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Global superstar Stevie Wonder is joining the line-up for TK Maxx presents Lytham Festival 2025.

The 25-time GRAMMY award-winning singer, songwriter, musician and producer will headline the North West’s largest live music festival on Thursday July 3 with his LOVE, LIGHT & SONG show – one of only three outdoor dates for the legendary singer in the UK in 2025.

It is also announced today that indie legends Manic Street Preachers, singer-songwriters Jake Bugg and Liz Phair, chart-toppers Train, pop superstar Jess Glynne and indie greats Cast are among the special guests and support artists to be joining the Lytham line up.

Festival returnees Lottery Winners, singer-songwriter Dagny, four-piece collective CTRL and rock band The Alarm will also perform while celebrated record producer and songwriter Pete Waterman will bring his Hitman DJ set.

The announcement completes the line-up of headliners for this year’s festival which also includes US rock band Kings of Leon, Canadian/American singer, songwriter and musician Alanis Morissette, global superstar Justin Timberlake, and Scottish rock icons Simple Minds and Texas.

Individual tickets for Stevie Wonder go on sale at 10am Friday from www.lythamfestival.com
Individual tickets for all other days and five-day passes are on sale now.

Stevie Wonder is one of the most celebrated and prominent figures in popular music. To date he has amassed 49 Top 40 singles, 32 Number One singles and worldwide sales of more than 100 million units. Stevie has won 25 GRAMMY Awards, the GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award, a Golden Globe and an Academy Award, while his iconic album, Songs In The Key of Life, is archived in the USA’s National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress, for its cultural, historic and aesthetic significance.

With an enormous back catalogue, Lytham Festival’s audience can expect a night filled with smash hits including For Once in My Life, Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours, I Just Called to Say I Love You, My Cherie Amour, Superstition and more.

Lytham Festival co-founder Peter Taylor said: “What an announcement. Since the very beginning of Lytham Festival I have said my absolute dream gig to promote would be Stevie Wonder so this is going to be a very special night.

“He is without doubt a legend who, since the 1960s has continued to amaze audiences everywhere with his talent.

“I have every confidence the people of Lytham and beyond are going to be delighted we are all going to get to hear this amazing voice and enjoy a truly memorable night on Lytham Green.

“And alongside Stevie Wonder we are announcing no less than 11 special guests and support artists today with even more to come. Every year we work hard to bring the very best artists to Lytham and it is safe to say we have a huge line-up for 2025 to bring five days of incredible live music to the Lancashire coast.”

GRAMMY Award winning, multi-Platinum alternative rock band Kings of Leon kick off Lytham Festival on Wednesday July 3. Joining them will be Manic Street Preachers – one of the most influential and iconic rock bands to have come out of Wales. Manic Street Preachers have gone on to release 15 studio albums and have headlined countless festivals including Glastonbury, T in the Park, V Festival and Reading & Leeds. They have won 11 NME Awards, eight Q Awards and four BRIT Awards and were also nominated for the Mercury Prize and the MTV Europe Music Awards.

Also on the line-up is Jake Bugg. It is now 12 years since Bugg burst onto the scene at the age of just 17. His self-titled debut album was nominated for the Mercury prize and sold almost 900,000 copies, driven by the success of breakthrough single Lightning Bolt. He remains the youngest male artist to debut at Number One in the UK album charts.

Friday July 4 sees seven-time GRAMMY Award winning singer, songwriter and musician Alanis Morissette headlining with support from US singer-songwriter Liz Phair. Described by Rolling Stone as ‘one of the most important songwriters of the last 30 years’, Liz Phair has earned two GRAMMY nominations and sold more than five million records. Her most recent full-length album was 2021’s Soberish, while she has also written for TV and has published a memoir entitled Horror Stories.

Joining Morissette and Phair are multi-GRAMMY Award winners Train. Since their formation in 1994, Train’s infectious melodies and heartfelt lyrics have been captivating audiences across the globe with their signature blend of rock and pop.

