As he grew older, Cook lost interest in creating music and focused on DJ performances, which he said he still had “100% passion for”. He said in 2025: “If I did make a new record then it would be a very average record. I prefer not to waste mine or…
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Cook collaborated with the British singer Rita Ora on the 2023 single ” Praising You “, a reworking of his track “Praise You”. At Glastonbury 2023 , Cook played the song “Insomnia” by Faithless as a tribute to the Faithless singer, Maxi Jazz . That October, he was awarded the…
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At Glastonbury 2024 , Cook joined his former bandmate Paul Heaton to play bass on the 1986 Housemartins song ” Happy Hour ” . Cook estimated that his performance at Glastonbury Festival 2025 was his 100th Glastonbury performance, including performances in small tents. On 11 December, Cook released “Satisfaction Skank”,…
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On 15 May 2016, Cook played a private two-hour set “Baby Loves Disco” for preschool children and their parents during the Brighton Fringe . At Glastonbury 2016 , he played the John Peel stage for the first time. In 2017, he released the single “Where U Iz”. At a concert…
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As of 2015, Cook was performing about 70 DJ sets a year and declined many opportunities to perform more. He was not interested in further fame or success, saying, “Nowadays I’d rather go sideways than up. I don’t want to do things on a bigger scale. I want to do…
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In 2013, Cook performed at Ultra Music Festival in Miami. That year, he released ” Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat “, with Riva Starr and Beardyman , which reached number three in the UK and introduced Fatboy Slim to younger audiences. Supported by a remix from the Scottish DJ Calvin Harris…
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In the 2010s, as EDM grew in popularity worldwide, Cook began performing more frequently in the United States. On 18 June 2010, he performed at the Cool Britannia FIFA World Cup music festival at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in South Africa. In 2011, he received PRS for Music…
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Cook played an unadvertised concert at Glastonbury 2009 , and headlined the east dance stage at Glastonbury 2010 . He collaborated with Byrne again on Here Lies Love (2010), a concept album about the life of the Philippines First Lady Imelda Marcos . A musical based on the album premiered…
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In 2008, Cook played at Glastonbury Festival, the O2 Wireless Festival , Rockness Festival and Coachella. In 2009, he released the album I Think We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat as the virtual band the Brighton Port Authority, featuring Iggy Pop , David Byrne , Dizzee Rascal , Martha Wainwright…
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In June 2006, he played a headline performance at the RockNess festival on the shores of Loch Ness . The Greatest Hits – Why Try Harder was released that month, including the new tracks ” Champion Sound ” and ” That Old Pair of Jeans “. On New Year’s Day,…
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