ARTISTS
Normanton Street
La Raza
Tickets: £10 full / £8 students
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The tidal wave of musical freshness that is Brighton-via-Bradford soul/hip-hop crew Normanton Street. A soul/hip hop group based in Brighton fronted by Ned, Nicholson & Phoebe. Their sound is lyrically focused with three distinct vocals, jazz influenced guitars, warm bass grooves and tight rhythmic drums.
Support comes from Cambridge locals, Rcubed: 8:30-9:30pm.
After a busy year of collaborations, headline shows, tours and high profile supports, Normanton Street show no sign of slowing down. The band has spent 2015 playing shows around the UK and branching out overseas. The band has played over 65 shows this year to crowds in Brighton, Bristol, Brussels, London, Nottingham, Sheffield, Manchester, Paris, Samoens (French Alps), Barcelona, Malaga, Cardiff and at festivals such as Soundwave Croatia, Victorious and The Great Escape. The band has built quite a reputation for their live performances, playing over 75 shows last year, recently supporting legendary rapper Talib Kweli at The Haunt, Brighton and Mercury-nominated poet Kate Tempest in November 2014.
Normanton Street launched a new EP called Much Respect with a UK tour, playing in Nottingham, Leicester, Manchester, Sheffield and London. They finished the tour on the 31st of October with a show at the Haunt, Brighton in front of a 200+ crowd. Other highlights of the year include a storming performance at Love Supreme Festival back in July, playing 4 shows during Brighton’s Great Escape Festival, an appearance at Cheltenham Jazz Festival in May, and the band’s first tour of Wales in April, playing shows in Bangor, Cardiff and Newport.
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More information abou the band can be found here.