Known for their critically acclaimed catalogue of chart-topping smash hits like Drops of Jupiter, Hey, Soul Sister and Drive By, Train have sold more than 10 million albums and 30 million tracks worldwide, with multiple platinum/gold citations.

And returning for their third Lytham Festival will be indie pop band Lottery Winners. With their fourth album KOKO due to be released this week, Lottery Winners will be hoping to repeat the success of 2023’s Anxiety Replacement Therapy – their first #1 in the UK’s Official Album Charts.

Lytham will then welcome multi-talented entertainer, recording artist, record producer, songwriter and actor Justin Timberlake with his The Forget Tomorrow World Tour on Saturday 5. Joining Justin will be fellow GRAMMY Award winner Jess Glynne.

London-born singer-songwriter Jess Glynne made history by becoming the first and only British female solo artist to score seven number ones on the UK Singles Chart – among them I’ll Be There, Hold My Hand and Don’t Be So Hard on Yourself. She rose to prominence in 2013 as a featured artist on the multi-platinum singles Rather B’ by Clean Bandit and My Love by Route 94 and last year Jess hit the UK’s Top Ten with her third studio album – the 15-track self-titled JESS – featuring soulful ballads and the quintessential pop anthems that have earned her the title of one of music’s most successful artists.

Ahead of Glynne’s set, Norwegian singer-songwriter Dagny will also perform. With an affinity for catchy melodies and energetic songs, Dagny is currently one of the most exciting and in-demand pop artists. More than a billion plays via streaming services, sold-out headline shows all over Europe, and more than 2 million monthly listeners on Spotify, confirm that the upbeat Tromsø native consistently succeeds in making the day a little better for everyone who listens to her music.
Up and coming new band CTRL will open the night.
And the closing night of Lytham Festival on Sunday July 6 will see a double headlining set from global rock icons and Scottish legends Simple Minds and Texas with support from Liverpudlian indie heroes Cast.
With their high-octane brand of indie rock, Cast – whose Top 10 singles include such timeless anthems as Fine Time, Sandstorm, Walkaway, Free Me, Flying and Live The Dream – released their new album Love Is The Call to widespread critical acclaim last year. Noel Gallagher once described watching Cast play live as “a religious experience”, and the band remain one of the UK’s most exciting live acts.

Also on the bill will be rock greats The Alarm, described by U2’s Bono as “The second greatest rock and roll band in the world”, while legendary music mogul Pete Waterman will kick off the night with his Hitman DJ set.

Details of special guests and supports for Stevie Wonder’s headline show will be announced soon.
TK Maxx presents Lytham Festival 2025 returns Wednesday 2 to Sunday 6 July. For more information and to secure tickets head to www.lythamfestival.com

The legendary Stevie Wonder will head to Cardiff this year to headline brand-new music series Blackweir.

The 25-time GRAMMY award-winning singer, songwriter, musician and producer will bring his Love, Light & Song show to the banks of the River Taff on Wednesday July 9 – one of only three outdoor dates for the global superstar in the UK in 2025.

The announcement comes after it’s already been revealed Noah Kahan kicks off the new series of outdoor live music events on Friday June 27, Kings of Leon will headline on Sunday June 29, Alanis Morissette brings her 2025 World Tour on Wednesday July 2 and Slayer headline on Thursday July 3.

Tickets for Stevie Wonder go on sale at 10am Friday from www.blackweirlive.com

Tickets for all other dates are on sale now.

Stevie Wonder is one of the most celebrated and prominent figures in popular music. To date he has amassed 49 Top 40 singles, 32 Number One singles and worldwide sales of more than 100 million units. Stevie has won 25 GRAMMY Awards, the prestigious GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award, a Golden Globe and an Academy Award, while his iconic album, Songs In The Key of Life, is archived in the USA’s National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress, for its cultural, historic and aesthetic significance.

