Lady Maisery
In association with Cambridge Folk Festival
Individually three multi award-winning artists, Lady Maisery form a unified voice, carrying stories of sisterhood, human struggle, the joy of living and the vitality of song with the "freshest possible take on traditional music" (Folk Radio UK). Their long-standing effervescent collaboration has been described as "adventurous and beautiful" (Mark Radcliffe, Radio 2) "exquisite and thrilling" (The Guardian) with "a generosity of spirit and joie de vivre that seems to emanate from every minute of their recorded output as well as from their exuberant live shows" (Folk Radio UK).
Their fifth studio album "Tender" was released at the end of 2022 to far-reaching acclaim. An arresting record exploring the power in vulnerability, the tenderness of collective wounds and the strength in kindness, it was hailed "a beguiling blend of ancient and modern" (The Times) and "both nurturing and raw, a sensitive response to the times we are living in" (Daily Info).
Emma Pollock
Emma Pollock is as a solo artist who sings, writes songs and every now and again gets around to recording them. She wasn't always a solo artist though - my first musical adventure was with the band The Delgados formed in 1995 in Glasgow with Stewart Henderson, Paul Savage and Alun Woodward. They released 5 studio albums and split in 2005. Since then Emma has gone solo and have released a few albums of her own.
Price includes a 50p venue levy
David Ford
In association with Cambridge Folk Festival
"Unmissable. 5 stars" - The Guardian
"One of Britain's best. 5 stars" - The Times
"Puts everything into every word" - The LA Times
"David Ford is the eternal thrill of a young man going way too far and pulling it off" - Word Magazine
David Ford's 2005 debut album "I Sincerely Apologise For All The Trouble I've Caused" took the music world quite unawares.
Understated but ambitious, it is a collection of honest, tender, visceral moments recorded in a Sussex basement that would go on to receive worldwide acclaim and be declared one of the 'Albums of the Year' by major publications on both sides of the Atlantic.
Twenty years on, Ford returns to the road to revisit the album that kicked open every door to the music industry and to tell the story of how, one by one, he carefully closed them all.
Featuring special guest performers as well as Ford's renowned feats of multi-instrumentalism, this celebration of "I Sincerely Apologise For All The Trouble I've Caused" is a rare chance to see the album performed in its entirety, along with selected highlights from the illustrious David Ford songbook.
Gurriers
THIS HAS BEEN UPGRADED FROM THE PORTLAND ARMS DUE TO PHENOMENAL DEMAND. ALL TICKETS REMAIN VALID.
Taking their name from an antiquated and somewhat charming Irish term for lout, ruffian, or street urchin, Gurriers formed in January 2020, initially comprising Dan Hoff on lead vocals, Ben O'Neill on guitar and backing vocals, Mark MacCormack on guitar, Pierce O'Callaghan on drums and Emmet White on bass, who has since amicably left the band and been replaced by Charlie McCarthy.
Hailing from various parts of Ireland, Gurriers met in Dublin. They believed they were destined to connect creatively in a meaningful way, so they formed a band. We don't need to dwell too much on how events in early 2020 temporarily stalled their progress. "All we wanted to do was be back in a room together and practice," Dan Hoff recalls. "I remember one stage screaming into my pillow because of the extended lockdowns."
Instead of doom scrolling on their phones, baking banana bread, or bingeing on box sets, Gurriers seized an opportunity to hone their vision and advance their ambition. Over numerous Zoom calls, they meticulously discussed every single aspect of the band, plotting strategies at a time when venues, studios, and rehearsal rooms were shuttered shut. The silence spurned the fledgling group on to make a bigger, more beautifully abrasive noise.
Tom Robinson with Adam Phillips
Tom Robinson presents an evening of songs and stories from fifty years wandering the wilder shores of the Record Industry. Classic hits such as War Baby, Up Against The Wall, and 2-4-6-8 Motorway rub shoulders with a Radio 1 ban for being Glad To be Gay, rocking against racism with The Clash, writing songs with Elton John, headlining Glasto with Peter Gabriel, drug smuggling in East Germany, two nervous breakdowns and a year in tabloid hell after falling in love with a woman. Plus fan favourites from his vast back catalogue, spanning Café Society in 1975 to his acclaimed 2015 comeback album Only The Now.
