Longsands announce farewell gig

NEWCASTLE indie rock band The Longsands have announced a farewell show later this year. Having released, in 2012 and 2016 respectively, Meet Me in Spanish City and Us & Them, two critically-acclaimed albums, and supported the like of From the Jam, Ocean Colour Scene and appeared In Session with Whispering Bob Harris on BBC Radio 2, the band say the decision not taken lightly.

Trevor Cox, Ian Barnes, David Stanyer, Callum Thompson and Paul Stephenson said in a statement: “It is with heavy hearts today that we announce we have decided to call time on The Longsands. After a really exciting two years of recording and releasing our second studio album, Us and Them, this quite rightly led us into talks about ‘where next?’ What quickly became clear is that 12 years on from when the band was formed, we all have very different lives and personal priorities, which have resulted in us now having quite different motivations for being a Longsand. Life just sometimes takes people in different directions.

“We want people to remember The Longsands not only for our music, but for our ambition, dedication and belief in one and other. This is why calling time on it now is the right thing to do, out of respect for what the band meant and means to us and to so many people who have supported us over the past 12 years. We are committed to going out with a bang. We will be preparing a special farewell show, while Unknown Soldier Records will continue to make all existing Longsands material available online."

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Peter Mann