With an enormous back catalogue, Cardiff can expect a night filled with smash hits including For Once in My Life, Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours, I Just Called to Say I Love You, My Cherie Amour, Superstition and more.

The launch of Blackweir as a new live music hotspot for Cardiff is a partnership between DEPOT Live (the live-events arm of Cardiff music venue, DEPOT) and UK promoters Cuffe and Taylor.

Nick Saunders, founder of DEPOT Live said: “It is more than 50 years since Stevie Wonder last performed in Cardiff in the early 1970s so we are incredibly excited to be welcoming him to Blackweir.

“This will be a night filled with hits and one that I am sure will live long in the memory.”

Cuffe and Taylor co-founder Peter Taylor added: “Stevie Wonder is without doubt a legend who, since the 1960s has continued to amaze audiences everywhere with his talent. Cardiff is in for a treat with this concert and we can’t wait to welcome such a huge global icon to this beautiful part of the world.”

cean Colour Scene’s Simon Fowler and Oscar Harrison are joining rock icon Roger Daltrey for his headline show at The Piece Hall this summer.

Roger is bringing his acclaimed solo Alive and Kicking tour to Halifax on Wednesday July 30 as part of the TK Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall series.

Opening the show will be very special guests Simon and Oscar who will give the crowd acoustic versions of some of Ocean Colour Scene’s biggest hits such as The Riverboat Song, The Circle, Traveller’s Tune, Hundred Mile High City and The Day We Caught The Train.

Simon describes the acoustic shows as “a real tonic – a great chance to look the audience in the eye and interact with them on a more personal basis than ever before.”

Final tickets are on sale now via ticketmaster.co.uk

Roger Daltrey’s Halifax date will follow a sold-out run of shows across the UK and will see him perform acoustic and semi-acoustic takes on gems from The Who as well as delving into a solo back catalogue that dates back almost 50 years.

The all-seated show in The Piece Hall’s beautiful open air courtyard will also feature his now-famous Q&A sessions, in which he opens up to the fans who have been with him throughout the decades.

Roger will be accompanied by his sensational nine-piece band – featuring regular The Who collaborator Simon Townshend (guitar/ vocals) alongside John Hogg (bass), Doug Boyle (guitar), Steve Weston (harmonica), Jody Linscott (percussion), Billy Nicholls (BV), Katie Jacoby (violin), Geraint Watkins (keyboard), Scott Devours (drums).

Roger Daltrey joins Gary Barlow, Travis, Paul Heaton, Faithless, Texas, Echo and The Bunnymen, Weezer, James, Supergrass, The Libertines, Simple Minds, Khruangbin, Olly Murs, Rag’n’Bone Man, UB40 ft Ali Campbell, Dean Lewis and The Script among the headliners for TK Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall.

For more information on the 2025 series please visit thepiecehall.co.uk

GRAMMY Award-winner Leon Bridges is joining the sensational line-up of headliners at this summer’s TK Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall.

The globally acclaimed Texas-born singer-songwriterbrings his Leon World Tour to the historic Halifax venue’s stunning open-air courtyard on Thursday July 24.

Bridges will be joined on the night by soulful Leeds trio Gotts Street Park who will open the show.

Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday February 7 from thepiecehall.co.uk and ticketmaster.co.uk

Bridges is riding on a high right now after the release of his wonderful fourth studio album Leon.

Recorded and produced by Ian Fitchuk (Kacey Musgraves and Maggie Rogers), Leon features 13 handcrafted songs spotlighting Bridges’ signature storytelling and organic genre alchemy.

The album’s release follows the singles Peaceful Place, Laredo and That’s What I Love.

Leon builds on the legacy of Bridges’ three previous albums, Gold-Diggers Sound, Good Thing, and his 2015 breakthrough LP, the Platinum-selling Coming Home, all of which received GRAMMY nominations for Best R&B Album.

