Genre: Rock & Pop

Luke Haines is a musician, songwriter and author known for his work with rock bands The Auteurs and Black Box Recorder, as well as his influence during the Britpop era.

Peter Buck was a co-founder and the lead guitarist of the alternative rock band R.E.M for over 30 years. Outside of this role, he produced many bands, including Uncle Tupelo, The Fleshtones, Charlie Pickett, and The Feelies, and made contributions on many other musicians’ albums, including The Replacements, Billy Bragg, and several Eels albums.

Haines and Buck have released two albums together to date, with the third in the ‘psychiatric trilogy’, Going Down To The River… To Blow My Mind, due for release on 28 July.

Catch them at Pocklington Arts Centre for an unforgettable night of live music as they hit the road to support the release of this incredible new album.

Reid’s teenage years found him touring with The Rolling Stones (including their fabled 1969 American tour), Cream, Jethro Tull and Fleetwood Mac, as well as playing prestige slots at festivals such as Isle of Wight and Glastonbury. The story of him having to turn down Jimmy Page to front Led Zeppelin has become legendary and his soulful voice and powerful vocal range earned him the nickname ‘Superlungs’.

He has released seven studio albums, had songs featured in movies from ‘Up In The Air’ (starring George Clooney) to The Devil’s Rejects’ (directed by Rob Zombie) and collaborated with numerous artists including DJ Shadow, Marianne Faithful, Alabama 3, The Raconteurs and The Hollies.

Ever since the outset of his career, Reid has been constantly evolving, moving forward as an artist, writer, singer and guitarist, touring the world, telling his stories and attracting fresh fanbases.

“His performances continue to captivate audiences, showcasing his timeless talent” – The Guardian 2024

John Bramwell has been on a never-ending rolling adventure since his workings away from the cherished, Mercury Prize nominated Mancunian band, I Am Kloot. February 23rd 2024 marked the release of the acclaimed, sophomore album ‘The Light Fantastic‘.

Lauded across the board, ‘The Light Fantastic‘ is a masterclass in emotionally charged and melodically driven tunes for the adventurous. “After both my Mum and Dad died, I started writing these songs to cheer myself up,” John admits with typical candour. “The themes are taken from my dreams at the time. Wake up and take whatever impression I had from what I could remember of my dream and write that.” Despite the sentiment, the songs are surprisingly uplifting and have been lighting up, and selling out, countless live shows across the country.

‘A unique voice both literally and metaphorically’ – Lauren Laverne

‘The UK’s finest export’ – New York Times

‘Bramwell’s new songs are spellbinding’ – The Guardian

For more than four decades now Gary Daly and Eddie Lundon, collectively better known as China Crisis, have been writing and performing some of the most catchy and sophisticated pop songs out there, from “Wishful Thinking”, “Black Man Ray”, and “King in a Catholic Style” to “Christian”, “Arizona Sky” and “Down Here on Earth”.

Their 2024 release China Greatness (featuring elevated, cinematic new arrangements of the songwriters’ own favourite tracks from across their catalogue) peaked in the album charts at record-setting levels for the band, and their recent tours around the globe have served to both build the </s

Lyon’s songwriting gives as much weight to silence as to sound, with poetic nuance and muscular understatement. Her voice floats between the abstract, the archetypal, and raw vulnerability, inviting the listener to both reach out and dig deep.

Fresh from an extensive European touring run with Zaho de Sagazan, along with a triumphant headline tour of her own in March, Lyon’s recent accolades also include performances at SXSW, The Great Escape, Glastonbury, and New York City Hall, where she received the prestigious Danny Award. She was recently named one of the UK’s 100 most influential disabled people on the Power 100 list and awarded the flagship PPL Momentum Grant.

With her new album, ‘Poems & Non-Fiction’, she cements her place as one of the most distinct and fearless voices in contemporary music.