LOOKING BACK:
Wowee what a year 2025 has been! Beyond excited to see what 2026 has in store…
📷Victoria Wai
My 2025 top fives!
I’m chronically incapable of making decisions so these are in no particular order…
Top 5 gigs (that I’ve played!)
This is South Tyenside @ Bents Park - still not recovered from playing to a crowd of 10,000!
Star and Shadow for community business week - we just had the most fun
BBC Introducing from The Glasshouse - iconic
Headline show @ The Grove - Sooo grateful that you guys absolutely packed this show - what a way to kick off the year!
Summer Sounds on Baltic Square - can’t complain when the Tyne Bridge is your backdrop
Top 5 gigs (that I’ve attended!)
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs @ Star and Shadow - My moshing debut was an injury free success
Rivkala @ Cobalt Studios - we got our glad rags on and had a proper boogie
Flyte @ The Grove - Harmonies & Heartstrings.
SwanNek @ The Pilgrim - Mollie Nature has the most incredible voice!
Tight Collar & Alice Street @ Little Buidlings - THE ENERGY
Top 5 MOMENTS
Playing a BBC introducing live session!
Being involved in The 800 years of North Shields Documentary and singing “Cover Up” with Liam Fender at the screening show @ The Exchange
Watching my drummer and wonderful friend Anneka get married to another one of our best friends Dale! (And playing a verrrry drunk set at the wedding)
Releasing Merry Go Round and playing it aaaaallll summer! (and hearing it played on Brian Clough’s American Connection Country Music Radio Show)
Curating a show for Radio Tyneside and having a good natter about my favourite songs.
Honourable mention - I passed ALL my final year accounting exams and am officially a qualified accountant!! (Actual madness)
Top 10 songs (local artists edition)
Happy 2026 everyone - may this year bring more unforgetable moments and incredible music. Thanks so much for selling out our headline show in January at the Engine Room, and hope to see you on the road for our UK TOUR in Feb/March!!
Until next time!