Bridges is a sell-out arena artist back home in the US. Pollstar magazine recently described his “extraordinary” voice as “a smoky, soulful baritone that flows through a room like a slow dance and wraps around listeners like a lover’s embrace”.

His Leon World Tour is currently winning rave reviews with dates in Australia, the US and Europe in 2025.

Gotts Street Park are rapidly establishing themselves as a revered force in UK music. Having produced for artists such as Mabel, Celeste, Yellow Days, Kali Uchis, Grentea Peng and Rejjie Snow, as well as carving out their own material, they are a must-see live outfit.

Their songwriting and performance approach – which sees them collaborate with a range of vocalists – is a deliberate callback to the methods made famous by legendary studios like Sun and Stax in Memphis, or FAME and Muscle Shoals in Alabama, and their in-house bands.

Combined with a shared love of movie soundtracks and film scores, Gotts Street Park are taking age-old ideas and techniques and giving them a modern feel and texture.

Leon Bridges join the likes of Deftones, Weezer, The Corrs, Travis, Paul Heaton, The Teskey Brothers, Faithless, Texas, Supergrass, Simple Minds, Olly Murs, Khruangbin and Rag’n’Bone Man among the headliners announced for TK Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall 2025.

The Piece Hall, last year, celebrated a record-breaking summer of live music as close to 200,000 music fans visited its iconic open-air courtyard.

For more information on the TK Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall 2025 series visit thepiecehall.co.uk  

Indie-rock pioneers Snow Patrol have confirmed three new dates for this summer.

The Ivor Novello Award winners will headline TK Maxx presents Depot Live at Cardiff Castle on Thursday June 12, Cannock Chase Forest on Thursday June 26 before heading to the Yorkshire coast to play TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre on Friday June 27.

Tickets go on sale at 9am Friday January 24 from ticketmaster.co.uk 

Northern Irish-Scottish rockers Snow Patrol – fronted by Gary Lightbody with longtime members Nathan Connolly and Johnny McDaid – have been shaping the sound of alternative rock for more than 20 years.

With iconic tracks like Chasing Cars, Run, and Open Your Eyes, their emotionally charged anthems continue to resonate with fans worldwide, solidifying their place as one of the most influential bands in modern rock.

The band recently celebrated a major milestone with their first Number 1 album in 18 years. The Forest Is The Path marks the rock band’s triumphant return to the top of the charts, following the massive success of Eyes Open in 2006.

Featuring 12 tracks and artwork created by founding member Gary Lightbody, their latest album is a journey of contrasts – epically joyous, life-affirming and huge – with Lightbody describing it as ‘the biggest sounding record we have ever made.”

With eight studio albums, including the multi-platinum Eyes Open, Snow Patrol have sold more than 16 million records worldwide. Their legacy is further solidified by numerous accolades including seven Meteor Ireland Music Awards, six BRIT Award nominations and a GRAMMY nomination for Best Rock Song. With a career spanning more than two decades, fans in Scarborough can expect a night filled with timeless hits and the very best of modern rock.

Nick Saunders from DEPOT Live said: “We’re absolutely delighted to announce that Snow Patrol will be headlining Cardiff Castle later this year. Their music has resonated with fans for years, and it’s exciting to bring their unforgettable live show to such a historic and beautiful venue.”

Scarborough OAT venue programmer Julian Murray, of promoters Cuffe and Taylor, said: “We’re absolutely delighted to announce that Snow Patrol will be heading to Scarborough later this year. With their incredible catalogue of hits and raw, emotional performances, it’s going to be a magical night for fans in one of the most stunning outdoor venues in the UK. It’s definitely going to be one of the highlights of the summer.”

For more information about TK Maxx presents Depot Live at Cardiff Castle and to purchase tickets please visit depotlive.co.uk

For more information about TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre please visit scarboroughopenairtheatre.com

Rock pioneers Judas Priest are bringing their Shield of Pain Tour to the Yorkshire coast next summer for TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre.