Scott Lavene
Scott Lavene is as English as pork pies and pasties, dunked biscuits in Yorkshire tea. Last year's album "Disneyland in Dagenham" was full of Essex, East End poetry, and classic English post punk. Following extensive touring including many sold-out shows, Scott is back with another album entitled "Cars, Buses, Bedsits and Shops"; an album bursting with more dark humour, snapshots of squalor and cheek, and Scott's unique love songs.
Produced by Stew Jackson, who's worked with Massive Attack, Black Crowes, Tom Waits and Nick Cave, the record shines with Scott's presence, alongside Ryan Rogers of Mumble Tide, co-producing and playing organs, synths and mellotron. The album came together quickly, in a five-day wonder, in Bristol, September 2024. Scott's longer story-based songs have taken a backseat on this record with more singing than before and a higher percentage of ballads, sincere, wistful and tender. They evoke the lyrics and feelings set down by Daniel Johnston and The Magnetic Fields, Evan Dando and the immense David Berman. But a few ratty stories still remain.
Price includes a 50p venue levy
Kid Kapichi
"No one said that it'd be painless." True words spoken on the upcoming first single to dawn in the new age of Kid Kapichi. "This album is very introspective" claims frontman Jack Wilson. It's an incredibly vulnerable period for the band, full of huge change and personal growth. An album matched sonically by a slick, clean aesthetic with a mature feel, taking inspiration from their peers, many of whom they have already shared a stage with; Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Liam Gallagher, Madness, and Nothing But Thieves to name a few.
"It was a very cathartic experience recording this album" continues Jack. "Ben and George have decided to step away from the band, but they were such a key part of writing it, it was great having them in the studio still. We can't wait to show the world what we?ve been working on".
Co-produced by Ben Beetham, and Mike Horner, who have a long-standing history of crafting some of the band's catalogue, felt like the right move to polish off this incredibly personal body of work.
Finishing off another very successful festival season for the band, Kapichi will unveil the new line-up at their final warmup show this August. "Playing these types of intimate shows with this album feels like the right move, we love to get up close and personal with the fans to share this experience with them." With new material and dates on the way, four become two, for now...
Tom Robinson with Adam Phillips
Tom Robinson presents an evening of songs and stories from fifty years wandering the wilder shores of the Record Industry. Classic hits such as War Baby, Up Against The Wall, and 2-4-6-8 Motorway rub shoulders with a Radio 1 ban for being Glad To be Gay, rocking against racism with The Clash, writing songs with Elton John, headlining Glasto with Peter Gabriel, drug smuggling in East Germany, two nervous breakdowns and a year in tabloid hell after falling in love with a woman. Plus fan favourites from his vast back catalogue, spanning Café Society in 1975 to his acclaimed 2015 comeback album Only The Now.
Lilo
With two stunning alt-country / indie rock EPs - 2022's "Sleep Country" and 2023's "I Don't Like My Chances On The Outside" - childhood friends Christie Gardner and Helen Dixon proved themselves a new duo with something special going on. As Lilo, their songs reflected the life of twenty-somethings in and out of love and luck, with this human element perfectly weighted alongside their arresting harmonies and rich instrumentation.
While informed by a deep understanding and love of folk music, with references to Karen Dalton and Julie Collins a regular occurrence, their music is also modern, in line with the likes of Julia Jacklin, Laura Marling and Mitski. They say they like to give their songs "a poppier lean" because "we want to have fun and try not to think too much about genre. We just write what we feel makes sense for the sentiment of each song."
Miki Berenyi Trio
Miki Berenyi Trio are Miki Berenyi on vocals/guitar (Lush), Kevin 'Moose' McKillop on guitar (Moose) and Oliver Cherer (Gilroy Mere, Aircooled). The three musicians first worked together during Piroshka's 2021 tour; Miki and Kevin being founder members, Oliver coming in on bass to replace Mick Conroy (Modern English) who had moved to the US.
When the global pandemic made touring impossible, Miki spent the lockdown months writing her memoir, "Fingers Crossed", released in 2022 to widespread acclaim. To provide some musical accompaniment for the string of book events and signings, Miki Berenyi Trio was formed.
The band has developed a momentum of its own, touring with the Wedding Present and Gang of Four and sold out London co-headline show with Aircooled.
