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Blossoms team up with Jungle and CMAT on upcoming new album - www.nme.com - city Brighton - city Manchester, county Park
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12.12.2023

Blossoms team up with Jungle and CMAT on upcoming new album

Blossoms have teamed up with Jungle and CMAT on their upcoming new album.The band have been working on their new album for the last year and it’s the first to be released on their own record label, ODD SK Records. It’s the follow up to 2022’s ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb,’ their last with Virgin EMI.Frontman Tom Ogden spoke to BBC 6 Music’s Nathan Shepherd about the new album and opened up about the number of collaborations on the record.“This album…it’s the most we’ve kind of spread our wings in terms of collaboration,” he told Shepherd.Ogden continued: “I’ve wrote the songs, brought it to the lads and then we’ve gone in with [James] Skelly [producer] in Liverpool.

'There's no Ritz': Rick Astley spends the night in Stockport in the 'Rick Astley suite' - www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Britain - Manchester
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02.11.2023

'There's no Ritz': Rick Astley spends the night in Stockport in the 'Rick Astley suite'

Blossoms’ lead singer Tom Ogden revealed that music legend Rick Astley spent the night at his house in Stockport. The Never Gonna Give You Up was visiting the band and ended up staying in Tom’s spare room.

Blossoms' announce 'biggest ever' show will take place at Wythenshawe Park next summer - www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Manchester - Dublin
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
02.11.2023

Blossoms' announce 'biggest ever' show will take place at Wythenshawe Park next summer

Blossoms have today announced the 'biggest' headline show of their career. The Stockport five-piece will perform a huge homecoming gig at Wythenshawe Park next August bank holiday weekend.

Blossoms announce huge outdoor Manchester show for summer 2024 - www.nme.com - Dublin - city Manchester, county Park
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02.11.2023

Blossoms announce huge outdoor Manchester show for summer 2024

Blossoms have announced a huge outdoor concert at Wythenshawe Park in Manchester for August 2024 – find all the details below and buy tickets here.The show, which will be the biggest of their career, will take place on Bank Holiday weekend on Sunday, August 25.The all-day event will feature support from Inhaler, Shed Seven, The K’s, Seb Lowe TTRRUUCES.Tickets will go on sale next Friday, November 10 at 10am GMT from here. Fans can also pre-order Blossoms’ forthcoming new album – set for release in summer 2024) – to gain access to pre-sale tickets, which will be available from Thursday, November 9 at 10am GMT.“Headlining our biggest show yet at Wythenshawe Park is going to be THE moment of our career so far for us,” said Blossoms frontman Tom Ogden.

Blossoms share ‘Milk And Honey’ inspired single ‘To Do List (After The Breakup)’ - www.nme.com - Manchester
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09.10.2023

Blossoms share ‘Milk And Honey’ inspired single ‘To Do List (After The Breakup)’

Blossoms have shared their new single ‘To Do List (After The Breakup)’, inspired by the viral poetry book Milk And Honey by Rupi Kaur.The track features Manchester singer Findlay and was produced by James Skelly. It marks the first new music since their 2022 LP ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb‘.

Watch Mel C join Blossoms on stage at Glastonbury to cover the Spice Girls - www.nme.com
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24.06.2022

Watch Mel C join Blossoms on stage at Glastonbury to cover the Spice Girls

Mel C joined Blossoms on stage this afternoon (June 24) to cover the Spice Girls‘ ‘Spice Up Your Life’.The Stockport band were playing at The Other Stage when they were joined by the Spice Girl: “Since it’s technically the 50th anniversary, we thought we’d do something a little bit special,” frontman Tom Ogden said. “Do we have any Spice Girls fans in the house? OK would you please welcome to the stage Melanie C aka Sporty Spice.”As Mel C joined the band on stage, Ogden asked her: “Right are we gonna do it? Excuse my attempt at the moves, but you’ve got it.” Watch footage below from the unlikely collaboration.Blossoms just brought Mel C on ❤️ pic.twitter.com/NLa1Ci20dX— Tom Copley (@tomcopley) June 24, 2022Blossoms have just been joined by a very special guest to play Spice Up Your Life.This is Mel C’s #Glastonbury and we’re just living in it.