The British legends – who have shaped the sound and style of heavy metal for more than half a century – will headline the UK’s biggest open-air concert arena on Wednesday July 23 when they will celebrate 35 years of their iconic album Painkiller.

This unmissable show is one of only two UK dates Judas Priest will play next summer and a massive northern exclusive. The band’s only other UK live show is at London’s 02.

Supporting Judas Priest at Scarborough will be Welsh rockers Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons.

Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday December 13 from ticketmaster.co.uk and
scarboroughopenairtheatre.co.uk

Announcing the celebration of Painkiller, Judas Priest promise audiences “This rare unique set including beloved classics will be defending the metal faith in a truly memorable experience.”

There are few heavy metal bands that have managed to scale the heights that Judas Priest have during a 50-plus year career.

Their presence and influence remains at an all-time high as evidenced by 2018’s Firepower being the highest-charting album of their career. GRAMMY Award wins and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame further cemented their place in music legend.

Originally formed in Birmingham in 1969, it was in the late 1970s that Priest delivered a quartet of albums – Sin After Sin, Stained Class, Hell Bent for Leather and Unleashed in the East – separating them from the rest of the hard rock pack.

The albums spawned such metal anthems as Sinner, Diamonds and Rust, Hell Bent for Leather, and The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown).

Priest were famously one of the first metal bands to exclusively wear leather and studs – a look that began during this era and would eventually be embraced by ‘metal heads’ throughout the world.

The band did not let up in the 1980s and 1990s as they were second to none as far as pure metal goes, releasing such all-time classic albums as British Steel, Point of Entry, Screaming for Vengeance and Defenders of the Faith.

Fast forward to today – and with landmark albums and sell-out shows around the world – Priest continue to be both revered and celebrated in equal measure and most recently were nominated for a 2025 GRAMMY Award for Best Metal Performance.

In 2022, band members Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, Ian Hill and Scott Travis were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – appointed by legendary shock rocker Alice Cooper.

Earlier this year saw the arrival of 19th studio album, Invincible Shield, while Priest remain one of metal’s top concert attractions, as evidenced by their current world tour which has sold out across the UK, Europe, North America and Japan.

Priest’s Scarborough date will see support come from fellow rockers Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons. Originally formed as a side project towards the last couple of years of Motörhead by Phil Campbell, the former Motörhead guitarist of 32 years, the band decided to take it up a level and officially launched in 2016.

By the time they released their debut album, The Age Of Absurdity, in January 2018, this honest rock ‘n’ roll enterprise had organically blossomed into a pretty big deal. The album garnered great reviews and picked up a trophy for Best Debut Album at Metal Hammer Germany’s 2018 awards. Two years later second album We’re The Bastards was bigger, better and even more raucously uplifting than its predecessor with top 40 national chart entries in four countries.

Most recently in 2023, third album Kings Of The Asylum delivered 11 hard-hitting, honest-to-the-bone heavy rock cuts, including stand-out singles such as the stadium rock hymn Strike The Match and the fast-paced banger Too Much Is Never Enough.

Scarborough OAT venue programme Julian Murray, of promoters Cuffe and Taylor, said: “Judas Priest are a legendary and pioneering band who shaped the style and sound of heavy metal.

“They are currently selling out venues around the world, as they have done for the last half century, and we are delighted to be bringing them here to the Yorkshire coast next summer for a show fans will absolutely love.”

Judas Priest join Basement Jaxx, Pendulum, Rag’n’Bone Man, Blossoms, Shed Seven, Texas, UB40 featuring Ali Campbell, The Corrs, Gary Barlow and The Script among the headliners already announced for TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre 2025.

A record-breaking 114,000 tickets were sold for this summer’s 18 Scarborough OAT headline shows in 2024.

