Keep on dancing
Fans of influential dance act had a spontaneous rave as the funeral procession for frontman Keith Flint passed by them on Friday afternoon.
Flint was found dead aged 49, at his home in Essex, earlier this month.
A rendition of the group’s hit ‘Out Of Space’ was started by fans as they assembled ahead of the funeral in Braintree.
WATCH: Crowds at Keith Flint's funeral in #Essex broke into a rendition of @the_prodigy's 'Out of Space' as they waited for his hearse to arrive at the church.#KeithFlint pic.twitter.com/yoiF37CZqo
— ITV News Anglia (@itvanglia) March 29, 2019
Dancing soon broke out on the streets of Braintree.
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The Prodigy fans will never stop dancing 💚#KeithFlint pic.twitter.com/fik0yDlun5
— Mixmag (@Mixmag) March 29, 2019
Flint entered St Mary’s Church in Bocking to ‘Aerials’ by System Of A Down, and the service also featured music by Pink Floyd and Van Morrison.
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His coffin was transported by a horse-drawn carriage, with the Prodigy ant logo depicted in a floral arrangement, and ‘Keef’ in orange flowers on the roof.
Ahead of Keef's funeral tomorrow, we would like to encourage fans to take public transport to the procession route where possible, as parking is limited, and to please be respectful of the local area and residents.
The procession will take place between 3pm and 4pm.
TheProdigyHQ pic.twitter.com/TzLwsnFIQg— The Prodigy (@the_prodigy) March 28, 2019
The Prodigy was formed by producer and songwriter Liam Howlett in 1991, with Keith Flint serving as dancer and vocalist.
They helped popularise rave music in the UK, with their first two albums Experience (1992) and Music For The Jilted Generation (1994).
It was their third album Fat of the Land (1997) however, that would propel them to superstardom, with both Firestarter and Breathe hitting number one in the UK charts. That album also contained ‘Smack My Bitch Up’, which gave us one of the greatest and most controversial music videos of all time.
That was followed by four more studio albums, Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (2004), Invaders Must Die (2009), The Day Is My Enemy (2015) and No Tourists (2018).
The Progidy was also one of the most exciting and incredible live acts in the world and continued to play to packed crowds throughout their career. Prior to Keith Flint’s death, they were due to perform at this year’s Glastonbury festival.