Price includes a 50p venue levy
Baskery
In association with Cambridge Folk Festival
The queens of banjopunk, three Swedish sisters by the name of Baskery, who've played music since they were old enough to hold an instrument. Baskery play a combination of classic 'roots music and Americana' with a twist of rule breaking punk turn this much loved style of music on it's head. Their sound oozes style and playfulness and has helped them accrue a number of plaudits and accolades.
The first album, "Fall Among Thieves" (2008) was recorded in Stockholm, co-produced by Lasse Mårtén (Pink; Peter, Bjorn and John; Kelly Clarkson; Lykke Li; Primal Scream ). It quickly established them as an act that people took seriously. In the years that followed they've released several albums and EPs working with the likes of Blackpete (Depeche Mode; Joe Jackson; Peter Fox), Matt Wignall (Cold War Kids; J. Roddy Walston; Wargirl) and were also signed by Dan McCarroll (President and A&R) to Warner Music. "Coyote & Sirens" was released in October 2018, produced and engineered by Andrew Dawson (Kanye West; Rolling Stones; f.u.n; The Revivalists).
On the live scene Baskery are experienced in putting on a show have played over 400 of their own in 2015 the sisters were invited to join legendary artist Robbie Williams as opener and special guests on his arena-tour throughout Europe. Later the same year they also toured the US with Gary Clark Jr and Brandi Carlile and the festival requests roll in; Colours of Ostrava, Bonnaroo, Utopiafest, Newport Folk Festival, Arroyo Seco and Bottlerock.
Price includes a 50p venue levy
Mac DeMarco
Mac DeMarco is a Canadian self-produced multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and recording artist. Raised in Edmonton, Alberta, and currently residing in Los Angeles, California.
Du Blonde
Du Blonde is the audacious alter ego of multi-instrumentalist, producer, and visual artist Beth Jeans Houghton, a Newcastle-born creative whose trajectory has taken her from folk-rock curiosity to full-throttle alt-rock juggernaut. Originally gaining critical recognition with Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny, she swiftly shed that identity to emerge as Du Blonde, a firebrand persona defined by snarling punk edges, fuzz-drenched guitars, and a fierce do-it-yourself ethos.
Operating through her own label, Daemon TV, Du Blonde tackles every aspect of creation; from raw, high-voltage production to striking illustrations and music videos that bristle with humour and irreverence. Over the years, her boundary-busting collaborations with the likes of Shirley Manson (Garbage) and Ezra Furman have proven her magnetic pull within the music community, while her restless creativity consistently upends expectations.
Her latest album "Sniff More Gritty" sees Du Blonde pushing her sound to newfound extremes, layering explosive riffs and searing vocals into an eclectic collage of punk ferocity and power-pop hooks. Capturing the chaotic spirit of a live performance, the record veers from unbridled aggression to disarming vulnerability; a testament to her unwillingness to be fenced in by genre lines or industry norms.
Recent months have also witnessed Du Blonde's exhilarating return to the stage, with a sold-out UK tour that tore through the country before reaching a finale at London's iconic Scala. Celebrated for her raw, cathartic live shows, she leaves audiences enthralled by her commanding stage presence and unvarnished passion. For fans and newcomers alike, Du Blonde stands as a symbol of creative reinvention and unflinching authenticity in modern alt-rock; an artist who refuses to play by anyone else's rules.
Price includes a 50p venue levy
The Baby Seals
The Baby Seals are a punk garage band based in Cambridgeshire. The members are Kerry Devine, Amy Devine and Kate Shore.
"The tension and guitar riffs are breath-taking... 'Chaos' demonstrates the versatility of this band... a glorious garage punk aesthetic." - Clash Music
"Bringing the gritty sound and empowering ideology of riot grrrl into 2024... thunderous... an album that lives up to its title." - Louder Than War
The band were added to Chris Hawkins' (BBC 6 Music) and Deb Grant's (New Music Fix) "bands that should be bigger than they are" playlist.