For more information about TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre and to purchase tickets please visit scarboroughopenairtheatre.co.uk

Global stars The Corrs and special guest Natalie Imbruglia will play two massive outdoor shows in Yorkshire next summer.

The Irish Celtic infused pop icons will headline TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre on Wednesday June 11 before heading to Halifax to headline TK Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall on Thursday June 12.

Tickets for both shows go on general sale at 9am on Friday December 13 from ticketmaster.co.uk

The Corrs are Ireland’s first family of music, a multi-million selling sibling quartet who have conquered the world with a seamless blend of sleek pop rock, lush harmonies and Celtic folk trimmings.

Comprising Andrea (lead vocals, piano, tin whistle), Sharon (violin, piano, vocals), Caroline (drums, piano, vocals) and Jim (guitar, keyboards, vocals), The Corrs have sold more than 40 million albums since their debut Forgiven, Not Forgotten in 1995, spawning a dozen classic hit singles.

An enchanting mix of traditional Celtic music with a pop rock twist, The Corrs have written some of the biggest songs of the last three decades.
Forgiven, Not Forgotten gave us the incredible title track, the exquisite Heaven Knows and of course, arguably one of the biggest contemporary songs of the modern era, Runaway.

Their second album, Talk On Corners led with I Never Loved You Anyway, So Young and Only When I Sleep and is their biggest selling album to date.
The Corrs 2005 album, Home, was dedicated to their mother, and focused on traditional Irish songs.

The group took a hiatus after Home, to concentrate on raising families. By early 2015, they resumed writing sessions together and returned to action with huge global tours in a period that has seen them release two of their most mature albums, White Light (2015) and the T Bone Burnett produced Jupiter Calling (2017).

The Corrs recent Arena tour saw sold out shows across the UK and Ireland and the group cannot wait to return to the stage in 2025, including what promises to be two incredible nights in Yorkshire.

Special guest Natalie Imbruglia rose to fame in the mid-1990s for her role in the Australian TV soap Neighbours, before embarking on a hugely successful music career, releasing her debut album Left of the Middle in 1997. The album’s lead single Torn became an international hit, topping charts worldwide.

Natalie, who has released six studio albums to date and has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide, has received various accolades, including eight ARIA Awards, two BRIT Awards, one Billboard Music Award, one Silver Clef Award and three GRAMMY nominations.

She was crowned the winner of series three of The Masked Singer in the UK and recently appeared in the US version of the hit show.

The Corrs join Gary Barlow, Basement Jaxx, Pendulum, Rag’n’Bone Man, Blossoms, Shed Seven, Texas, UB40 featuring Ali Campbell and The Script among the headliners already announced for TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre 2025.

Scarborough OAT venue programmer Julian Murray, of promoters Cuffe and Taylor, said: “The Corrs have written some of the biggest hits of the last 30 years, are sensational live and we are delighted to add them to our headliners for next summer.

“Their current arena tour is just brilliant and we know fans are going to enjoy seeing Andrea, Sharon, Caroline and Jim take to the stage at the stunning Scarborough OAT for what promises to be an incredible show here on the Yorkshire coast.”

The Corrs join the likes of Travis, Paul Heaton, Weezer, Gary Barlow, The Teskey Brothers, Faithless, Texas, Supergrass, The Libertines, Simple Minds, Khruangbin, Olly Murs and Rag’n’Bone Man, among the headliners announced for TK Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall 2025.

Nicky Chance-Tompson MBE DL, CEO of The Piece Hall Charitable Trust, said: “No one combines that classic Celtic sound with the catchiest of pop melodies like The Corrs. I know there’ll be some really magical singalong moments in our beautiful courtyard when we welcome Ireland’s finest musical family to Calderdale.”

For more information about TK Maxx presents Scarborough Open Air Theatre please visit scarboroughopenairtheatre.co.uk

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Supergrass are bringing the 30th anniversary celebration of their chart-topping and Mercury-nominated debut album I Should Coco to Halifax for a massive outdoor show.