Stockport band Blossoms arrive at Glastonbury to find hotel rooms aren't ready...so clean them themselves - www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Britain
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24.06.2022

Stockport band Blossoms arrive at Glastonbury to find hotel rooms aren't ready...so clean them themselves

They might be one the most successful pop bands in the UK, but Stockport band Blossoms were forced to clean their own hotel rooms when the pre-booked accommodation they were staying in ahead of Glastonbury Festival was not ready. The band, who are playing The Other Stage at Worthy Farm this afternoon, were even forced to put on their own bed sheets.

Watch Miles Kane perform ‘Colour Of The Trap’ with Blossoms’ Tom Ogden - www.nme.com - Manchester
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27.05.2022

Watch Miles Kane perform ‘Colour Of The Trap’ with Blossoms’ Tom Ogden

Miles Kane performed ‘Colour Of The Trap’ with Blossoms‘ Tom Ogden in Manchester last night (May 26) – see the moment below.Kane was appearing at Manchester’s Albert Hall concert venue when he was joined on stage by Ogden, just towards the show’s encore.The pair also covered ‘Standing Next To Me’, a song from Kane’s Alex Turner-featuring side-project, The Last Shadow Puppets.Elsewhere, Kane did a cover of The Beatles‘ ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ and of Ike and Tina Turner’s ‘Nutbush City Limits’ with Brooke Combe, who was providing support for Kane ahead of his headline slot.Check out footage of the gig, along with the full set list, here:This was a lot of fun! Big ❤️ to @MilesKaneMusic for having me X https://t.co/7Qo4J1Zhtq— B L O S S O M S (@BlossomsBand) May 26, 2022Manchester just perfect! Shout out Tom from @BlossomsBand x all the love to you all pic.twitter.com/8nKKZT9GAJ— Miles Kane (@MilesKaneMusic) May 26, 2022Miles Kane at Albert Hall => Great gig. Forgot home many good tunes he has.

Deaf Havana announce ‘The Present Is A Foreign Land’ UK headline tour - www.nme.com - Britain - Manchester - city Havana
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25.05.2022

Deaf Havana announce ‘The Present Is A Foreign Land’ UK headline tour

Deaf Havana have announced a UK headline tour supporting their upcoming sixth studio album ‘The Present Is A Foreign Land’ this November.The band kick off the tour at Cardiff’s Tramshed on November 8, and will play dates in Nottingham, Manchester and at London’s Roundhouse before wrapping up the tour in Glasgow on November 14.Fans who purchase a copy of ‘The Present Is A Foreign Land’ via Deaf Havana’s webstore when the album comes out on July 15 and fans who pre-ordered the album will be eligible to purchase tickets for the tour on May 26 – 24 hours before general tickets go on sale. Find more ticketing info here.The sibling duo first announced ‘The Present Is A Foreign Land’ on January 21 with the release of the record’s first single ‘Going Clear’.

Blossoms score third UK Number 1 album with Ribbon Around the Bomb: “We’re very proud of this record, thanks everyone!” - www.officialcharts.com - Britain - Atlanta - Germany
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06.05.2022

Blossoms score third UK Number 1 album with Ribbon Around the Bomb: “We’re very proud of this record, thanks everyone!”

Stockport indie export Blossoms bag their third UK Number 1 album with Ribbon Around the Bomb this week. 

Blossoms on course to bag third UK Number 1 album with Ribbon Around the Bomb - www.officialcharts.com - Britain - Atlanta - Germany
officialcharts.com
03.05.2022

Blossoms on course to bag third UK Number 1 album with Ribbon Around the Bomb

Blossoms look set to score this week’s Number 1 album with Ribbon Around the Bomb. 

Blossoms on how they “hugged it out” with Johnny Marr after Smiths covers band fall-out - www.nme.com - London - Manchester
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08.04.2022

Blossoms on how they “hugged it out” with Johnny Marr after Smiths covers band fall-out

Blossoms have revealed how their unlikely feud with Johnny Marr over forming a Smiths covers band was put to bed.Last year, the band teamed up with Rick Astley to cover The Smiths. While playing a gig in London, they invited Astley on stage to perform ‘Panic’ and ‘This Charming Man’.The artists subsequently announced two Smiths covers shows in Manchester and London the following month, with Blossoms becoming Astley’s backing band for a full set of theirs and fans’ most-loved Smiths songs.At the time, Marr gave her verdict on the covers, writing on Twitter: “This is both funny and horrible at the same time”. He also added: “Well, I met The Blossoms a few weeks ago and they elected to not mention it.

