LY-TV begins transmission…

The band have launched a series of bite-sized video "webisodes" documenting life in The Lightyears called LY-TV.  Each episode of LY-TV covers one of the band's various adventures, whether that's performing live on BBC Radio or playing a gig in front of 12,000 people in a football stadium. LY-TV's most recent instalment documents last week's gig with the Mystery Jets, and gives a flavour of what it was like to be in the audience at a sold-out Barfly. The videos are available to view here on this website on the ...

250 people squeezed into the Barfly…

On Thursday night we supported the Mystery Jets at a sold-out Camden Barfly. It was a hot August evening and the punters were packed into the Barfly's intimate dimensions like moist sardines. The Jets had been forced to cancel a few weeks' worth of festivals due to lead singer Blaine being in hospital and Thursday represented the band's comeback gig, as well as a warm-up for their impending main stage performances at Reading and Leeds Festivals. Anticipation was high and Jets fans were clearly excited ...

Tickets on sale for Pennsylvania show

Tickets have just gone on sale for The Lightyears' headline show at Milkboy Coffee in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday 17 September. The band's previous gigs at Milkboy have all sold out so you'd be advised to get your tickets early - visit the Milkboy website to grab yours whilst they're hot... And, just because we're feeling charitable, the LYs' shows in New York this September are all totally free to attend. The ...

Barfly gig sold out (update)

UPDATE: The gig has now sold out. The Lightyears' gig with the Mystery Jets at the Camden Barfly on Thursday 21 August is looking set to sell out - so if you don't yet have your tickets, it is strongly advised that you visit the Barfly website and pick some up before it's too late.  Over 130 tickets have already been sold for the show and the remainder are expected to disappear ...

It’s not often that our stage has turf…

On Monday evening we played at London Road Football Stadium in front of Manchester United and around 12,000 people.  For George and I this was a chance to perform to our biggest ever crowd, to mingle with some of the most famous sporting celebrities in the world and take a few more steps on the path to becoming a fully-fledged stadium rock band. For Tony, however, it was an unrivalled opportunity to pick up some handy gardening tips from the groundsman concerning how ...

One of the highlights of my summer…

I am writing this from an idyllic rural paradise in the South of France. Herman & The Hermits are on the stereo, the sun is beating down from high in the blue sky and I am sipping from a glistening, chilled bottle of The Greatest Beer On The Planet - Desperados, a terrific French lager flavoured with tequila. Things are, I think it is safe to say, going pretty well. However, I digress. I'm not just writing to you to show off about how sweet my holiday ...