The BRIT and Ivor Novello award winners will headline TK Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall on Saturday August 16. Fans will get the chance to see I Should Coco performed in full, before an encore of the band’s greatest hits.

Supergrass will be joined on the night by very special guests and fellow Mercury-nominees Sports Team.

Tickets for this very special show go on sale at 9.30am on Friday November 29 from thepiecehall.co.uk and ticketmaster.co.uk

The Halifax date is announced just weeks after Supergrass revealed they would be playing a series of special anniversary shows across the UK in 2025.

The band – Gaz Coombes, Mick Quinn, Danny Goffey and Rob Coombes – are one of the most important to emerge during the 1990s. Formed in Oxford in 1993, their accomplishments include several million record sales, six Top 10 albums and 10 Top 20 singles.

With a Brit and Ivor Novello awards to their name, huge praise has also been given from the likes of Q and NME, with the latter giving I Should Coco a near-perfect 9/10.

The album features classic tracks Alright and Caught By the Fuzz and retains huge cultural influence 30 years on from its release. The album sold more than a million copies worldwide and remains the biggest-selling debut album released on the iconic Parlophone label since The Beatles’ Please Please Me in 1963.

Supergrass went on to release five more studio albums between 1997 and 2008, including In It For The Money and Life on Other Planets. They delighted their adoring fans when they returned from a 10-year hiatus in 2020.

Six-piece rock outfit Sports Team met at Cambridge University and quickly became standouts in the London scene on the back of their highly acclaimed live shows.
They already have two Top Five UK albums under their belts – Deep Down Happy and Gulp! – with eagerly awaited third LP Boys These Days set for release in February.

The Supergrass show is presented by Cuffe and Taylor and The Piece Hall Trust.

Nicky Chance-Tompson MBE DL, CEO of The Piece Hall Charitable Trust, said: “What an amazing chance to celebrate such an iconic and influential album by these princes of the Britpop scene.

“It really is an absolute stormer, sounding as fresh today as it did three decades ago. The band’s unique energy and infectious indie pop anthems connected with fans right across the genres and I know it will sound electric in our stunning courtyard.”

Supergrass join Gary Barlow, Travis, Paul Heaton, Faithless, Echo and The Bunnymen, Weezer, James, The Libertines, Simple Minds, Khruangbin, Texas, Olly Murs, Rag’n’Bone Man, UB40 ft Ali Campbell, Dean Lewis and The Script among the headliners announced for TK Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall 2025.

The venue has just celebrated a record-breaking summer of live music as close to 200,000 music fans visited its iconic open-air courtyard with headline shows from the likes of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Blondie, Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Sheryl Crow, Loyle Carner, Jungle, Korn, Biffy Clyro, Fatboy Slim and Bryan Adams, plus many more.

For more information on the 2025 series please visit thepiecehall.co.uk

Four more sensational headline artists are today confirmed for TK Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall 2025.

Songwriting genius Paul Heaton,Scottish alternative rock greats Travis, Liverpool post-punk legends Echo and The Bunnymen andelectronic music icons Faithless will all play the historic Halifax venue’s stunning open-air courtyard next summer.

Paul Heaton will be joined on Wednesday July 23 by not only regular guest singer Rianne Downey but also special guest Billy Bragg, before Travis, and special guests The Magic Numbers, play on Saturday July 26.

Echo & the Bunnymen head to The Piece Hall on Saturday August 9 before Faithless bring their sensational live show to Halifax on Friday August 22.

Tickets for all four shows go on sale at 9am on Friday November 29 from ticketmaster.co.uk

Nicky Chance Tompson MBE DL, CEO of The Piece Hall charitable trust, said: “Another batch of brilliantly different bookings guaranteed to get the crowds dancing and singing along to some absolute classics.

