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Comment: not seeing any reliable independent sources here? Theroadislong (talk) 16:14, 17 February 2024 (UTC)
The Lilacs | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Wigan, UK |
| Genres | Indie |
| Years active | 2018 - present |
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| Website | www.upthelilacs.com |
The Lilacs are a 4 piece high energy indie band from Wigan in the North West of the UK.
History[edit]
Having formed a strong friendship in a previous band, Ollie Anglesea (Singer) and Sam Birchall (lead Guitar) embarked on a quest to start a band of their own. After tireless months of long rehearsals and endless train fares, the band became complete when additions Dave Gomersall (Drums) and Matt Johnson (Bass Guitar) were made in October of 2018. With the line-up complete and tunes up their sleeves, the next thing on the agenda was to name the band. It was clear from the off this wasn’t going to be easy, with numerous suggestions being cast aside. It quickly became apparent it needed to have some meaning behind it. Unfortunately earlier that year, Sam lost his mum in a battle with secondary breast cancer. Having numerous visits for treatment at The Lilac Center (a specialist cancer clinic), the lads felt this was a suggestion that couldn’t be overseen, and The Lilacs were born.
It is clear to see where singer song-writer Ollie takes inspiration, with influences from bands such as Courteeners and Arctic Monkeys. Catchy riffs and feel-good melodies are typical features of The Lilacs’ unique sound.
Discography[edit]
2024 - Single - Hopeless Romantic
2023 - Single - Act Your Age
2023 - Single - Grace[2]
2023 - Single - Sticky Dancefloors[3]
2022 - Single - Red Flags & Warning Signs (B sides By All Means, That's Not Me)
2020 - Single - Sally[4]
2019 - Single - Seen It All[5]
2019 - Single - Something or Nothing[6]
2019 - Single - Vicarage Road[7]
Headline Gigs[edit]
2024 - February 10th - The Snug Coffee House Atherton
2023 - November 18th - Gorilla Manchester[8]
2023 - November 11th - Bridlington Spa
2023 - July 13th - The Good Mixer London - with Wull[9]
2023 - June 10th - O2 Academy 2 Liverpool - with Keyside, Paper Scenes
2023 - June 9th - Dead Wax Birmingham - with The Ansells
2023 - April 1st - The Grace London
2023 - March 30th - Network 3 Sheffield [10]
2023 - March 25th - The Deaf Institute Manchester - with The Chase, Keyside
2023 - March 24rd - Bobiks Newcastle
2023 - March 23rd - Oporto Leeds
2023 - February 4th - The Hive Winsford
2022 - November 26th - Jimmy's Liverpool - with Lazy Sundaze, District Social Club, Jamie Wooding
2022 - October 29th - Sneaky Pete's Edinburgh
2022 - October 28th - Broadcast Glasgow
2022 - October 1st - The Boulevard Wigan - with The Mantra, Casino Club, Della Noirs
2022 - April 2nd - Water Rats London - with Lewis Knaggs, Gaint Peach, Alibi
2022 - March 12th - Lending Room Leeds
2022 - March 11th - EBGBS Liverpool - with Nocturnal Coast, The Garnetts, Don't Watch the News
2022 - March 10th - Fulford Arms York - with The Feds, The Avenues, Pavilion
2022 - March 5th - Network 3 Sheffield - with Smallprint, Shifting Rumours
2022 - March 4th - KU Stockton - with The Collectors, Painted Places, Gaz Price
2020 - March 6th - The Boulevard Wigan
2019 - November 8th - Old Courts Wigan - with Fletchettes, Rhys Hopkins
2019 - September 6th - Enelles Glasshouse Southport - with Jamie Wooding, Kahuna
2019 - June 8th - The Boulevard Wigan - with Stanleys
Supporting Gigs[edit]
2024 - January 27th - Bootleg Social Blackpool - Supporting The Clause. alongside Stanleys [11]
2024 - January 26th - The Sugarmill Stoke - Supporting The Clause. alongside Sarcoline
2024 - January 17th - Stylus Leeds - Supporting The Lottery Winners, alongside The Clause
2023 - December 2nd - Newcastle S.U - Supporting The View, alongside Soup[12]
2023 - November 25th - Keele University S.U - Supporting The View, alongside Underclass[12]
2023 - October 31th - Sheffield - Supporting Andrew Cushin[13]
2023 - October 29th - Leeds - Supporting Andrew Cushin, alongside Kieran Bowe[14]
