Lightning Seeds announced as Friday Headliners at Chagstock Festival

CHAGSTOCK FESTIVAL are delighted to announce that Lightning Seeds are the latest addition to their 2014 line-up. They will headline the main stage on Friday night.

Lightning Seeds are a Liverpudlian band fronted and formed by Ian Broudie. They’ve had 12 top 20 UK hits including Pure, Change, Sugar Coated Iceberg, You Showed Me and 1996 football anthem Three Lions. Ian Broudie and the Lightning Seeds have released seven studio albums to date – six as Lightning Seeds and one Ian Broudie solo album.

Also on the bill are million-selling alt-rock legends, The Waterboys, who will headline the main stage on Saturday night.

Formed 30 years ago by Mike Scott, The Waterboys became famous for their powerful live performances and majestic albums such as A Pagan Place and This Is The Sea, which included their biggest hit The Whole Of The Moon.

Chagstock is one of the Westcountry’s best-loved festivals. Set in 70 acres of farmland on the edge of Dartmoor, Chagstock is renowned for its stunning location, diverse line-up of artists and non-corporate, family friendly atmosphere. Chagstock showcases the very best music, food and entertainment that the Westcountry and the UK have to offer.

After selling out the entire allocation of early bird tickets in record time, all tickets, camping options and vehicle passes for this year's festival are now on sale at www.chagstock.info

The first acts confirmed for 2014 are Saturday headliners, The Waterboys, legendary 2-Tone band, The Selecter; Alt-Folksters, The Moulettes and award winning Canadian band The Stanfields, who blend hard rock with traditional atlantic folk. The wonderfully chaotic high-energy Balkan folksters Sheelanagig will headline the marquee stage on Friday night. Also on the bill are hotly-tipped English blues-rockers Sam Green and The Midnight Heist and local Okehampton rockers, Downfall. Chagstock’s house band, New Crisis also perform their traditional main stage slot.

This year’s Fancy Dress Theme will be ‘The Wild West!’

Last year’s festival sold out for the second year running, and featured memorable performances from The Boomtown Rats, Billy Bragg and The Mystery Jets amongst many others.

As introduced in 2012 in recognition of the tough economic climate for families, all children under 12 can attend the festival for free (ticket is required). Chagstock’s capacity is once again capped at just 5,000 tickets to ensure that its intimate, family-friendly atmosphere is maintained.

Simon Ford Chagstock Festival organiser says, “I am delighted that Chagstock has now sold out two years in a row! With the announcement of Lightning Seeds, alongside acts such as The Waterboys, The Selecter and many others, the whole team is confident that 2014 will be our best year yet and we will sell out once again! As always we are sticking to the non-corporate vibe and family friendly atmosphere with loads of great and varied music, food and entertainment”

Weekend Tickets are priced at £75 (Adults), £50 (Under 18's),
Under 12’s are free (ticket is still required). A Family Ticket for 2 Adults and 2 Under 18s is £210.
Camper / Caravans / Live-in Vehicles just £15 per vehicle
All weekend tickets include 2 nights of camping and car parking.

Day tickets will also available later on, Booking fees apply.

Tickets are available from
http://www.chagstock.info/buy-tickets
http://www.chagstock.info

The Music of Ian Broudie/The Lightning Seeds and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

The Music of Ian Broudie

The Lightning Seeds and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Friday 4 April 2014 7:30 pm

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

with very special guests

Tickets £27.50, £30, £32.50, £40

£1.50 per ticket administrative fee applies for online/telephone ticket orders, + 75p per order postage fee (if required). More information about booking fees.

www.liverpoolphil.com

This once-only event celebrates the music of Liverpool-born singer, songwriter, musician and record producer Ian Broudie, in arrangements prepared especially for performance by the Lightning Seeds with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Clark Rundell, and special guests.

The Lightning Seeds were formed by Broudie in the late 1980s and scored an early hit with the song, Pure; they have produced six albums to date, and have enjoyed widespread mainstream success. Their football anthem, Three Lions, has twice been at number one in different versions recorded with Frank Skinner and David Baddiel.