Hotline TNT
Will Anderson needed to call a timeout. It was October 2024, in the studio of modern DIY hero Amos Pitsch, clear across Wisconsin from the small town where Anderson was raised. As he has done for every increasingly absorbing Hotline TNT album, Anderson arrived at the studio with eight, maybe nine demos he liked, leaving himself room not only to expand their sound but to write a few tracks in the room, too. But this time, and for the first time, the quartet that had toured for the last 10 months as Hotline TNT had come with Anderson, somewhat unexpectedly. He had intended to make one more album his way - holing up with a producer and building songs piece by piece, as he'd done for the 2023 breakthrough "Cartwheel" - before making Hotline TNT a full-band affair in the future. But guitarist Lucky Hunter, bassist Haylen Trammel, and drummer Mike Ralston wanted in. Anderson relented.
As they cycled repeatedly through one of Anderson's demos, they couldn't unlock the way to play it, the power and pattern that Hunter's and Anderson's guitars needed to share. When Hunter began playing a part that had nothing to do with that song, Anderson dipped, heading upstairs with his guitar in a spell of mild pique and fatigue. When he emerged a few hours later, he'd written "The Scene", a spiralling-and-stomping new song about wanting someone to throw a tantrum on your behalf. The rest of Hotline TNT, meanwhile, had written a lunging and moody instrumental, guitars pulled as tightly as razor wire against Motorik drums. Anderson resisted at first but then helped finish "Break Right". Both songs are now tentpoles of Raspberry Moon, the most sweeping and compelling Hotline TNT album to date and, crucially, the first built by a full band. Oh, the other song they couldn't get right? No one remembers its name.
Price includes a 50p venue levy
Billy Mahonie
Lauded by many as one of Britain's Finest Live bands in the late 90s and early 00s, Billy Mahonie are back on tour. Taking in many of the towns and cities previously played and some newer places, the band members have never felt so stoked to get out on the road.
This is an early show, with doors at 5pm, and an expected finish by 9pm.
Price includes a 50p venue levy
The Hunna
The Hunna, formed by Jack Metcalfe, Ryan Potter, and Daniel Dorney, burst onto the scene in 2015 with standout singles "Bonfire" and "She's Casual", followed by their explosive début album, "100", in 2016, which secured their first top 20 record; reaching number 13 on the UK album chart. Bolstered by global fan support, the band swiftly earned major festival slots, including headlining the Festival Republic Stage at Reading & Leeds Festivals and performing a secret set that attracted one of the largest crowds to date. They also performed at BBC Radio 1?s Big Weekend, All Points East, and festivals across Europe and North America, alongside their own sold-out tours.
Between 2017 and 2018, the band's second album, "Dare", climbed to number 12 on the UK album chart, sparking a sold-out tour in Australia and further sold-out shows across the UK and Europe. Notable achievements included selling out Brixton Academy three times, as well as Camden Roundhouse, Rock City, Manchester Apollo, and other prominent venues. In the US, they achieved success with multiple sold-out performances at iconic venues like The Troubadour in Los Angeles, Mercury Lounge, and Webster Hall in New York.
For their third album, the band collaborated with renowned producer John Feldmann (Blink-182, Goldfinger, Twenty One Pilots, All Time Low) in Calabasas, working alongside artists such as Travis Barker (Blink-182), Josh Dun (Twenty One Pilots), Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy), Phem, and others. In 2022, they partnered with Grammy Award-winning producer Gil Norton to release their self-titled album, "The Hunna". Adored by their loyal fanbase of nearly a decade, this album marked a significant new chapter for the band.
Now, in 2025, after a few years without new music, The Hunna return with renewed energy and their signature powerful sound. They are set to release their first-ever EP, "Blue Transitions", with a new album on the horizon and memorable shows planned for 2026 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their debut album, "100".
Low Girl
On a début album shot through with grief and emotion, the deep, intimate friendship between the members of Low Girl fuels an almost telepathic interplay. "Is It Too Late To Freak Out?" sees the indie four-piece intermingle their voices and guitar melodies while vivid, endlessly curious soundscapes sprawl into extended vamps, holding tight to both tension and tenderness. It's a collection filled with exploratory songs that unfold with momentum, the sound of a group of musicians who are deeply attuned to each other.
At its heart is the idea of telling one's own story: how much to share, how much to keep for oneself: two questions frontperson Sarah Cosgrove asked herself while writing these 11 tracks. Here, she taps into painfully universal themes without being too overt: mental illness, family dynamics, ghosting, feeling small in a big world. "Our music speaks to triumph in the face of misery," she explains. "It's about turning those darker moments into something you feel like you've overcome, and pushing towards making yourself a better person."
