Blossoms buzzing over biggest ever gig

Indie band Blossoms say an outdoor gig not far from where they grew up will match playing Glastonbury.

The Stockport band said the all day show in Wythenshawe Park, Manchester on August bank holiday next year will be their biggest ever gig.

It follows the success of Noel Gallagher's gig earlier this year when 25,000 fans saw him perform with his band High Flying Birds in the park.

Drummer Joe Donovan said the band were "buzzing" at the prospect.

Lead singer Tom Ogden said: "It's mint. We've played Glastonbury twice and we always go even if we're not playing, with our families in a camper van but this is more personal."

Donovan added: "It's like when we used to go to see Oasis and The Stone Roses at Heaton Park that's what made us want to be in band."

Ogden continued: "It affected what we wore and changed our lives forever. To misquote Dorothy, 'Lads, I've a feeling we're not on Oldham Street anymore!'"

Support will come from acts including Dublin's Inhaler, Shed Seven and a set from TTRRUUCES the new band of Findlay, who duets with Ogden on Blossoms latest single To Do List.

Formed in Stockport by school friends Ogden, Donovan, Charlie Salt, Joshua Dewhurst and Myles Kellock, Blossoms got their break on BBC Radio Manchester's Introducing show and have enjoyed widespread success and acclaim.

In the summer Blossoms performed shows and festivals across the country including the headline slot at Kendal Calling, their own headline outdoor shows at Castlefield Bowl in Manchester and Millennium Square, Leeds.

It also saw a surprise gig at Glastonbury where they were joined by pop legend Rick Astley to perform a set of Smiths covers - the product of a throwaway chat after Astley was interviewed on the band's podcast during lockdown.

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