Win tickets to Hercules and Love Affair at Sankeys!

Saturday August 6th brings a truly great live show to Sankeys as nu-disco-house revivalists Hercules and Love Affair make their Kaluki debut. We have two pairs of tickets to give away. Fancy some?

Jayne Robinson

Date published: 5th Jul 2011

Saturday August 6th brings a truly great live show to Sankeys as nu-disco-house revivalists Hercules and Love Affair make their Kaluki debut. We have two pairs of tickets to give away. Fancy some?

The globe-trotting collective, helmed by visionary Andrew Butler, have electrified festivals and clubs around the world and will perform live at Sankeys for a unique summer show. Quite simply – don’t miss this!

Hercules and Love Affair have electrified the world since their eponymously titled first album in 2008 on DFA, which led to a glowing, rapturous response from music scribes, bloggers and admirers inspired by their new sound. Lovingly crafted with many references, ideas and soundscapes inspired from the past created something entirely new, the album sent the band into the spotlight of the limelight. Helmed by a restless imagination and joyful love from front-man Andrew Butler in a paean to the eclectic scenes he treasures, HALA fuse eighties house and disco to melancholy sojourns and upbeat dance numbers, further reflected in their 2010 album Blue Songs on legendary label Moshi Moshi.

With incredible energy, the band are truly something else in terms of their music and stage presence. Support comes from Kaluki’s resident and promoter Ellesse, Sankeys’ newest resident Jozef K and upstairs Treehouse present Andy Ash, Plastic Co, Jay Smith.

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