently proves she’s not taking her foot off the pedal. 2024 has been an incredible year for the Stoke On Trent born electropop artist, having also supported Dizzee Rascal (Stoke On Trent), Natalie Shay (London), as well as performing at Camden Cox & Friends (London). 

2023 was also an exceptional year for Darla, performing at Maida Vale for BBC Introducing, performing a headline show at The Waiting Room and having her music played on Love Island and The Only Way Is Essex. Her single ‘Backseat Driver’ was championed across BBC Radio 1’s Future Pop with Mollie King, as well as Spotify’s ‘New Music Friday UK’, ‘New Pop Revolution’ and ‘Fresh Finds Pop’ playlists.

Other highlights include BBC Radio 1 naming Darla’s single ‘Stories On The TV’ as BBC Introducing’s Track Of The Week, performing as part of Independent Venue Week, Live Nation’s In Source showcase, the Night & Day Cafe as part of the BBC Introducing Manchester takeover & 110 Above Festival. Darla also supported The Ninth Wave (Oslo, London), RØRY (SOLD-OUT, Camden Assembly) and Lucy Spraggan, as well as featuring on tracks with BLOND:ISH, Nico De Andrea, Francis Mercier and Like Mike to name a few. Darla also won the Amazon ‘Breakthrough Booth’ competition at The Great Escape 2022 and recorded live versions of her singles at Metropolis Studios at the start of 2023.

Other artists are taking notice of Darla’s writing style, and in addition to working on her own material, she is writing for others too, gaining cuts with artists such as Kaskade (On My Way), Gorgon City (Burning), Leftwing: Kody (Deeper), Ferry Corsten & Tom Staar (Glow), Blond:ISH & Nico De Andrea (Hold Tight) and CRVVCKS (Colours) to name a few.