Eminem has spoken of the benefits of playing with a live band.

The rapper is due to perform at London's Wembley Stadium on July 11 after failing to gain approval to play at Hyde Park.

Speaking to BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe, the US star said that he much prefers playing live with a band rather than to backing music.

Eminem said: "It's definitely better, it definitely brings a whole new element to it. There are more things to do with your hands. It's a whole different energy, it's louder, it's more in your face, it's more explosive. For me, music is about feeling and energy and all that.

"We always try to mess around with the order of things. There are certain songs that just, for some reason or another, they don't work as good live. You have to go with the ones that work best to perform live. Sometimes we'll [also] add ones in we haven't done in a while."

Eminem is the first rapper to headline Wembley Stadium and tickets for the show will go on sale at 9am on Friday (May 9).

Watch Eminem perform live below: