SOUNDS OF THE CITY – SUMMER 2023 ONE OF THE UK’S MOST UNIQUE, FORWARD-THINKING, GENRE-DEFYING ROCK BANDS
PORCUPINE TREE
ONLY UK SHOW
THURSDAY 29TH JUNE 2023MANCHESTER CASTLEFIELD BOWL
MAGMA ANNOUNCED AS SPECIAL GUESTS
Ahead of their only UK show this year, Porcupine Tree have confirmed that French progressive rock natives Magma will join them as special guests at Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl on Thursday 29th June.
Porcupine Tree are Steven Wilson, Richard Barbieri and Gavin Harrison,and was founded in 1987 by Wilson as an outlet for the experimental recordings he was making outside of his acclaimed post-rock duo, No-Man. With the addition of keyboard player Richard Barbieri and drummer Gavin Harrison, Porcupine Tree rapidly evolved , releasing ten studio albums between 1992 and 2009. Each new release saw Porcupine Tree exploring new musical ideas, their expansive music shifting from pastoral psychedelic rock and ambient electronic soundscapes to experimental pop and propulsive metal.
Later releases like 2007’s GRAMMY® Award-nominated Fear of a Blank Planet and 2009’s The Incident saw Porcupine Tree effortlessly melding distinctive genres to create a groundbreaking musical universe all their own. Last year Porcupine Tree released the best selling and critically acclaimed album CLOSURE/CONTINUATION, their first new music in 12 years.
Widely considered as musically adventurous and imaginative, MAGMA were first founded in Paris, France in 1969 by drummer Christian Vander. MAGMA’s style is heavily influenced by jazz and 20th century classical music which saw the band develop a unique style within the progressive rock genre Zeuhl. Generations of fans scramble for entry to their international concerts making this their special guest appearance with Porcupine Tree unmissable.
Porcupine Tree remain one of the most influential and relentlessly creative British rock bands today. Following their recent sold out coast to coast Americas tour, a sold out European Arena tour includng London’s OVO Arena, Wembley, the band will be playing their only UK show this year at Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl , one of a series of European festival shows for 2023. Tickets are on sale now via www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk.
PORCUPINE TREEPLUS SPECIAL GUESTS MAGMATHURSDAY 29TH JUNE 2023MANCHESTER CASTLEFIELD BOWL
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My life is a soundtrack, i track my life through music, photography is my passion, my escape, my expression. Without both i have pieces missing, thankfully i’m blessed and get to combine both.
Born in Manchester, lived in Australia for 22 years where i was heavily involved in the Australian Music Industry, firstly in bands (Singer) and then managing bands (all original), I moved back to the UK, Wales specifically 10 years ago and married my childhood sweetheart and life is good.
