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British alternative quartet Skunk Anansie played what their lead singer, , called clit-rock — an amalgam of heavy metal and Black feminist rage. began singing in high school for a classmate’s band after considering the offer for over a year. Six years after that band broke up, the members of Skunk Anansie (including bass player Cass, guitarist Ace, and drummer Robbie France, who was replaced by Mark Richardson in 1995) met one another by chance. Their name was taken from the West Indian folktales of Anansi the Spider-Man, with a slight change of spelling and “Skunk” added to make the name nastier.

Supergrass – Gaz Coombes, Mick Quinn, Danny Goffey and Rob Coombes – are one of the most important bands to emerge during the 1990s, with several million record sales, 6 top 10 albums and 10 top 20 singles. Formed in Oxford UK in 1993, the Brit, Q, NME and Ivor Novello-winning outfit released their Mercury-nominated No.1 debut album ‘I Should Coco’ in 1995. Fourth single ‘Alright’ was a pop masterpiece and catapulted the band to global success. Five highly acclaimed, successful studio albums followed: ‘In It For The Money’, ‘Supergrass’, ‘Life On Other Planets’, ‘Road To Rouen’ and ‘Diamond Hoo Ha’, as well as top 5 best of ‘Supergrass Is 10’. Other big hits include: ‘Mansize Rooster’, ‘Lenny’, ‘Going Out’, ‘Richard III’, ‘Sun Hits The Sky’, ‘Pumping On Your Stereo’, ‘Moving’, ‘Grace’ and ‘Petersburg’. Having split up in 2010, Supergrass reformed in 2019 for a successful, sold-out, media and fan-acclaimed world tour and career-spanning BMG multi-format ‘Best Of’ package: ‘The Strange Ones 1994-2008’.

Introducing Porkpie , Scotland’s 9 piece Ska Behemoth , a music force of nature that have been tearing up stages the length and Breadth of the British isles in 2023 ,combining top quality dance along ska standards with well crafted originals from their recently acclaimed 2023 album Skandemic . Their 32 date 2023 Skandemic tour alone has Sold out everywhere from the Legendary 100 club in London, to Leeds Brudenell Social , Manchester Academy to the Limelight in Belfast. Combining a DIY punk ethic and big band showmanship they have also been pleasing festival audiences across the UK from Doune the Rabbit Hole , Edinburgh Hogmanay street party, Party at the Palace, TRNSMT, Rewind festival (numerous locations,) Solfest , Valefest and many more. Their recent single releases of DOG FIGHT and Hands go numb have been played extensively on BBC 6 music by Craig Charles and at the end of August they did an interview with the man himself as part of his Jar of ska feature promoting their album Skandemic . PORKPIE are the undisputed Kings of backbeat excellence and with their legendary high octane, energy sapping performances and showmanship they will leave you wanting more, more and some more !

reland’s Hothouse Flowers made a name for itself during the late ’80s and early ’90s with a passionate, bombastic fusion of rock & roll with the rootsy sounds of Irish folk and American gospel. The group was founded as a Dublin street-performance act called the Incomparable Benzini Brothers by schoolmates (vocals, keyboards) and Fiachna O’Broainain (guitar), the former of whom had played in forerunner Congress. After winning the Street Entertainers of the Year award in 1985, the Incomparable Benzini Brothers added bassist Peter O’Toole, saxophonist Leo Barnes, and drummer Jerry Fehily and changed their name to Hothouse Flowers.

Maya Hawke is a musician, songwriter, actor and producer. She has released two lauded albums of music to date, Moss (2022) and Blush (2020), both of which showcase her natural gift for songwriting and storytelling, as well as a knack for striking visual presentation with sleeve designs of her own creation. “Thérèse,” the lead single from Moss, garnered global attention with its mesmerizing Brady Corbet-directed video – and tens of millions of streams – and saw Maya make an impressive network TV performance debut on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Maya and her band picked up a slew of rave reviews for sold out shows in the US and EU, as well as support slots for Bright Eyes and Faye Webster.