2023 - October 28th - Nottingham - Supporting Andrew Cushin
2023 - October 27th - Electric Ball Room London - Supporting The Rifles, alongside Buster Shuffle
2023 - October 16th - Liverpool - Supporting Andrew Cushin, alongside Jamie Wooding
2023 - September 30th - Leeds Beckett S.U - Supporting Skylights, alongside Pretty Maffia
2023 - May 20th - Cafe Indie Scunthorpe - Supporting Andrew Cushin
2023 - May 19th - Metronome Nottingham - Supporting The Chase, alongside Cameron Hayes, The Public Eye
2023 - March 28th - N>A>C Wolverhampton - Supporting The Jack Fletcher Band
2023 - March 17th - The Deaf Institute - Supporting Rolla
2022 - December 3rd - Forum Birmingham - Supporting The Silver Lines, alongside Uno Mas, The Mercians
2022 - December 2nd - Electric Church Club Blackburn - Supporting The lllicits, alongside Record Street
2022 - November 21st - The Bread Shed Manchester - Supporting The Sherlocks
2022 - October 14th - The Leadmill Sheffield - Supporting Andrew Cushin
2022 - October 6th - Gorilla Manchester - Supporting Andrew Cushin
2022 - October 5th - Brudenell Social Club Leeds - Supporting Andrew Cushin
2022 - May 21st - Sheffield Network - Supporting The Rosadocs, alongside Lucid Dreams, The Underclass
2022 - February 26th - The Boulevard Wigan - Supporting Jonny Brown, alongside The Cavs
2021 - December 3rd - Supporting Shader, alongside No Vacancies, Plain Navy, The Magic Mod
2021 - October 2nd - Albert Hall Manchester - Supporting The Sherlocks, alongside Skylights
2019 - December 28th - Parr Conservative Club - Supporting Stillia. alongside The Apostles
2019 - September 29th - Sound Cafe BAr Liverpool - Supporting Glass Ceilings, alongside The Underclass, Ruby J, Kalima
2019 - September 21st - Friars Court Warrington - Supporting Bines, alongside Luna Moon, The Ruffs
2019 - April 20th - Phase One Liverpool - Supporting Big Bambora, alongside Bines, Chloe Pitchford
2019 - March 15th - Jimmys NQ - SUpporting Ormstons, alongside Ronda, Provocateurs
2018 - December 10th - Castle Hotel - Supporting Natalie McCool, alongside Little Thief, Vanessa Maria
Festivals and Gatherings[edit]
| Year | |
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| 2024 | Gorillafest[15], Westview Sounds |
| 2023 | Askern Music Fest, Dubbed Out Festival[16], Isle of White Festival, Irlam Live, Stockton Calling, Test Transmission, Tha Knows! Indie Music Festival[17], The Great Escape, This Feeling by the sea, Y Not? Festival |
| 2022 | Alive[18], Dubbed Out Festival, Gateways Festival, Isle of White Festival, Summer Fest, The Gathering Sounds, This Feeling Big in 2022 [19], Y Not? Festival |
| 2021 | Isle of White Festival |
| 2019 | Blackthorn music festival, Decemberfest, Lounge Fest, Manchester Academy Live, Skemfest |
Social Media and other Links[edit]
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheLilacsOfficial/[20]
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thelilacsofficial/[21]
This Feeling https://thisfeeling.co.uk/thelilacs/ [22]
Media[edit]
2024 - February 17th - The Indie Masterplan News, Hopeless Romantic release Link[23]
2024 - February 16th - Taped Magazine, The Lilacs release new single ‘Hopeless Romantic’ Link [24]
2024 - February 13th - Taped Magazine, Live Review: Gorillafest: Winter Edition @ Gorilla Beer Hall, Mexborough Link [15]
2024 - January 28th - RGM , The Clause live in Blackpool what happened? Link [11]
2023 - December 7th - Taped Magazine,Stockton Calling reveal first wave of acts for 2024 line-up Link [25]
2023 - November 22nd - Taped Magazine, The Lilacs extend UK tour with additional dates Link [26]
2023 - November 19th - RGM, The Lilacs live in Manchester what happened? Link [8]
2023 - November 8th - Taped Magazine, Live Review: Andrew Cushin + The Lilacs @ Corporation, Sheffield Link [13]
2023 - October 31st - Taped Magazine, The Lilacs announce dates for their 2024 UK tour Link [27]
2023 - October 30th - Old Man Blues, Live Review: Kieran Bowe, The Lilacs, ANDREW CUSHIN. The Wardrobe, Leeds. Link [14]
2023 - October 17th - Taped Magazine, Taped Interview #14: The Lilacs Link [28]