Broudie has also enjoyed extensive success as a producer, sometimes working under the name ‘Kingbird’, with artists including Echo and the Bunnymen, Miles Kane, Terry Hall, The Zutons, The Fall, Dodgy, and The Coral. The concert will include some songs from his production portfoloio, as well as songs by The Lightning Seeds, all performed as never previously heard in new arrangements for this special event with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

Liverpool Music Awards 2013 Nominations Revealed

The Liverpool Music Awards sponsored by Liverpool City Council hosted their annual nominations party at Eric’s on Mathew Street last night.

The night was hosted by BBC Radio Merseyside's Dave Monks and showcased some of the most exciting emerging artists from the city including Stevie Banks, Me and Deboe, UkeBox, Coffee and Cakes For Funerals, The Ragamuffins, Rumjig and Taylor Fowlis.

The awards nominations were also revealed and voting is now open to the public. Awards director Ellie Philips said; "We're very excited about the nominations which are just as eclectic as last year. We've got a real mix of well known names like Ian Broudie and Clinic to new talent like Tyler Mensah and Lumin Bells."

The awards are part of the inaugural Liverpool International Music Festival. Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, said: “It’s fantastic that these awards are part of what is already shaping up to be a hugely exciting music festival. The aim of this inaugural event is to celebrate all things music – and this ceremony honours the outstanding talent which can be found in the Liverpool music scene. To have such an eclectic mix of music involved in the nominations party is a taste of what you can expect from the festival itself which caters for mainstream as well as more diverse tastes.  Without a doubt, if you’re a music lover, Liverpool is the place to be in August.”

The Liverpool Music Awards ceremony itself takes place on Sunday 25 August at St George’s Hall. To find out more about the awards and to vote visit www.liverpoolmusicawards.com.

To find out more about the Liverpool International Music Festival or to book tickets, visit www.limfestival.com

LIVERPOOL MUSIC AWARDS 2013 NOMINATIONS:

THE MICHAEL MOLLOY YOUTH MUSIC AWARD (age 16-21)
MIC LOWRY
KATIE NICHOLAS
TYLER MENSAH

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
BILL RYDER-JONES
ESCO WILLIAMS
MILES KANE

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
NATALIE MCCOOL
EVA PETERSON
ANNA CORCORAN

BAND OF THE YEAR
THE HUMMINGBIRDS
BY THE SEA
CLINIC

ONE TO WATCH (no age restriction)
JETTA
LUMIN BELLS
JOHN ROSS JUNIOR

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
JETTA – START A RIOT
HIGHFIELDS – THE CHASE (OH LORD)
MICHAEL MOLLOY – RISE and FALL

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
CUT FROM A STAR – IAN SKELLY
DON’T FORGET WHO YOU ARE – MILES KANE
TOWERS – BALTIC FLEET

LIVE MUSIC NIGHT OF THE YEAR
LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC
HARVEST SUN
EVOL

LIVE MUSIC VENUE OF THE YEAR
LEAF
CAMP AND FURNACE
LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
IAN BROUDIE
AL GROVES
CAHILL

DJ OF THE YEAR
ANTON POWERS
GHOSTCHANT
RICHIE VEGAS

MUSIC BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
ELEVATOR STUDIOS
EIGHTIES VINYL RECORDS
3 BEAT RECORDS

Line-up Revealed for Bestival at Nation Liverpool

BESTIVAL AT NATION

**LINE UP REVEALED**

MARCH 30th 2013 - NATION, LIVERPOOL

Live: Ian McCulloch with Ian Broudie / The Cuban Brothers /
Is Tropical / Killaflaw / The Tea Street Band / Hoodie Ledbetter

Spoken Word: Howard Marks aka Mr. Nice

Film: The Chemical Brothers: Don't Think

DJs: Special Guest / Rob da Bank / Steve Parry / Chris McGee / Dave Whelan /
Phil Fearon / James Silk / Little Chief

Facebook Event Page: www.facebook.com/events/130090323820296/

Following our announcement that we will be holding a fundraising night on March 30th at Nation in Liverpool helping us to remember those who lost their lives in the A3 coach crash following last year’s Bestival, we’re very pleased to be able to announce a whole host of Liverpool’s finest and Bestival’s best for Bestival At Nation.

