London five-piece band Eliza and the Bear (James Kellegher, Callie Noakes, Martin Dukelow, Chris Brand and Paul Kevin Jackson) are gearing up for their UK tour which sees them performing at The Ruby Lounge, Manchester, on 6th October as part of their 20 date headlining run throughout September and October.
The band released their EP Light It Up on 3rd August through Mi Familiar Music, which follows their critically acclaimed singles It Gets Cold (which appropriately formed the soundtrack to the BBC’s Sochi Winter Olympics coverage), Brother’s Boat and Friends (also to be found on the Bulmers Cider summer advert). James Kellegher commented of the EP “Light it up is about making a positive change to your way of life and when times get rough, doing something about it”. The band has also been championed by Zane Lowe and Fearne Cotton amongst others.
The group, which has previously supported Twin Atlantic and Paramore (at Hayley’s request!) on tour, has built a reputation for energetic live sets and huge choruses and has enlisted a legion of fans since bursting on to the scene in 2013. They also supported AWOLNATION to huge acclaim at Manchester Academy in May.
The full tour listing:
19th September – Brighton, The Haunt
20th September – Southsea Fest, Sussex
24th September – Cardiff, Clwb lfor Bach
25th September – Bristol, The Fleece
26th September – Bedford, Esquires
27th September – Underground Festival, Gloucester
29th September – Oxford, O2 Academy
30th September – Nottingham, Bodega
2nd October – Sheffield, Leadmill
3rd October – Stoke-on-Trent, The Sugarmill
4th October – Liverpool, East Village Arts Club
6th October – Manchester, The Ruby Lounge
7th October – Edinburgh, The Electric Circus
8th October – Glasgow, King Tuts
9th October – Aberdeem, Lemon Tree
10th October – Dundee, Buskers
11th October – Middlesbrough, Twisterella Festival
12th October – Leeds, The Cockpit 2
14th October – Birmingham, O2 Academy
15th October – Leicester, The Scholars Bar
16th October – London, Islington O2 Academy
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