The Leisure Society + Stevie Ward

SBD in association with Midnight Mango present

THE LEISURE SOCIETY

Friday April 24th

The Leisure Society was founded by Nick Hemming, who grew up in Burton-on-Trent. Over the years, the band have received high praise for their outstanding songwriting and production craft, winning two Ivor-Novello nominations and Rough Trade Albums of the Year.

As a teenager, Nick formed the indie band She Talks To Angels with his art college friend, director Shane Meadows plus the actor Paddy Considine. Following the band's split, Nick was scooped up by local indie hopes The Telescopes, who were signed to Creation Records. Shane Meadows remained a supporter, hiring Nick to score 1999's A Room For Romeo Brass and 2004's Dead Man's Shoes, but Nick was losing his confidence.

Everything changed with the arrival of fellow Burton-on-Trent exile Christian Hardy, who worked with Nick to develop and record new songs and encouraged him to venture out on stage. The Leisure Society was born and developed rapidly, with an initial landmark being the single 'The Last Of The Melting Snow', which was championed by Dermot O'Leary on Radio 2, and Radcliffe and Maconie, and Guy Garvey on 6Music.

They've collaborated and toured with artists including Ray Davies, Brian Eno, Laura Marling, Neil Hannon, Richard Thompson, Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott.

FFO: Grizzly Bear, Fleet Foxes, I Am Kloot, Laura Marling, Department of Eagles.

"Genuinely breathtaking" - The Line Of Best Fit

"Remarkable" - Clash Magazine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vToyFaPQUI8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVM33qJyDZE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX_2Mgpo5p4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGb1vrhvJh0

https://www.facebook.com/theleisuresociety

https://www.instagram.com/leisuresociety

https://open.spotify.com/artist/6SzmRtk9EnP5q1rqfqbfSW?si=6lpxE9ocSbq9vlDRWw2Etg

Support from STEVIE WARD [Canyons]

@ The Black Prince

15 Abington Square, Northampton NN1 4AE

Doors 7.30pm

The venue is 16+ [under 18s to be accompanied by a legal guardian]

The multi-story St Michael's car park [entrance on St. Michael's Road, exit on Abington Square] is a 40 second walk from The Black Prince

www.sbdpromotions.com/events