CRAZYTOWN live in Dublin

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We are delighted to announce Crazy Town’s rescheduled Dublin show in The Bowery, Dublin on Saturday 23rd of June. All tickets purchased for previous show remain valid, tickets available to purchase via www.thebowery.ie

Crazy Town’s music and image reflected one of the most dynamic and volatile sociocultural environments on the planet — Los Angeles — where the urban squalor of the South Central district exists just minutes away from the glitz of Beverly Hills. Spearheaded by a team of producers/vocalists, Seth “Shifty Shellshock” Binzer and Bret “Epic” Mazur, Crazy Town combined hip-hop’s lyrical attitude and rhythmic sass with the muscle of live rock instrumentation. The combination yielded the group a number one hit in 2001, when “Butterfly” topped the Billboard 100 and helped push the band’s debut effort, The Gift of Game, to platinum status.

Licensed to IllBret Mazur and Seth Binzer were both surrounded by music while growing up in Southern California. Mazur’s father was Billy Joel’s manager, while Binzer’s father was an artist and filmmaker who directed the Rolling Stones’ live movie Ladies & Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones. The two boys preferred a different style of music, however, listening instead to rap acts like N.W.A., Cypress Hill, and Ice-T, as well as alternative rock bands like the Cure. Originally from New York, Mazur started crafting beats and cutting tracks at an early age and found himself working on records by MC Serch (of 3rd Bass), Eazy-E, and MC Lyte; he was also House of Pain’s DJ for a short period. Meanwhile, Binzer had come across a copy of the Beastie Boys’ Licensed to Ill while in Mexico, and discovered a side of hip-hop that inspired him to start making demo recordings on his own.

Binzer and Mazur initially came together as the Brimstone Sluggers, and while the pair recorded plenty of music, their contributions to other hip-hop projects prevented them from completing a full album of their own. They also each ended up in rehabilitation clinics, where the two began writing letters that helped hatch the plan to form Crazy Town: a hip-hop band featuring a full instrumental lineup to complement the rapping vocalists. The group was to be rooted in classic rap-rock miscegenation like Run-D.M.C.’s “Rock Box,” or Public Enemy and Anthrax’s collaborative effort “Bring Tha Noize.”

Check Your HeadDoug “Faydoedeelay” Miller (bass), Rust Epique (guitar), Anthony “Trouble” Valli (guitar), DJ AM (turntables), and drummer James “JBJ” Bradley — a former session player who played on the Beastie Boys’ Check Your Head album — were recruited to join the group, and Crazy Town was officially born. The band’s debut album, The Gift of Game, was produced by close friend Josh Abraham and featured appearances by KRS-One, dancehall toastmaster Mad Lion, and Dirty Unit. The album spawned a world-wide hit with “Butterfly,” an ode to attractive women, and put the band on the road to success. After 2002’s Howard Benson-produced Darkhorse failed to receive similar accolades, the band broke up in 2003.

Crazy Town members pursued production projects and solo careers as the decade progressed, but between Binzer’s myriad bouts with drug addiction and the death of DJ AM (2009), attempts to reunite the band never truly took hold. That all changed in 2013 when the Mazur and Binzer let fly in an interview that they were currently in the studio working on new material. The resulting Brimstone Sluggers — the moniker that the duo operated under before becoming Crazy Town — dropped in the summer of 2015.

Come my lady, come come my lady, your my butterfly, sugar baby.

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The Bowery, 196 Rathmines Road, Dublin

Funky Dawgz Brass Band

The Funky Dawgz Brass Band are one of the premier touring acts on the live music scene today. Emerging from Connecticut, USA, these young men have engulfed the spirit and traditions of New Orleans as well as earned the respect from local musicians who grew up and reside in the city. It is impossible not to enjoy yourself during a show as they play a contagious upbeat mix of traditional New Orleans R&B, original music, hip hop, funk, and today’s top hits with a brass twist.

They have toured nationally from coast to coast, as well as internationally and have been featured in all corners of the live music scene. From playing sold out shows at Madison Square Garden as the horn section for Dispatch, to Camp Bisco, to closing out The Peach Music Festival, their performances flow seamlessly from EDM festivals to jam band festivals to traditional New Orleans second line parades. They were also recently featured multiple times on national televised programming on ESPN (house band for March Madness Tournament Challenge, opening segment of First Take).

