Hardwicke Circus – UK Tour with support from Antics.
Meet the six–piece band who are not only turning heads with the confident glide in their stride; they’re literally bulletproof”. The Sunday Times
Fast building a reputation as the most exciting band to emerge from the UK in recent years, their sound brings comparisons with the brio of the E Street Band and the dark passion of classic Doors, but with plenty of British authenticity in their high-voltage Carlisle attack. Proudly based in the border city, they have supported Bob Dylan and Neil Young in Hyde Park, performed at the Isle of Wight and Glastonbury Festival (at the request of Sir Paul McCartney), toured with Bob Geldof’s Boomtown Rats, and played over 1000 other shows across the UK & Europe, including the Eurosonic Festival in Groningen, a sold-out tour of the Czech Republic and a fifteen date tour of UK Prisons. The Hardwickes have just played their first show in Italy, joining the likes of Rival Sons and Gary Clark Jr and opened the main stage at Kendal Calling 2024.
Currently in the studio recording their third album, previous releases include ‘The Borderland’ & ’Fly The Flag’, both met with rave reviews and airtime on BBC Radio 1, 2 and 6Music. Mojo Magazine – a leading UK music publication wrote: ‘Produced by Stiff’s Dave Robinson and with guests Earl Slick (David Bowie) and Terry Edwards, the Carlisle quintet’s second album rocks Dexys-level dynamism: Motown dancers, E Street shuffles, baritone ‘bom boms’, stirring brass and ballads laced with romance and humour’.
Their live prison album ‘At Her Majesty’s Pleasure’ features guest performances from the inmates, and you can read more about this truly mind-blowing experience here: https://shorturl.at/uwxCY
Because this a band who don’t do anything by halves. Proudly independent, HC have formed their own record company ‘Alternative Facts Records’, releasing their own music and soon other great artists from the north of England who might not be heard above the rabble of the London-centric scenes. As their label motto puts it so well: We lead, Others follow, But can’t keep up.