Price includes a 50p venue levy
Young Knives
Ever faithful to their manifesto "Young Knives: not a band, not music, not art", brothers Henry Dartnall and The House of Lords have been turning out weirdly catchy records since the start of the millennium. Initially riding the wave of the mid 2000's British post-punk resurgence with a string of Indie disco classics and top 20 trojan horse hits, they quickly transcended any genre thrown at them by moving into more experimental electronica and noise rock in the 2010's.
This evolution culminated in the release of the critically received "Barbarians" in 2020. Their blues quashing live-streams and Spotify hacking experiments making them self-proclaimed saviours of the pandemic era. The next year sees them back with new and totally unique material as they prepare to sneak their way back into your sub-conscious once again.
Price includes a 50p venue levy
Daft Funk Live
Daft Funk Live are one of the world's most prestigious Daft Punk tribute bands: diligently constructing a 'live' rendition of Daft Punk's legendary performances and appearances. They incorporate their own synchronised light shows together with live instruments to give a truly immersive and unique experience. Their stage production is meticulously crafted, paying the utmost respect to the infamous and illusive Robots.
"...totally superb, an incredibly detailed performance giving you a Daft Punk explosion of sound and colour. Five stars." - Max Taylor
(Groove Armada, Mika, The Bays, Creepy Neighbour)
The Orchestra (For Now)
In association with Cambridge Folk Festival
Hotly-tipped London-based seven piece The Orchestra (For Now) have released their first ever song "Wake Robin".
Winners of this year's edition of Green Man Rising, opening the main stage at the acclaimed tastemaker festival, and fresh off the back of two sold out shows at London's St Pancras Old Church, the band have also just announced their next London headline at the ICA on 10th April.
"Wake Robin" should not be the work of a band releasing their first song. A dextrous multi-limbed assault on the senses, "Wake Robin" is an 8 minute odyssey, welding orchestral movements with rapid fire drumming and a preacher on the mountain top vocal delivery. The Orchestra (For Now) emphatically bring all these strands together with a confidence and delivery that is a testament to their months of live experience and careful development of their sound.
"The Orchestra (For Now) are further cementing their prime position among next year's ones to watch." - DIY Magazine
"It feels no exaggeration to say that the bands debut is one of the most highly anticipated of the year." - So Young
"A completely distinctive sound, hugely progressive in scope and tone." - Clash Magazine
Price includes a 50p venue levy.
Bill Ryder-Jones
Hailing from a sleepy seaside town between North Wales and Liverpool, The Wirral's Bill Ryder-Jones is a musical polymath with a decades-long career as a producer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and singer/songwriter with several acclaimed solo records to his credit. In 1996, while still in his early teens, he became the lead guitarist for psychedelic pop outfit The Coral, with whom he spent 12 years, garnering 5 UK top ten albums in-between supporting the likes of Oasis; before embarking on a solo career.
His most elaborately produced LP to date, 2024's "Iechyd Da" (a Welsh term meaning "good health") has propelled him from an artists' artist to a beloved figurehead of British song-writing, continuing his steady move up the UK album charts to hit the top 40, as well as a host of 2 & 3 spots in the specialist categories. At times joyous and grand, at others intimate and heart-breaking, the past few years spent producing other artists has provided that gentle nudge to expand into new territory, from kids choirs and tender strings to dramatically re-contextualised disco samples.
"Iechyd Da feels a culmination of all he set out to do. It's a record that beckons you over and invites you in, that rewards your faith and careful listening with moments of extraordinary beauty, unflinching honesty, a sonic exchange of love. 9/10" - Laura Barton, Uncut
Aaahh!!! Real Records x Love The Pig Christmas Party
Aaahh!!! Real Records and Love The Pig are teaming up to bring an amazingly stacked Christmas party to Storey's Field Centre! The musical line-up features:
SJ & THE FLYING PIGS
HARRISON RIMMER
THE SMITH (NOT BREWER) BAND
TIM HOLEHOUSE
THE BENSON SISTERS & FRIENDS
Special guests include a DJ set from Aaahh!!! Real Records owner Frank Fiott, and Pro Wrestling EAST Tag Team Champions Tim Lee & Kharnage - the Super Raffle Bros - hosting the raffle! If you've been to previous Love The Pig Christmas parties, you know how good these raffle prizes can be!