There is a reason they were featured as one of Live For Live Music’s Brass Bands You Need To Know. The Funky Dawgz are dropping jaws. These high energy horns have been featured on bills with Dispatch, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, We The Kings, Snarky Puppy, The Soul Rebels, Lettuce, The Motet, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Rebirth Brass Band, Twiddle, Turkuaz, Kung Fu, Bernard Purdie, Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, and the list continues.

Come see what all the hype is about.

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Soul Badger

Soul Badger have been Bowery favourites from day one. Now that members of the band are located in different parts of the world, Soul Badger’s shows are rare treats not to be missed !

Soul Badger are a groovacious Funk outfit with brass and balls. Expect to hear some different takes on your favourite songs as well as Soul Badgers own original blend of Funk and Soul.

Ralph Rolle, has rightfully earned his name as a worldwide drumming legend. Best known for dealing grooves as the drummer of CHIC and Nile Rogers, Ralph as played live, toured and recorded as drummer and vocalist with countless icons such as :

Aretha Franklin, Adam Lambert, Bono, Chaka Khann, CHIC, D’Angelo, John Legend, John Pizzarelli, Joss Stone, LL Cool J, Larry Carlton, Nas, Notorious B.I.G, Queen Latifa, Roger Daltry, Slash, Stevie Wonder and Sting to name but a few.

Saturday 7th of July Ralph Rolle & The Funk Patrol play The Bowery Rathmines. Very special guest CC Brez (Republic Of Loose).

Expect to hear your favourite funky grooves and like you’ve never heard them before, led by the world’s funkiest drummer and a hand picked by Ralph selection of Ireland’s finest session musicians.

Tickets available via www.thebowery.iel

“Dirty Circus Dublin”

On Thurs July 12th Galway sauce merchants The Dirty Circus will be rolling into town having performed at Electric Picnic, Body &Soul and Vodafone Comedy Festival and regulars at the legendary Roisin Dubh , these guys are a sight for sore eyes !!  The stylishly refurbished The Bowery will be hosting a night of all things Burlesque and Cabaret Dirty Circus style.  With your MC for the night the smooth Mr Slick O’ who will guide you through our cosy world of naughtiness, decadence, and glamour.

 We are delighted to announce burlesque powerhouse Ms Foxy PCox will be taking to the skies and causing trouble, local talent from the bad ass pole artist Ms Leanne Cummins will be a sight for sore sexy eyes and the voice of Burlesque Ms Kristin Kapelli will be our special guest on the night. The Temptress brings her spells and Ms Kitty Satine will be there to greet you, pole burlesque drag, music, comedy, freaks where else would you be?

The lights will be low but spirits high as the cream of the burlesque world is presented for your delectation and pleasure!

For those who haven’t had the pleasure, what are you waiting for? You deserve it

And when the stage goes dark the beat goes on with Electro Swing to keep the mood going, with an eclectic mix of sexy and underground tunes, guaranteed to get you were you’re going.

There will also be extra special gifts on the night for the finest dressed lady or Gent so don’t forget to get those glad rags on.

“Ladies Wear You’re Finest and Gentlemen, Dress Like Gentlemen!”

Doors at 8:30: pm will festivities kicking off at 9pm

Tickets €15 available via www.thebowery.ie

LIVE FOREVER OASIS ARE IRELAND’S DEFINITIVE TRIBUTE TO MANCHESTER’S FIVE PIECE SUPER GROUP OASIS!

HAVING TOURED IRELAND EXTENSIVELY SELLING OUT MANY OF IT’S MAJOR VENUES AND FESTIVALS, LIVE FOREVER OASIS HAVE A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE WHEN IT COMES TO STAGECRAFT AND SUBSEQUENTLY HAVE BECOME ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER TRIBUTE BANDS IN THE COUNTRY.

THE AUDIENCE CONTINUES TO SING THEIR HEARTS OUT TO THE CLASSIC ANTHEMS THAT WE ALL KNOW AND LOVE,WHILST A GLANCE ROUND THE SEA OF FACES WILL BE MET WITH THAT KNOWING SMILE OF SATISFACTION FROM THE DIE HARD’S WHEN THEY PULL OUT THAT SPECIAL B SIDE OR ALBUM TRACK.

LIVE FOREVER OASIS ARE THE FULL FIVE PIECE LINE UP AND BRING A 2 HOUR SHOW REMINISCENT TO WHEN OASIS THEMSELVES LAST PLAYED ON THESE SHORES TO A SOLD OUT SLANE CASTLE IN ’09.