Blossoms announce premiere of new film ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’ - www.nme.com
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06.04.2022

Blossoms announce premiere of new film ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’

Blossoms have announced details of a new film based around their upcoming ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’, and a premiere event where they’ll perform live.The Stockport five-piece’s fourth album is set for release on April 29, and has been previewed by the singles ‘The Sulking Poet’, ‘Ode To NYC’, ‘Care For’ and its title track.On May 3, the week after the album’s release, the band will head home to Stockport’s Plaza Theatre for the premiere of a new film, also called Ribbon Around The Bomb and directed by Arctic Monkeys‘ Creative Director, Edwin Burdis, who worked on the band’s ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’ and ‘AM’ albums, as well as the videos for Blossoms’ new album campaign.Following the film premiere, Blossoms will play the new album in full. Tickets for the show and premiere are on sale from 10am BST on Thursday (April 7) here.Watch a trailer for Ribbon Around The Bomb below.Speaking of the new film, Blossoms frontman Tom Ogden said: “We created a script for this film so that we could rip it up…It was an absolute pleasure to collaborate with Blossoms and such diversely talented practitioners and performers on this project.“The Stockport Plaza was a joy to work in and it very much became an unexpected central character of the piece.

The best photos from the Manchester Remembers football match - www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Manchester - county Scott - county Rutherford
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
03.04.2022

The best photos from the Manchester Remembers football match

Footballing legends and celebrities came together this afternoon for a very special match — the Manchester Remembers fixture. The game, held at Manchester City’s Academy Stadium, was a charity drive to raise money for some of the foundations set up after the 2017 Arena bombing.

Listen to Blossoms’ upbeat new single ‘The Sulking Poet’ - www.nme.com
nme.com
25.03.2022

Listen to Blossoms’ upbeat new single ‘The Sulking Poet’

Blossoms have today (March 24) shared their new single, ‘The Sulking Poet’ – listen below.The band teased the single earlier this week, saying that it “sounds like Dire Straits, George Michael and Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel”.Frontman Tom Ogden took to a video he posted on Twitter to share details of the track yesterday (March 23) before posting footage of the band performing the song in the studio.Check out the video for the song – directed by Edwin Burdis, creative director for the Arctic Monkeys – below:Speaking about ‘The Sulking Poet’, Ogden said: “I once saw a Blossoms fan page describe me as ‘The Sulking Poet’ and I thought that was a great name for a song.“I have been told that I need to smile more from time to time. This song touches on the imposter syndrome I’ve sometimes felt in the past.

Blossoms tease new Dire Straits and George Michael inspired single ‘The Sulking Poet’ - www.nme.com - Britain
nme.com
23.03.2022

Blossoms tease new Dire Straits and George Michael inspired single ‘The Sulking Poet’

Blossoms are teasing a new single they say “sounds like Dire Straits, George Michael and Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel.”Frontman Tom Ogden took to a video he posted on Twitter to share details of the track ‘The Sulking Poet’, which is due to drop tomorrow (March 24), before sharing footage of the band performing the song in the studio.Ogden said the title came from a “Blossoms fan page, which referred to me as the sulking poet”.It follows on from previous singles ‘Ode To NYC’, ‘Care For’ and the title track from forthcoming new album ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’.New single. The Sulking Poet.

Blossoms share “love letter” to New York City, ‘Ode To NYC’ - www.nme.com - Britain - New York
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25.02.2022

Blossoms share “love letter” to New York City, ‘Ode To NYC’

Blossoms have shared a new track called ‘Ode To NYC’ – you can listen to it below.The song is the latest preview of the Stockport band’s fourth album ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’, which is due to arrive on April 29. It follows on from the record’s title track and last year’s ‘Care For’.“This song is a love letter to New York City,” Blossoms wrote while announcing ‘Ode To NYC’ alongside footage of themselves recording it in the studio.