There will be cabaret seating as well as standing space.
The John Otway Band
John Otway is an English singer-songwriter who has built a sizeable cult audience through extensive touring, a surreal sense of humour and a self-deprecating underdog persona.
From the age of 9, Otway knew he wanted to be a pop star. But even at that young age, having listened to his sister's Beatles and Stones records, he knew he would never be able to do what they do. However, when his sister got the latest Bob Dylan album, he knew there was a place for him and he set about learning how to play guitar.
Otway had to wait until 1977 and the rise of punk before his dream of fame and fortune would finally become a reality. Having caught the eye of the producers of the BBC's Old Grey Whistle Test, Otway's performance on that show would grab the attention of the watching audience. Otway, ever the showman, decided to jump on to the amplifier of his colleague during a performance of Bob Lind's Cheryl's Going Home. (Un)fortunately for Otway, he misjudged his leap and sent Wild Willy Barrett's amplifier tumbling as he crashed down straddling the box under the amp.
The full force of the impact was absorbed by the most tender body parts, but in doing this one simple act of recklessness and his wanton disregard for his own safety, Otway was the talk of everyone who watched that evening's programme.
Price includes a 50p venue levy
Sick Joy
Sick Joy's début EP, 2018's "Amateurs", announced them as something exciting, with some describing them as somewhere between The Pixies and Slipknot, and the band received huge support from Radio 1, Kerrang! Radio and Radio X. Live, meanwhile, their shows with the likes of Pixies, Pearl Jam, Dinosaur Pile-Up and Demob Happy fully demonstrated Sick Joy's infectious energy and power.
After their debut album "We're All Gonna F***ing Die" came out to great response from Kerrang among others, they returned with a sound darker, heavier and more venom than ever, Painkiller. Gaining "Track of the Week" on Dan P Carter's Radio 1 Show as well as support from Nels Hylton and Jack Saunders too.
Jim Moray
Should you care to look back over the past two decades of British folk music, one musician in particular stands out for having a singular, idiosyncratic vision that has rarely wavered in style and substance. Jim Moray may have garnered initial attention for his digitally-driven approach to traditional music, but reflecting on his seven albums and numerous production credits it's clear that imagination and invention are the real cornerstones of his work. The cinematic vision of albums such as "Skulk" (2012), "Upcetera" (2016), and his game-changing debut "Sweet England" (2003) show just how far the old songs can be taken. His arrangements of traditional songs such as "Gilderoy", "Horkstow Grange" and "Fair Margaret and Sweet William" are regarded as amongst the classics of the folk genre, while his treatment of the ballad "Lord Douglas" has become a must-learn for fingerstyle guitarists.
Green Mind 25th Birthday: Adult DVD
Over their brief time as Adult DVD, the Leeds based 6-piece have become known for their relentless output of infectious hooks and grooves with a euphoric live show that could be mistaken for a club night.
Their first single "Do Something" taken from self-released, self- produced EP "Next Day Shipping" landed straight onto the BBC6 Music B list earning widespread support from Dork, Line of Best Fit, Clash, Farout and more. The group ended 2024 with a packed out show at the iconic 100 Club show and 2025 kicked off with a sold out headline for Line Of Best Fit's "5 Day Forecast" a showcase for the essential new artists of the year. Followed by a sold out twice over (one early, and one late club show, on the same day) at Belgrave Music Hall, in their hometown. Whether tapping into their love for chorus-centric indie or the influence of acid-house floor-fillers, their core appeal remains consistent: undeniable humour; bold, danceable instrumentals; and instantly memorable song-writing.
Price includes a 50p venue levy
Green Mind 25th Birthday: The Dears
Formed in 1995, The Dears released their first, ultra lo-fi album, "End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story", in 2000. The orchestral, dark pop sound and dramatic live shows cemented The Dears at the foundation of the then-emerging Canadian indie-rock renaissance. Their live show was described as "the sonic equivalent of seeing the face of god."
In 2001 and 2002, they released two separate concept EPs; "Orchestral Pop Noir Romantique" and "Protest", respectively. In 2003, the release of their second full-length album "No Cities Left" in Canada, and a string of highly anticipated shows at SXSW 2004, prompted the international release of "No Cities Left" with Bella Union. Their 3rd album, "Gang of Losers", which came in 2006, was well received by the press, and was shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize.