NO SIDETRACKS OR GIMMICKS, JUST THAT FULL ON WALL OF SOUND THAT OASIS ARE KNOWN AND LOVED FOR, LIVE FOREVER OASIS BRING THAT ULTIMATE OASIS EXPERIENCE TO EVERY VENUE THEY PLAY.

History
5 Childhood friends who grew up on the south side of Dublin and went on to form the biggest and best Oasis Tribute band Ireland has ever produced…

In December 2016 we became the only act to sell out 3 consecutive nights (1,750 people) in The Button Factory, Temple Bar, Dublin!!

Tickets on sale now available from www.thebowery.ie

DOYLE (Legendary Guitarist of The Misfits)

Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein is an American guitarist best known for his material with the horror punk band the Misfits and his own band eponymously named Doyle.

Doyle, the younger brother of the Misfits bassist, Jerry Only, was originally a roadie for the band and was taught how to play guitar by lead vocalist Glenn Danzig and his brother. He joined the Misfits in October 1980 at the age of 16.

Jerry and Doyle would finance the band by working at their father’s shop.

Like Glenn and Jerry, Doyle incorporated the Devilock into his image.

In 2005, Doyle left New Jersey for Las Vegas, and began auditioning members for his own band, Gorgeous Frankenstein.

The same year, he appeared on stage with Danzig numerous times throughout their tour. They would meet again in 2007, when Gorgeous Frankenstein played their first tour, opening for Danzig. This line up included Argyle Goolsby of Blitzkid, Dr. Chud and Gorgeous George. Doyle has since joined them on several occasions to play 30-minute-long sets of classic Misfits songs.

During the latter quarter of 2011, former vocalist Danzig and guitarist Doyle performed Misfits songs on four different occasions as part of the “Danzig Legacy” tour. The first of the four shows, which took place on October 7 in Chicago as one of the headlining acts at Riot Fest, saw a sold-out crowd of 5,000+. The last true “Legacy” show took place on Halloween at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles with an over sold crowd of 7,000+.

In 2012, “Danzig and Doyle” headlined several worldwide Festivals and did around 70+ shows together. Danzig would play his set then call out Doyle and they would slam out some Misfits tunes.

The year 2013 saw the inception of Doyle’s solo effort, eponymously named “Doyle”. The band features Alex Story of Cancerslug on vocals, Dr. Chud of the second-era Misfits on drums, and “Left Hand” Graham on bass.

The debut album, Abominator, was released digitally through INgrooves/Fontana Distributionon July 30, 2013 through iTunes, Google Play, and other streaming services like Deezer. It was distributed by Altavoz (USA), Nippon Columbia(Japan) and Cargo Records (Europe).

The album was independently produced and released by Doyle’s own Monsterman Records. The official CD release was in October, 2013 in major retailers such as Best Buy and FYE. There is an “advance copy” available that was sold at shows on the Danzig “Legacy Tour”, as well as from Doyle’s official website. This pre-released advance is lacking a 13th track, released on the final cut, entitled “Drawing Down The Moon”.

Doyle set out on the 2015 “Abominator tour” in March, hitting the road as an opening act for Mushroomhead through April, with headlining dates continuing after into May. Dr. Chud left the band shortly before the band’s first tour “Annihilate America” in 2014, and was replaced by Anthony “Tiny” Biuso Midway through the 2015 tour. Shortly after, “Tiny” stated that he would no longer be playing with the band, and would not continue on the remainder of the tour. A replacement was found immediately: Brandon Pertzborn, the latest tour drummer of Black Flag. “Left Hand” Graham was replaced for the 2015 tour and the band was featuring DieTrich Thrall on bass instead.

On May 12, 2016 it was announced that Glenn Danzig, Jerry Only and Doyle would perform together as “The Original Misfits” for the first time in 33 years. They reunited for two headlining shows in September 2016 at the Riot Fest in Chicago and Denver.

July 14th 2018

Doors 8pm 

Tickets €20 via www.thebowery.ie

GAEL is a summer series of events celebrating and discovering the most unique Irish flavours in music, food and drinks.

Live bands early – late, BBQ’s & Market Stalls, specialised food and drinks menus showcasing the finest Irish ingredients.

