Idlewild plus guests

Fresh from the success and reception of their eponymously titled 10th studio album, Idlewild visit the Fire Station for the first time on their new tour.

The shows follow the 30th anniversary of the band’s first live performance on the19th January 1996, at the Subway in Edinburgh.

Formed thirty years ago in Edinburgh by vocalist Roddy Woomble, Guitarist Rod Jones and Drummer Colin Newton, the band have released ten studio albums and toured worldwide as a headline act, alongside as support to REM, U2 and Pearl Jam amongst others. For the last decade Idlewild’s line up has been completed by multi-instrumentalists Andrew Mitchell on bass and Luciano Rossi on Keyboards.

You may also like the following events from The Fire Station:

• This Sunday, 22nd February, 07:30 pm, The Irish House Party in Sunderland
• Next Wednesday, 25th February, 07:30 pm, Ron Sexsmith in Sunderland
• Next Sunday, 1st March, 02:00 pm, The Wrong Trousers: Wallace & Gromit LIVE with The Ever-Ready Band in Sunderland

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