The Dears have toured the world over, including performances on Letterman (twofold), Jimmy Kimmel, Jonathan Ross and at Glastonbury, T in the Park, Wireless, Montreal Jazz Fest, Siren Festival, Coachella, Austin City Limits, V Fest, Reading and Leeds, Les Inrocks (France), Montreux Jazz Fest, Istanbul Jazz Fest, Pop Montreal, CMW, NXNE and countless appearances at SXSW. They have shared stages with Spiritualized, Broken Social Scene, Daniel Lanois, Rufus Wainwright, Zemfira, Bloc Party, Keane, Morrissey, The Tragically Hip, Metric and Death From Above, to name a few.
Price includes a 50p venue levy
Lo Fidelity Allstars
"One of dance music's Galacticos" - Mixmag
"The Lo Fidelity Allstars invented what James Murphy used as a template for a whole career for LCD Soundsystem" - DJ Mag
2026 sees the band return with live gigs and a new singles compilation album; including a stop off in Cambridge ahead of the Easter bank holiday.
From sweaty nights in UK clubs to full-on American mega stadium tours and global charts hits such as "Battleflag" and "Lo Fi's In Ibiza", Lo Fidelity Allstars have been the soundtrack for generations who find the idea of mixed up genres and rocked up beats the norm rather than the exception.
Their career spans winning the "Most Promising New Band NME Brat Award" to becoming dance press crossover pioneering heroes, a debut album that sold half a million copies in the USA alone, smashing the record for 'biggest import album' previously held by The Clash and a "Best Of" compilation which saw them acclaimed "influential genre-mashing electronic mentalists" in an NME review.
The 900: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Cover Band
The 900 are the UK's first and only "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater" cover band. Formed by their mutual understanding that no other soundtrack could ever top THPS, The 900 gives you a reason for your back to hurt in the morning. With the approval of the Birdman himself, as well as Goldfinger's John Feldmann, they're ready to kickflip into every big banger from THPS1 to American Wasteland.
Expect to hear tunes spanning all the games including AFI, Alien Ant Farm, Bad Religion, Black Flag, CKY, Dead Kennedys, Goldfinger, Green Day, Lagwagon, Less Than Jake, Millencolin, Motorhead, NOFX, Papa Roach, Powerman 5000, Rage Against The Machine, The Ramones, Refused, Suicidal Tendencies, System of a Down and many more!
Price includes a 50p venue levy
Matt Pryor (The Get Up Kids)
Kansas City, Missouri native, Matt Pryor, is a household name for anyone who was attuned to the second and third waves of emo. His genre-defining band, The Get Up Kids, were among a small and legendary group that has shaped the musical landscape for years. However, after growing tired of the boundaries it so needlessly applied, the internationally recognised frontrunners eventually transcended the genre with their later albums and found themselves at home with a more indie sound.
Most recently, on his latest album under his given name, Matt Pryor has presented the world with The Salton Sea, and it is abundantly clear that this is the continuation of a decades-long love affair with music and being outright obsessed with song-writing. Steadfast fans of Pryor?s prolific career will also find themselves treated to a style that is more reminiscent of the works of Paul Westerberg and Red House Painters, that is of course laden with Pryor's signature style, whose DNA is deeply rooted in artists like Elvis Costello and The Afghan Whigs.
Tide Lines
Tide Lines are a band whose story stretches from the wild expanses of the Scottish Highlands to the beating heart of Glasgow. In June 2025, they celebrated a landmark moment with their fourth album "Glasgow Love Story" via their own Tide Lines Music label, which landed at No.1 in Scotland and No.11 in the UK Official Album Charts: their highest UK chart position to date and third Scottish No.1.
The band still record and rehearse in a converted church on the Isle of Mull, where the ever-changing Hebridean landscape seeps naturally into their sound. As vocalist/guitarist Robert Robertson puts it: "We've always felt like our music carries traces of where we're from - the space, the weather, the drama of the Highlands. But it's just as much about connection, about reaching people everywhere." At heart, Tide Lines are a rock band in touch with the geography and the culture that formed them.
Shiny New Model 2026
With two successful years behind us, Shiny New Model's third instalment comes to Cambridge Junction in 2026!
Limited early bird tickets available now, for a low, low price.