JUNE 16 :

WOLFF | Backroad Smokers Club | Blackbird & Crow | Scally | Jet Fuel Chemistry

JULY 21 :

CrowBlackChicken | Lisa Canny | MUNKY | Bicurious | Gorilla Troubadour

AUGUST 18 :

New Valley Wolves | Accidents In The Workplace | Order Of The Mess

Day ticket €10 – Tickets available via www.thebowery.ie

Each event runs 5pm – 3am, many more acts to announce

BBQ with the finest Irish bred meats

Vegan & Vegetarian feasts by The Carrots Tail
https://www.facebook.com/thecarrotstail/

To apply for a slot email [email protected] / [email protected]

WWW.THEBOWERY.IE
WWW.MPIBANDS.COM
WWW.HEFT.IE

Broken Brass Ensemble injects the traditional New Orleans brass with a fusion of hiphop, funk, soul, dance, jazz (and much more) and turn it into a blazing mixture of energy. They’re taking brass to a new level, creating a 2.0 version of the vibrant New Orleans brass sound in a light you’ve never seen before!

Combining the powers of funk, jazz, hip-hop and soul, Broken Brass Ensemble act as urban brass ambassadors, pioneering on their euphoric groove. The band have an innate ability to orchestrate a nostalgic New Orleans hot jazz sound, incorporating weird, wonderful and peculiar melodies, in fabulous superhero fashion, with their proven method in creating heroic melodies.

There was an undeniable feeling of fun, community and coming together when the irresistible rhythms and an abundance of high passion energy got the audience on their feet’ – Time Out

With origins based in the Netherlands, Broken Brass Ensemble have been firing up a storm all over Europe with an energizing and eclectic aesthetic, pairing punchy basses with hard-hitting brass. Selling out on CDs and vinyl from their previous single ‘Brasshopper’ in just over a year, and consistently filling 300 capacity venues without promotion and on merit alone, shows that underestimating this octet is out of the question.

The enigmatic eight-piece have conquered most of Europe maintaining an omnipresence with slots on Jazz á Vienne, Secret Garden Party, Shambala, Kendall Calling, Green Man, Fusion Festival, and more. In addition, the globetrotting act has sold out UK venues in Manchester, London, Exeter and Norwic, with airtime from Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show, BBC Radio 6, Reform Radio and Radio Decibel. With more than 350+ shows under their belt, and no signs of stopping, Broken Brass Ensemble has become a live force to be reckoned with.

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On Stage at Midnight – €5 entrance fee

The Seattle Grunge Experience live in The Bowery Dublin, Friday 17th of August.

The Seattle Grunge Experience is the only tribute act to authentically recreate the live sound of the four biggest Grunge bands in history: Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Alice in Chains.

The early 90s was a great time for music with so many creative, innovative bands breaking out from under the mainstream radar – and seemingly most of them from the Pacific Northwest. That’s where the idea for The Seattle Grunge Experience comes from as these bands, these songs were meant to be heard back to back!

The European experience of the genre was largely inspired by repeat plays on MTV where, on any given day, you could watch videos for ‘Smells like Teen Spirit’ followed by ‘Even Flow’…‘Black Hole Sun’…’Man in The Box’…’Hunger Strike’…’Come as You Are’…’Alive’…’Would?’… Then you had those seminal MTV Unplugged shows that unveiled this emerging scene as truly affecting for anyone with a television.

The Seattle Grunge Experience is not to be missed as they serve up the visceral punk power of Nirvana, the spiritual depth of Pearl Jam, the technical ability of Soundgarden and the fragile, edgy darkness of Alice in Chains. The end result is a musical feast that takes the listener back to the glory days of Grunge.

We deliver 2-hour ‘all killer, no filler’ sets in either Electric or Unplugged format (sometimes both!) celebrating the genre at its highest point and appealing to hard-core fans as well as more casual listeners.

Tickets available via www.thebowery.ie

Doors 8pm | Free Midnight show for all ticket holder

GAEL is a summer series of events celebrating and discovering the most unique Irish flavours in music, food and drinks.

Live bands early – late, BBQ’s & Market Stalls, specialised food and drinks menus showcasing the finest Irish ingredients.

JUNE 16 :

WOLFF | Backroad Smokers Club | Blackbird & Crow | Scally | Jet Fuel Chemistry

JULY 21 :

CrowBlackChicken | Lisa Canny | MUNKY | Bicurious | Gorilla Troubadour

AUGUST 18 :

New Valley Wolves | Accidents In The Workplace | Order Of The Mess

Day ticket €10 – Tickets available via www.thebowery.ie

Each event runs 5pm – 3am, many more acts to announce

BBQ with the finest Irish bred meats

Vegan & Vegetarian feasts by The Carrots Tail
https://www.facebook.com/thecarrotstail/

To apply for a slot email [email protected] / [email protected]

WWW.THEBOWERY.IE
WWW.MPIBANDS.COM
WWW.HEFT.IE

West Australian singer/songwriter Josh Johnstone returns to Europe this summer with new single ‘Shooting Stars’ and a bunch of solo, duo & full band tour dates.

