I can’t believe it is coming up to three years of me running Sofar Sounds North East, the past three years have absolutely flown by!
I organised my first Sofar Sounds in October 2022 at Alfie & Fin’s in Tynemouth, and without giving much away, the upcoming October show will make for a nice full circle moment. On the line-up in 2022 was the mesmerising Marie Naffah, who’s become a close friend and who will be performing much bigger stages next month as she’s heading out on tour supporting Newton Faulkner! I’m glad to say she’ll be joining him in Newcastle too, so you’ll be able to catch me down the front at the NUSU.
In our first few months we also had the incredible Peri Rae perform, who recently performed at Boardmasters Festival, and many other festival stages this summer. In March 2023 the incredible Duncan Covey performed at Zapatista, who’s only just come back from a cycle tour around the world! Lewis McLaughlin captivated at one of our living room shows and is back in the north east next month as part of his upcoming tour. Porcelain are about to headline The Grove, and Lilla Shy has been touring the UK and Europe and isn’t showing any signs of stopping anytime soon.
CRANE HOUSE just released their debut single ‘Cuban Heel’ and The Hope The Fear are about to head out on a headline tour. Through Sofar Sounds, and LLIVELY Music, I’ve been able to support so many venues, promoters, organisations, artists, and have had the support of an amazing team of volunteers and it’s brought an incredible amount of magic to my days. I’m grateful for the love and support, and the near future!
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