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=== 2008β2012: the Brighton Port Authority and ''Here Lies Love'' === In 2008, Cook remixed the track "Amazonas" for the charity [[Bottletop]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Right here, right now: Fatboy Slim and Sound Affects Brazil |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/right-here-right-now-fatboy-slim-and-sound-affects-brazil-784784.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227093426/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/right-here-right-now-fatboy-slim-and-sound-affects-brazil-784784.html |archive-date=27 February 2014 |access-date=22 September 2014 |website=The Independent}}</ref> That year, Cook formed a [[virtual band]], the Brighton Port Authority, featuring [[Iggy Pop]], [[David Byrne]], [[Dizzee Rascal]], [[Martha Wainwright]] and [[Ashley Beedle]].<ref name="Petridis-2009">{{Cite news |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis |date=2009-02-27 |title=Drunk in charge of an album |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/feb/27/norman-cook-brighton-port-authority |access-date=2025-03-18 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> They released an album, ''[[I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat]]'', in 2009.<ref name="Petridis-2009" /> Cook produced two tracks on ''The Revolution'' ''Presents'', a 2009 compilation album by various Cuban musicians.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Spencer |first=Neil |date=2009-06-20 |title=The Revolution: Presents Revolution |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jun/21/revolution-cuba-presents-review |access-date=2025-03-23 |work=[[The Observer]] |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}}</ref> He said later: "I'm not [[Paul Simon]] β I'm not the world's best musical ambassador, it wasn't my forte."<ref name="Whitehurst-2014" /> In 2008, Cook played at Glastonbury Festival, the [[O2 (United Kingdom)|O2]] [[Wireless Festival]], Rockness Festival and Coachella.<ref name="newmoniker">{{cite web |date=14 May 2008 |title=Fatboy Slim is no more |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/fatboy-slim-25-1325855 |access-date=1 October 2011 |website=[[NME]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2008-04-24 |title=Coachella Line Up 2008 |url=https://www.nme.com/photos/coachella-line-up-2008-1405293 |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=[[NME]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> He played an unadvertised concert at Glastonbury 2009,<ref>{{cite web |author=Canter |first=Alicia |date=28 June 2009 |title=Glastonbury festival 2009: Fatboy Slim wows Trash City |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/gallery/2009/jun/28/glastonbury-gallery-trash-city-fatboy-slim |access-date=12 September 2011 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> and headlined the east dance stage at Glastonbury 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=News β The 2010 line-up is revealed! |date=14 April 2010 |url=http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/news/the-2010-line-up-is-revealed |access-date=12 September 2011 |publisher=Glastonbury Festivals}}</ref> Cook collaborated with Byrne again on ''[[Here Lies Love]]'' (2010), a [[concept album]] about the life of the Philippines First Lady [[Imelda Marcos]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Empire |first=Kitty |author-link=Kitty Empire |date=2010-04-03 |title=David Byrne and Fatboy Slim: Here Lies Love |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/apr/04/david-byrne-fatboy-slim-love |access-date=2025-03-18 |work=[[The Observer]] |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}}</ref> [[Here Lies Love (musical)|A musical]] based on the album premiered in 2013 at [[the Public Theater]] in New York City, and opened on [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] in 2023.<ref name="nyt2">{{cite news |last1=Paulson |first1=Michael |date=12 January 2023 |title=''Here Lies Love'', an Imelda Marcos Disco musical, will play Broadway |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/theater/here-lies-love-broadway.html |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref name="variety2">{{cite news |last1=Willman |first1=Chris |date=12 January 2023 |title=''Here Lies Love'', David Byrne-cowritten musical, to open on Broadway in immersive, standing-room setting |url=https://variety.com/2023/legit/news/here-lies-love-broadway-musical-david-byrne-filipino-immersive-imelda-marcos-1235487183/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> In the 2010s, as [[Electronic dance music|EDM]] grew in popularity worldwide, Cook began performing more frequently in the United States.<ref name="Baltin-2013">{{Cite magazine |last=Baltin |first=Steve |date=19 March 2013 |title=Fatboy Slim: Las Vegas' EDM scene 'really isn't for me' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/fatboy-slim-las-vegas-edm-scene-really-isnt-for-me-107821/ |access-date=9 March 2021 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref> On 18 June 2010, he performed in [[Cape Town]], South Africa, as part of the Cool Britannia [[2010 FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup]] music festival at the [[Cape Town International Convention Centre]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=26 May 2010 |title=Dizzee Rascal, Fatboy Slim To Play World Cup Shows |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles//1206102/dizzee-rascal-fatboy-slim-to-play-world-cup-shows |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510185919/https://www.billboard.com/articles/1206102/dizzee-rascal-fatboy-slim-to-play-world-cup-shows |archive-date=10 May 2021 |access-date=9 March 2021 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> In 2011, he received [[PRS for Music]] award for Outstanding Contribution to Music at the [[Ivor Novello Awards]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-05-24 |title=Ivor Novello winners 2007 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6686859.stm |access-date=2025-03-29 |work=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> On 30 May, he was the headliner at [[Movement Electronic Music Festival]] in Detroit.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 March 2011 |title=Fatboy Slim, Carl Craig head Movement: Detroit Electronic Music Festival 2011 |url=https://consequence.net/2011/03/fatboy-slim-carl-craig-head-movement-detroit-electronic-music-festival-2011/ |access-date=9 March 2021 |website=[[Consequence of Sound]] |language=en-US}}</ref> He played headlined [[Bestival]] on the [[Isle of Wight]] on 11 September.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bestival 2011 Line Up |url=http://www.virtualfestivals.com/bestival-2011/lineup |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212132146/http://www.virtualfestivals.com/bestival-2011/lineup |archive-date=12 December 2013 |access-date=27 June 2013 |publisher=Virtualfestivals.com}}</ref> Cook performed "Right Here, Right Now" and "The Rockefeller Skank" at the [[2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony]] in London.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Fatboy Slim emerges from a giant octopus |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-19238930 |access-date=2025-03-23 |work=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> On 1 September, he performed at [[Brighton Pride]].<ref>{{cite web |date=23 August 2012 |title=Fatboy Slim joins Freemasons at Brighton Pride |url=http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/fatboy-slim-joins-freemasons-brighton-pride230812 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909085850/http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/fatboy-slim-joins-freemasons-brighton-pride230812/ |archive-date=9 September 2015 |access-date=22 September 2014 |website=Gay Star News}}</ref> In March 2012, Cook hosted a one-hour radio programme, ''On The Road To Big Beach Bootique 5'', on [[XFM]]. It consisted of 10 shows.<ref>{{cite web |last=Laughlin |first=Andrew |date=22 March 2012 |title=Fatboy Slim joins Xfm for Big Beach Bootique show |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/news/a372561/fatboy-slim-joins-xfm-for-big-beach-bootique-show.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417161607/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/news/a372561/fatboy-slim-joins-xfm-for-big-beach-bootique-show.html |archive-date=17 April 2012 |access-date=6 April 2012 |website=Digital Spy}}</ref>
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