‘Shooting Stars’ will be released in June, to hear it first, follow on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2JZj1hF

More info and performance times coming soon, join this event to stay up to date.

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web: www.joshjohnstone.com

To celebrate the release of their debut EP ‘Nowhere To Be’, Australian indie folk band The Tipsy Scholars (FKA The Gypsy Scholars) are setting out on their biggest tour yet. Playing a massive 11 shows in Australia before embarking on their first ever overseas tour, the frothy four piece will be taking their captivating live show to both capital cities and rural towns. Playing songs from the new EP; as well as old crowd favourites, The Tipsy Scholars will be playing festivals and headline performances throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Hitting The Bowery in Dublin on the 24th of August, The Tipsy Scholars will be singer louder, strumming stronger and sweating more than ever.

*FREE ENTRY*

On Stage 8-10pm

Bunoscionn – Music Turned Upside -Down

Bunoscionn have their own unique take on Irish traditional, folk and modern music, using the different musical backgrounds and influences of each band member.

Bunoscionn draw their influences from the likes of the Dubliners, Bob Marley, the Pogues , Kila, too many to mention really, as well as some local heroes.

With their main arsenal of banjo, whistles, flutes, bodhrán, mandolin, guitars, djembe, drums, bass and blended vocals, the Bunoscionn sound emits an overall warm rootsy feel with enough kick, that has a little something for everyone.

Get ready to dance, sing, scream & shout.

Tóg go bog é a chairde!

Mother’s Cake + Dirty Sound Magnet
The Bowery, Dublin | 25/09/18

Founded in late 2008, Mother’s Cake signed with GAB Music. Their debut “Creation’s Finest” was produced by Georg Gabler and got featured by Ikey Owens (2014, member of The Mars Volta & Jack White). Creation’s Finest created a big stir in national and international music press and ensured Mother’s Cake a firm stand in the business.

In 2013, they got awarded with the “Austrian Newcomer Award″ and played many sold-out shows including support gigs for Iggy and the Stooges, Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group, Deftones and Tito & Tarantula.

The “Endless Space Tour 2014″ led them to Australia in February 2014. They band was welcomed cordially in Down Under and successfully played 12 shows in 2 weeks. On April 4, Mother’s Cake released their debut in Germany, played a tour there and announced their new video project.
“Off The Beaten Track” presents itself as a 45-minutes long movie that features a whole live-set of Mother’s Cake. It was funded successfully through a crowd-funding project and was officially released on July 17, 2014.

In fall 2014, Mother’s Cake supported Anathema on their Distant Satellites tour leading through 20 countries playing 42 shows in 56 days.

Their second studio album “Love The Filth” released on June 5, 2015 via the new founded label Panta R&E including the single “Gojira“. Again the reviews were euphoric. As a consequence of this circumstance Mother’s Cake are announced as support of Limp Bizkit on four shows, one of them in London.

Mother’s Cake play their first ever show in Dublin on Tuesday 25th of September and because we’re so excited about this band and want you all to see them we’re making it a free show ! See you there !

Tour support – Dirty Sound Magnet

Local support to be announced

25/09/18 – www.thebowery.ie

Free Admission – 7:30pm

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The Complete Stone Roses

The 27 Club is a group of legendary musicians whom helped to shape the sonic world in which we live today. Unfortunately none of them lived passed 27 !

On October 27 2018, a host of Ireland’s finest musicians are going to come together to celebrate the music of : Robert Johnson, Brian Jones (Rolling Stones), Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain (Nirvana), Amy Whinehouse, Jim Morrison (The Doors) & More.

In the spirit of Halloween we ask our guests to come dressed as a their favourite member of the 27 club !

Tickets On Sale Soon, we will be revealing some of the musicians soon also !

Will Varley live in The Bowery 29th of September 2018.

There is limited seating at this show, first come first served.

In March 2015 Will Varley walked out on stage at the Royal Albert Hall, shortly after signing a record deal with independent music champions Xtra Mile Recordings. His new album ‘Postcards From Ursa Minor’ was released on October 30th and recieved extensive national airplay, with The Independent describing it as ‘A gem of a record’.