“Paul Heaton’s phenomenal songwriting skills means we’ll hear a stack of beautifully crafted, often quirky and always catchy songs. Likewise, Travis have a wealth of sing-a-long anthems from their iconic 90s albums which will see voices soar across the courtyard. I’ve wanted to hear the brilliantly unique sounds of legends Echo and the Bunnymen in our venue for some time. And hands in the air moments are 100% guaranteed when Faithless take to the stage with their uplifting and anthemic sound. I can’t wait for the summer!”

National treasure Paul Heaton is widely considered one of the UK’s most successful songwriters, with five Number One albums and 15 million album sales to his name.

Paul, who first came to prominence in the early 1980s as frontman of The Housemartins before the formation of The Beautiful South in 1988, will be joined at The Piece Hall by guest singer Rianne Downey who features on Paul’s new album, The Mighty Several. The album features 12 new original songs performed by Heaton, his band and a number of special guest singers.

Opening Paul’s Halifax show will be special guest Billy Bragg. A fearless recording artist, tireless live performer and peerless political campaigner, Billy has released 11 solo studio albums during an incredible 40-year career.

It is 27 years since multi-platinum and BRIT award winners Travis – Fran Healy, Dougie Payne, Andy Dunlop and Neil Primrose – released their debut album, Good Feeling (1997).

It was the Glasgow band’s second album, The Man Who (1999), which catapulted them to worldwide fame. The record – which featured such classics as Driftwood, Why Does It Always Rain on Me, Writing To Reach You and Turn – spent nine weeks at Number One on the UK Albums Chart.

Their third album, The Invisible Band (2001) again topped the UK charts and cemented their place at British rock music’s top table with such timeless songs as Sing, Side and Flowers in the Window.

The band’s subsequent discography includes studio albums 12 Memories (2003), The Boy with No Name (2007), Ode to J. Smith (2008), Where You Stand (2013), Everything at Once (2016), 10 Songs (2020) and this year’s stunning L.A Times, which featured the hit single Gaslight.

Opening the show will be Mercury Prize nominees The Magic Numbers.

Liverpool’s beloved rock icons Echo & The Bunnymen remain as influential as they are revered five decades on from their formation in 1978.

Frontman Ian McCulloch and long-time collaborator Will Sergeant continue to deliver neo-psychedelic masterpieces. Hits likes The Killing Moon, The Cutter, Lips Like Sugar, Dancing Horses and Nothing Lasts Forever have won them legions of fans around the world.

Later this week, on November 29, and to mark its 25^th anniversary, London Records will release Echo & The Bunnymen’s classic album ‘What Are You Going To Do With Your Life?’ on vinyl for the very first time.

Electronic music legends Faithless continue to prove it is possible to achieve both critical and commercial success while delivering boundary-pushing dance music with feeling and integrity.

Almost 30 years on from the release of their critically acclaimed debut album, Reverence, Faithless have established themselves as one of the most influential electronic acts of the 21st century – selling more than 20 million albums, including 17 Top 40 singles, six Top 10 albums (three at Number One), and amassing more than a billion combined streams to date.

The band’s cultural significance is unparalleled – leading the charge of dance acts cutting through on a global level and showing electronic music deserves its place on the main stages. This year’s return to the live arena, after eight years away, saw sold-out shows across Europe.

Travis, Paul Heaton, Echo & The Bunnymen and Faithless join Gary Barlow, Pendulum, The Saw Doctors, Weezer, James, The Libertines, Simple Minds, Khruangbin, Texas, Olly Murs, Rag’n’Bone Man, UB40 ft Ali Campbell, Dean Lewis and The Script among headliners for TK Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall 2025.

The venue has just celebrated a record-breaking summer of live music as close to 200,000 music fans visited its iconic open-air courtyard with headline shows from the likes of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Blondie, Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Sheryl Crow, Loyle Carner, Jungle, Korn, Biffy Clyro, Fatboy Slim and Bryan Adams, plus many more.

For more information on the 2025 series please visit thepiecehall.co.uk