
Emergency Break
THE LILACS The Garage, London + Support 'Emergency Break'
The Garage
20-22 Highbury Corner
Mar 29, 2025
7:00 PM GMT
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About this concert
Date: Sat 29th March 2025
Doors Open: 7:00 pm
On Sale: Tickets Open
Price: £14
Tickets are now available for THE LILACS at The Garage!
+ Support Emergency Break
North West based indie pop band The Lilacs formed in 2018 consisting of Ollie Anglesea (Vocals / Rhythm Guitar), Sam Birchall (Lead), Dave Gommersall (Drums) & Matty Johnson (Bass). In just a few years together, The Lilacs have burst onto the scene, quickly moving from local venues to larger capacity headlines at Manchester’s gorilla, multiple appearances at major festivals such as the Isle Of Wight festivals “Big Top” and are set to play their biggest headline to date later this week at a SOLD OUT O2 Ritz Manchester. Accumulating over 5 million Spotify streams to date, the band have attracted frequent radio plays from both national and local stations including multiple plays on Radio X and Xs Manchester and Radio 1. With another massive year ahead and an army of Lilacs fans behind them, who knows what’s next for these lads
Emergency Break
“So good, you’d tell your mum you went to school with us”
With their wild live performances and distinctive rock sound, Emergency Break have taken the London music scene by storm. Forming on a whim in 2023. Emergency Break rose to the top quickly, selling out their first headline show within six months of being a band.
Regular live performances, including sell out shows at the O2 Academy Islington, Old Blue Last, Dublin Castle and the gunners, have propelled the band to new audiences.
Emergency Break have continuously set themselves apart, a performance from end to end.
Establishing their identity through internally recorded singles and chaotic live performances, the band are known for their raucous live shows.
The band take full ownership of the stage with their charisma and onstage antics, making every performance an electrifying experience.
With the confidence and creativity to extend their live musical experience to a wider audience, the band continue to grow both themselves and their wider community.
The band show no signs of stopping.
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Emergency Break Biography
Emerging from London, 'Emergency Break' put a fresh spin on the Post-Punk Indie scene.
Comprised of Lead Vocalist Leo Gerchen, Bass Player Ewan Hawkins, Lead Guitarist Joe Adams, Drummer James Brooks, Rhythm Guitarist Oran Docker, Emergency Break set out to create a storm.
Meeting at various points in their lives, Emergency Break was formed on a whim by Ewan Hawkins & Leo Gerchen who had the creative endeavours to bring ‘showmanship’ to the ‘Indie-Rock’ and ‘Post-punk’ scene. The band then shortly added the key addition of Joe Adams. Soon after, the band released their first single “IT'S OVER” in 2023 which was released to underground acclaim.
The band's rising power is reflected in their ability to sell out “The Camden Assembly” in London in July 2023 after only being a band for 6 months.
Emergency Break have developed reputation on the London and subsequent UK gig scene as “rising stars” and “ones to watch”.
The band show no sign of stopping and are certainly ones to keep an eye on.
Read MoreComprised of Lead Vocalist Leo Gerchen, Bass Player Ewan Hawkins, Lead Guitarist Joe Adams, Drummer James Brooks, Rhythm Guitarist Oran Docker, Emergency Break set out to create a storm.
Meeting at various points in their lives, Emergency Break was formed on a whim by Ewan Hawkins & Leo Gerchen who had the creative endeavours to bring ‘showmanship’ to the ‘Indie-Rock’ and ‘Post-punk’ scene. The band then shortly added the key addition of Joe Adams. Soon after, the band released their first single “IT'S OVER” in 2023 which was released to underground acclaim.
The band's rising power is reflected in their ability to sell out “The Camden Assembly” in London in July 2023 after only being a band for 6 months.
Emergency Break have developed reputation on the London and subsequent UK gig scene as “rising stars” and “ones to watch”.
The band show no sign of stopping and are certainly ones to keep an eye on.
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Alternative
Garage Rock
Post-punk
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