Manic Street Preachers lead new additions to Neighbourhood Weekender 2022 - www.nme.com - Britain
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03.02.2022

Manic Street Preachers lead new additions to Neighbourhood Weekender 2022

Manic Street Preachers have been announced among the new additions to the line-up of Neighbourhood Weekender 2022.The Victoria Park, Warrington festival will return on May 28-29, and will feature Courteeners, Kasabian and Blossoms as headliners.Speaking about their co-headline slot back in September, Blossoms frontman Tom Ogden said: “We can’t wait! The other headliners we’re massive fans of [as well], so it’s gonna be a big old party.”Neighbourhood Weekender has today (February 3) added a host of new names to their 2022 line-up, including the Manic Street Preachers.Baby Queen, Razorlight, James Bay, The Rills, Red Rum Club, GAYLE and Scouting For Girls have all joined the line-up for this year’s festival, while rising acts The Academic, Dylan John Thomas, Brooke Combe and Seb Lowe will also perform.Those artists join the already announced likes of DMA’s, Becky Hill, Tom Grennan, Starsailor, Cast, The Fratellis, Example, Sports Team, Inhaler, The Lathums, Pale Waves, Jamie Webster, Crawlers, The Amazons and Wet Leg on the bill – you can see the latest line-up poster for Neighbourhood Weekender above.Tickets, including VIP Packages, for Neighbourhood Weekender 2022 are on sale now from here. Manic Street Preachers, meanwhile, will kick off their live commitments in 2022 with a trio of UK stadium shows supporting The Killers.

Blossoms unveil details of new album and share title track, ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’ - www.nme.com - Mexico
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25.01.2022

Blossoms unveil details of new album and share title track, ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’

Blossoms have today (January 25) unveiled details of their new album, ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’ – you can listen to the album’s title track below.It will be the Stockport five-pieces fifth album and is set for release on April 29.Blossoms have today announced their brand-new, fourth studio album Ribbon Around The Bomb, which is set for release on the 29th April.Speaking about the new album and single, the group’s Tom Ogden says: “While on tour in 2019 in Mexico, I visited Frida Kahlo’s house. Looking at her paintings on show, someone had described one of them as being like a ‘ribbon around a bomb’.“I immediately thought that it was a great title for a song and album because of the imagery that it evoked in my mind.

Blossoms tease new music announcement this week - www.nme.com
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24.01.2022

Blossoms tease new music announcement this week

Blossoms have today (January 24) teased a new music announcement.The Stockport five piece shared a short video clip on Twitter along with details of the drop, which is expected tomorrow (January 25) at 6pm.The video is also soundtracked by a clip of what appears to be new music. You can watch it here:TUESDAY 25TH JANUARY.

Deaf Havana announce first album since becoming a two-piece, ‘The Present Is A Foreign Land’ - www.nme.com - county Wilson - city Havana
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23.01.2022

Deaf Havana announce first album since becoming a two-piece, ‘The Present Is A Foreign Land’

Deaf Havana have revealed their first LP since becoming a two-piece is on the way, titled ‘The Present Is A Foreign Land’.The sibling duo made the announcement on Friday (January 21), sharing the record’s first single ‘Going Clear’. A deeply personal song, ‘Going Clear’ deals with themes of substance abuse and sobriety, which frontman James Veck-Gilodi had been struggling with for years.“‘Going Clear’ is a song I started writing a long time ago but it wasn’t until recently that I really realised it’s a song purely about addiction and the effect it has on loved ones and family members,” James said in a press statement.“It’s a very straight forward and simple song but having gone through the years of substance abuse and seen the pain it brings first hand, this one really hits home.”Check out the track below.Speaking of the album on social media, the pair wrote: “We are so excited to share ‘Going Clear’ with you all and to announce our new record ‘The Present is a Foreign Land’.”“So much hard work and love has gone into this album and we can’t wait for you to hear it.

Deaf Havana return as a duo - completemusicupdate.com - city Havana
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26.11.2021

Deaf Havana return as a duo

Deaf Havana have announced that they are now a duo, with bassist Lee Wilson and drummer Tom Ogden no longer part of the group. Brothers James and Matthew Veck-Gilodi will continue on without replacing their former bandmates.In a post on Facebook, they explained that they came close to ending the band entirely, but have instead opted to move “in a different direction”.“Early last year we were all ready to head our separate ways and call it quits”, write the Veck-Gilodis.