2023 - October 12th - Taped Magazine, The View add 21 different support acts for upcoming UK tour Link [12]
2023 - September 15th - Taped Magazine, Live Review: Tha Knows Festival @ Network, Sheffield Link [17]
2023 - July 27th - Dubbed Out Live, Full Set Link[16]
2023 - July 19th - Travelers Tunes, The Lilacs The Good Mixer London Link [9]
2023 - April 3rd - Yorkshire Post, Gig review: The Lilacs at Network, Sheffield Link [10]
2022 - March 1st - This Feeling Live 2022, Red Flags and Warning Signs Link[19]
2022 - January 12th - Wigan Today, The Wigan bands to watch in 2022 as the future of the local music scene looks brighter than ever Link [29]
2021 - December 14th - This Feeling Alive 2021, Vicarage Road Link[18]
2019 - January 11th - Get Into This, Introducing The Lilacs Link[30]
References[edit]
- ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ Grace, retrieved 2024-02-17
- ^ The Lilacs - Sticky Dancefloors, retrieved 2024-02-17
- ^ Sally, retrieved 2024-02-17
- ^ Seen It All, retrieved 2024-02-17
- ^ Something or Nothing, retrieved 2024-02-17
- ^ Vicarage Road, retrieved 2024-02-17
- ^ a b "THE LILACS LIVE IN MANCHESTER – WHAT HAPPENED? | RGM : REYT GOOD MAGAZINE DISCOVER THE LATEST MUSIC NEWS, REVIEWS, AND INTERVIEWS FROM THE BEST NEW ARTISTS". rgm.press. 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ a b "The Lilacs: The Good Mixer, London". Traveller's Tunes. 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ a b Antcliffe, Scott (3 April 2023). "Gig review: The Lilacs at Network, Sheffield". Yorkshire Post.
- ^ a b "THE CLAUSE LIVE IN BLACKPOOL – WHAT HAPPENED? | RGM : REYT GOOD MAGAZINE DISCOVER THE LATEST MUSIC NEWS, REVIEWS, AND INTERVIEWS FROM THE BEST NEW ARTISTS". rgm.press. 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ a b c "The View add 21 different support acts for upcoming UK tour". Taped Magazine. 2023-10-12. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ a b "Live Review: Andrew Cushin + The Lilacs @ Corporation, Sheffield". Taped Magazine. 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ a b "Live Review: Kieran Bowe, The Lilacs, ANDREW CUSHIN. The Wardrobe, Leeds. October 29th 2023". Old Man Blues. 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ a b "Live Review: Gorillafest: Winter Edition @ Gorilla Beer Hall, Mexborough". Taped Magazine. 2024-02-13. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ a b Dubbed Out Festival July 2023 The Lilacs (LIVE), retrieved 2024-02-17
- ^ a b "Live Review: Tha Knows Festival @ Network, Sheffield". Taped Magazine. 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ a b The Lilacs 'Vicarage Road' (Alive 2021) | The Lilacs 'Vicarage Road' (Alive 2021) for fans of Courteeners, The Enemy, The K's 📽️ London The Water Rats December #alive2021 w/ Coco And The Lost... | By This Feeling | Facebook, retrieved 2024-02-17
- ^ a b The Lilacs 'Red Flags & Warning Signs' | This Feeling x Scotts - Big in 2022 (Live), retrieved 2024-02-17
- ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ "The Lilacs |". Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ "The Lilacs share monster new tune 'Hopeless Romantic'". The Indie Masterplan. 2024-02-16. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ "The Lilacs release new single 'Hopeless Romantic'". Taped Magazine. 2024-02-16. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "Stockton Calling reveal first wave of acts for 2024 line-up". Taped Magazine. 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "The Lilacs extend UK tour with additional dates". Taped Magazine. 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "The Lilacs announce dates for their 2024 UK tour". Taped Magazine. 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "Taped Interview #14: The Lilacs". Taped Magazine. 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Wynn, Amos (12 January 2022). "The Wigan bands to watch in 2022 as the future of the local music scene looks brighter than ever". Wigan Today. p. 2.
- ^ "Introducing: The Lilacs, The Gallerys and Patawawa". Getintothis. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
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