Bristol-Born The Shimmer Band Return with a Show at The Fleece
Posted on: 07 Oct 2016Prodigal indie sons The Shimmer Band return to Bristol with a homecoming show at The Fleece on the 4th November, bringing with them enough sun to perforate the autumn drizzle.
Channelling the outlandish positivity of Peace at their poppiest and the wonk of Swim Deep at their most psychedelic (a blend which they themselves brand ‘explosive motoric psych pop’), the massive choruses of recent singles ‘Sunkick’ and ‘Shoot Me (Baby)’ are evidence enough that The Shimmer Band have larger stages and headline berths firmly in their sights.
It shouldn’t be too long before these ambitions come to fruition too: an intensive summer jam-packed with festival dates, including slots at Reading and Leeds, The Great Escape and Isle of Wight, has won them support in high places, with regular 6 Music airtime following accordingly.
As such, the relatively intimate show at The Fleece may well be your last chance to catch the home-grown five-piece this up close and personal. Familiarise yourself with the boys at their website.
Grab your tickets here.
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An ardent Geordie minus the accent, Sam seemingly strove to get as far away from the Toon as possible, as soon as university beckoned. Three undergraduate years at UoB were more than ample time for Bristol (as it inevitably does) to get under his skin, and so here he remains: reporting, as Assistant Editor, on the cultural happenings which so infatuated him with the city. Catch him at sam@365bristol.com.