Heading up the live music action on the night will be Ian McCulloch with Ian Broudie, two Liverpool legends who originally found fame in the early 80s Eric’s scene. Between them Echo and the Bunnymen and The Lighting Seeds have racked up numerous chart hits and become part of the fabric of rock n roll and the pairs own musical relationship stretches as far back as the Bunnymen’s debut album Crocodiles in 1980, so it’s a real honour for us that they’ve agreed to take part in our fundraiser.  We’ll also have the previously announced The Cuban Brothers dropping the party funk and b-boy moves in their own inimitable style, electronic trio Is Tropical, electro rockers Killaflaw and sets from the hotly tipped The Tea Street Band and future guitar duo Hoodie Ledbetter.

As anyone who has been to Bestival will know it’s not just about the music and we have some real treats lined-up for you including a spoken word set from the world’s most lauded trafficker of illicit substances, Howard Marks aka Mr. Nice. Plus we’ll have a rare screening of one of the best concert films from recent years, The Chemical Brothers: Don't Think.

In the spiritual home of Cream we will of course have a corking DJ line-up that will include a very special guest synonymous with rocking the dancefloor in the past 20 years, with Bestival curator and Radio 1 leftfield behemoth Rob da Bank, a selection of Liverpool’s finest including Steve Parry, Chris McGee, Dave Whelan, Phil Fearon and James Silk plus Bestival’s own Little Chief.

The monies raised from the night will go to the immediate parents or guardians of festivalgoers Michael Molloy and Kerry Ogden who lost their lives in the accident and Zach Washington-Young who suffered life changing injuries.

Tickets priced £16.25 (including booking fee) are available now from Ticketline. Please join us on Saturday 30th March.

Ian McCulloch Epstein Theatre Liverpool review

Formerly known as the Neptune Theatre, the Epstein theatre has re-opened under the management of SoundCity and they launched it with the announcement of 2 nights with the legendary Ian McCulloch.

Ian, best known for fame with the Echo and the Bunnymen, was joined on stage with Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie and a 2 piece string section and keyboard player. The set up reminding me of MTV unplugged with the curtain back drop and subdued blue lightning.

The sell out crowd waited patiently for Ian to arrive on stage and greeted him with rapturous applause when he eventually did and he wasted no time getting them eating out of his hand. Playing through a set list of classic bunnymen hits and solo stuff, Ian's voice was raspy which added to the intimacy of the night with the acoustics of the theatre amplifying it clearly and crisply.

Running through hits such as Bring on the Dancing horses before showcasing his new stuff starting with Pro Patria Mori which he self proclaimed as being a "classic" already and to be fair it was typical McCulloch material with angst ridden protest lyrics which play well to his vocals and the string section adding an extra melancholy to the song. 

Ending the set on a rapturous note with the always brilliant Nothing lasts forever which prompted the whole theatre to sing along culminating in McCulloch visibly choking up and on the edge of tears before leaving the stage to thunderous applause and the demand for more, which they got in the form of 2 encores covering songs such as Wild Side, and Lips like Sugar the audience had enough of sitting about and rose to their feet to dance in the aisles and out sing the man himself finally leaving to a standing ovation. This was a masterclass performance from a class act.

The Epstein theatre returned with a bang and a most welcome return it is. If they continue to have gigs of this calibre, then I can see a bright future for the venue. The 300 odd seating capacity being ideal for those close-up gigs and with the option of balcony seating/standing ideal for more. Long may the Epstien theatre flourish.

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Lightning seeds hometown gig Liverpool 02 Academy Sat 12 Feb

Door time: 7.00pm


£22.50 advance Ticketweb/ www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk


The Lightning Seeds were formed by Ian Broudie in 1989. After being involved with numerous bands in post-punk Liverpool, including Big in Japan with, amongst others, Budgie and Holly Johnson, and a collaboration with Paul Simpson called Care which resulted in an album and several singles, he decided to go it alone.


