Lightning Seeds

Lightning Seeds “Some people look down on pop, but I never have. After all these years, it’s still the one thing I truly believe in. These melodies land on your shoulders and if you treat them well, you might just create something that outlives you.” Lead singer & songwriter Ian Broudie More than 35 years after the first Lightning Seeds singles made their way to record shops, Ian Broudie’s obsession with the perfect pop song is a matter of record: ‘Pure’, ‘Lucky You’, ‘The Life Of Riley’, ‘Change’, ‘Perfect’, ‘You Showed Me’ and ‘Sugar Coated Iceberg’ have long since become modern standards alongside the definitive football anthem ‘Three Lions’, whose four spells at number one have made it one of the 30 best-selling British singles of all time. Perhaps the most delicious irony of Ian Broudie’s thirty-five years fronting the Lightning Seeds has been the extent to which what was once very much a solitary undertaking has, almost by stealth, morphed into one of our most rapturously received festival draws. Augmented on stage by Broudie’s son Riley (guitar), Martyn Campbell (bass), Adele Emmas (keyboards) and Jim Sharrock (drums), The Lightning Seeds are a ubiquitous presence on the festival circuit – their televised 2023 Glastonbury set attracting one of the biggest crowds of the weekend on The Other Stage. What they said “His band Lightning Seeds provided the Britpop era with some of its most jubilant yet affecting lysergic pop anthems” – The Guardian “On the Other Stage, they simply played the hits… – joyful, unpretentious, masterfully crafted songs by Ian Broudie, who was visibly touched by the number of people in front him” – Loud And Quiet, Glastonbury 2023 review Cable Street Collective Cable Street Collective have been favourites on the festival circuit since the release of their first EP, The Best of Times (2014) and have built a stellar reputation as a live band. Live highlights include: Latitude, Secret Garden Party, Glastonbury (Avalon), The Isle of Wight, Bestival and Wilderness. Their sound mixes upbeat rhythms and Congolese-influenced guitar sounds with soulful female vocals, socially conscious lyrics and western melodies, creating an idiosyncratic alt-pop sound that’s all their own. They are guaranteed to get everyone to their feet. Recent releases have earnt critical plaudits and radio play on BBC Radio 6Music, Radio X and Amazing Radio, among others. All singles released from their latest album Battle Lines have enjoyed support from BBC Radio 6Music. What they said “…shoulders dipping, feet moving and hands clapping. They are a blast of pure sunshine, a funk/soul/highlife tornado and the perfect party band” – Bristol24/7