Deaf Havana return as a duo after two members quit the band - www.nme.com - city Havana
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25.11.2021

Deaf Havana return as a duo after two members quit the band

Deaf Havana have returned as a duo after two members of the band quit.They shared a lengthy post explaining that they nearly split last year before revealing that bassist Lee Wilson and drummer Tom Ogden have now left the group.Brothers James and Matthew Veck-Gilodi are now the only two members left in the band.In a statement they wrote: “Early last year we were all ready to head our separate ways and call it quits.

Blossoms have finished their “really special” new album - www.nme.com
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04.05.2021

Blossoms have finished their “really special” new album

Blossoms have told NME that they have completed work on their fourth album.The Stockport band spoke to NME backstage at the weekend’s COVID pilot gig at Sefton Park, where they discussed progress on the follow-up to 2020’s acclaimed ‘Foolish Loving Spaces’.“Yeah, we’ve done it, so it’s recorded and we’re sorting all the other stuff out now, like the artwork and all that sort of stuff,” frontman Tom Ogden told NME.

Blossoms to raffle hand-written lyrics, outfits and more in aid of Manchester nightclub 42’s - www.nme.com - Manchester
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17.11.2020

Blossoms to raffle hand-written lyrics, outfits and more in aid of Manchester nightclub 42’s

Blossoms have lent their support to a crowdfund campaign in aid of Manchester nightclub and venue 42’s, raffling off a number of ultra-rare items.Among the prizes up for grabs are frontman Tom Ogden’s original, handwritten lyrics to their 2018 track ‘I Can’t Stand It’, and the full outfit worn by the singer in the video for 2016’s ‘Honey Sweet’.In a video publicising the venue’s fundraising efforts, Ogden and drummer Joe Donovan described 42’s as “the best club in town for us.”We’ve donated some

Manchester City unveil new third kit inspired by music culture - www.nme.com - Manchester
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27.08.2020

Manchester City unveil new third kit inspired by music culture

Liam Gallagher – who have worn the iconic pattern throughout their careers.To mark the kit’s release, Blossoms‘ Tom Ogden and Joe Donovan – who are both City fans – took part in a photoshoot where they showcased the new design.Ogden said: “I’ve never seen a kit like this before, it’s different and I think it’s really smart.

Blossoms share studio shots as they record their fourth album - www.nme.com
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30.07.2020

Blossoms share studio shots as they record their fourth album

Blossoms have confirmed that they’ve started recording their fourth album and shared a series of behind-the-scenes studio shots – check them out below.The Stockport outfit, who released their third album ‘Foolish Loving Spaces’ in January, took to Twitter this evening (July 29) to post five black-and-white photos of themselves at work on new material.In the first of four images, frontman Tom Ogden is seen laying on the studio floor in front of a unit containing various synthesisers and gear.

Watch Blossoms’ Tom Ogden play a couple of fan favourites and cover Elvis Costello for NME Home Sessions - www.nme.com
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16.06.2020

Watch Blossoms’ Tom Ogden play a couple of fan favourites and cover Elvis Costello for NME Home Sessions

Blossoms. To keep their fans entertained, Stockport’s finest shared joyous quarantined renditions of bangers by The Coral, Tame Impala, Courteeners, The Beatles, Babybird and Frank Ocean, with the world loved them so much, that the band decided to put together a whole album of their ‘Isolation Covers‘.

Watch Blossoms’ Tom Ogden cover Babybird’s ‘You’re Gorgeous’ - www.nme.com
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06.06.2020

Watch Blossoms’ Tom Ogden cover Babybird’s ‘You’re Gorgeous’

Blossoms’ Tom Ogden has covered Babybird’s ‘You’re Gorgeous’ in full in a new video – scroll down to watch it now.The band often cover the 1996 track at their shows but opt only to play a snippet of it rather than the full song.Earlier today (June 6), frontman Ogden shared a video of himself playing the song on an acoustic guitar. “Always do a bit of this tune at the end of ‘My Favourite Room’ so thought I’d do the full tune,” he wrote.

Blossoms have written “most” of their next album - www.nme.com
nme.com
01.02.2020

Blossoms have written “most” of their next album

The band's third record 'Foolish Loving Spaces' only came out yesterday (January 31).

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