The Lightning Seeds have been entertaining audiences for over 20 years, and it’s easy to see why when witnessing their unmissable live performance. Ian Broudie conceived the band and penned the majority of the critically acclaimed debut album  Cloudcuckooland, featuring the hit single Pure. The band’s 1994 album, Jollification, saw the Lightning Seeds garner the attention they rightly deserved, spawning the hit singles Lucky You, Change, Perfect and Marvellous. In 2006 they released of The Very Best of the Lightning Seeds and in 2010 the band returned to the live arena with a full UK tour  and studio album ‘Four Winds’, the first crop of Lightning Seeds songs in 10 years.


“Growing up in Liverpool in the Sixties was like being in the centre of the earth. I was going to the football and the Kop would be singing ‘She Loves You’.” Says Ian “ Both my brothers had a lot of records: Dylan, Cream, bluesy guitar players. Plus I had a little transistor radio and got Radio Caroline, from when pop music was very free. Then it was the Seventies and Bowie played The Liverpool Empire and it was as if everybody who was going to go on and make music in Liverpool was at this gig. For me it was about Roxy Music, Frank Zappa, and, like everyone in Liverpool then and now, Captain Beefheart, Pink Floyd, Love and the Velvet Underground.”


Ian Broudie is part of the fabric of British pop culture. Born in the Fifties, child of the Sixties, crucial player in Liverpool punk in the Seventies, alternative rock production genius in the Eighties, pop star in the Nineties and Godfather figure to some of Liverpool’s new leading lights of the Noughties. He was the studio magician behind the legendary Echo And The Bunnymen and has lately sprinkled stardust over The Coral and Zutons. And mingling in the midst of all of this music and creativity came The Lightning Seeds, with a string of classic hit singles, and a little football song (‘Three Lions’) still bellowed out from the terraces at England matches.

Lightning Seeds announce UK Dates for 2012

 

*Academy Events presents

Wednesday 14th September 2011:Following a summer of festival sets across the UK, the Lightning Seeds announce a UK tour for February 2012, featuring a hometown show at O2 Academy Liverpool, and a Londondate at O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire.

 

Formed by Ian Broudie in 1989, the band has been entertaining audiences for over 20 years, and it’s easy to see why when witnessing their unmissable live performance.

 

Following his involvement with numerous bands in post-punk Liverpool, Broudie conceived the band and penned the majority of the critically acclaimed, debut album, ‘Cloudcuckooland’, which featured the hugely popular single, ‘Pure’. It was the band’s 1994 album, ‘Jolification’, which saw the Lightening Seeds garner the attention they so rightly deserved. Widely regarded as one of the best albums of the 1990s, this seminal release spawned hit singles ‘Lucky You’, ‘Change’, ‘Perfect’ and ‘Marvellous’ and paved the way for the Britpop period.

 

In 2006 they released of ‘The Very Best of the Lightning Seeds’ and in 2009 Ian went on to release his solo album “Tales Told” whilst discovering and producing debut albums for The Coral and The Zutons.

 

The band returned to the live arena playing a full UK tour in 2010. and then rounded off the year as support act for Squeeze, accompanying the band as special guests on their 22 date UK tour.

 

Ian Broudie says; “I had a great time on the Squeeze tour and really looking forward to playing my own shows with an elaborate and eclectic mix of Lightning Seeds songs.”

 

www.lightningseeds.net

February 2012

 

Thursday 9th– Civic Hall, Whitehaven                                £22.50 adv

Friday 10th– City Varieties, Leeds                                                £22.50 adv

Saturday 11th– O2 Academy Liverpool*                                       £22.50 adv

Sunday 12th– The Stables, Milton Keynes                         £25.00 adv

Tuesday 14th– The Sage, Gateshead                                  £22.50 adv

Wednesday 15th– The Assembly, Leamington Spa                   £22.50 adv

Friday 17th– Cheese & Grain, Frome                                  £22.50 adv

Saturday 18th– O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London*      £25.00 adv

Monday 20th– Opera House Festival, Buxton                 £18.00 - £20.00 adv