For the 28 year old folk-singer however, the road to The Albert Hall began in the early 2000’s whilst aimlessly busking around London with a fake id, writting hundreds of songs and playing two or three open mics a week. Varley was a regular at numerous acoustic nights and folk clubs throughout South London from an early age, and spent most of his teens travelling around the capital looking for places that would let him play a few songs.

In his early 20’s Varley moved to Deal, Kent enticed by cheap rent and great pubs. There along with a number of musicians he helped set up Smugglers Records, a collective of like minded independent musicians who help eachother release their own music. Since it’s inception the collective has been instrumental in starting the careers of numerous artists as well as putting on their own sell out music festival deep in the Kent countryside, not far from the sea.

In 2011 Varley recorded his debut album ‘Advert Soundtracks’ with Smugglers, and then set out on the road and walked a hundred and thirty miles with a guitar and tent on his back. Starting the walking tour at London Bridge he headed south east, strolling through the rolling hills of the Kent wield and singing songs to whoever would listen. He slept in barns, camped at the side of canals and played gigs in the corner of crowded pubs. By the time he strolled back to deal, despite the blisters and the aching muscles, word of his album had begun to spread and he had many a story to tell.

Varley’s live performances have become more and more anarchic over the years. Audience interaction, surreal improvised comedy between songs and chaotic stunts like playing two songs at the same time are now more often than not included in his shows, though he will just as quickly deliver a melancholic and heartbreaking ballad or a fiery protest song as he will a shaggy dog story or an amusing talking blues.

After self-publishing his first novel ‘Sketch of A Last Day’ (Reaching No.1 in Kindle’s Political Fiction category) and almost two years of relentless gigging, including shows at the Occupy London protests & The Bank of Ideas, with the help of David Hatton Jnr. (of the band Cocos Lovers), 11 new songs were recorded in the basement of an old smugglers cottage in Deal. Outside the coastal wind rattled the doors and windows, fresh off the English Channel. In between sips of Glen Moray and glasses of red wine the pair drafted in a number of musicians to help record an album that was written partly on the road and partly in the smoking areas of Deal’s countless public houses.

Though still littered with his trademark humour, ‘As The Crow Flies’ was a darker, more mature album which saw Varley’s poetry take centre stage, from the brutal honesty of the album’s title track, to the swaying cynicism of ‘Weddings and Wars’ in which he attempts a history of the world in under four minutes.

A second walking tour followed the release of As The Crow Flies, which saw Varley travelling 500 miles along England’s south coast, with a guitar on his back, entirely on foot. After the tour Varley played a sold out show at London’s Bush Hall. A couple of extensive tours with Beans On Toast helped to introduce his music to a whole new audience whilst gigs in Ireland, Belgium and Switzerland also saw Will take his first steps outside of the UK.

On March 29th, the troubador stepped out on stage at The Royal Albert Hall. About an hour before this he’d signed a deal with Xtra Mile Recordings, who are behind the success of acts like Frank Turner, Beans On Toast and To Kill A King. Less than a month later a digital only EP was released which Varley recorded live at one of his favourite music venues. The resulting EP ‘Will Varley: Live at The Lighthouse’ peaked at number 14 in the iTunes Singer Songwriter charts.

The summer of 2015 saw Will supporting The Proclaimers on tour across the UK as well as performing at a long list of UK festivals including Secret Garden Party, Bestival and Green Man. He also spent much of this summer recording his third studio album with Tristan Ivemy producing. The album was released on October 30th to much critical acclaim and radio play. Soon after the release Will set off on a huge tour opening for Frank Turner, culminating in show at London’s Alexandra Palace.

In early 2016 Varley toured Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the USA opening for Frank Turner and in March he embarked on a huge sell-out headline tour of the UK. The Spring saw him touring once again with The Proclaimers and he also opened a handful of shows for his life-long hero Billy Bragg across northern England. Over the summer he performed at numerous festivals including triumphant sets at Cambridge Folk Festival, Bestival and Glastonbury.

After another huge tour of the USA in the Autumn, Varley released his 4th full length album ‘Kingsdown Sundown’ to much critical acclaim including a 4/5 review from The Independent and extensive national radio play. The record reached number 26 in the Official Independent Album Charts. Following the release Will returned to the UK for another headline tour, culminating in a huge sell out show at London’s Union Chapel. He finished the year with headline outings to Ireland and Germany with further sell-out shows in Belfast, Hamburg & Berlin.