Lightyears hit South Korea

We're heading back East this week for our fourth consecutive year headlining at The Queen's Birthday Ball in Seoul, South Korea.  The QBB, which takes place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel on Mount Namsan, is one of the foremost nights on Seoul's social calendar and regularly attracts over 500 guests. Last year the event raised in excess of 160 million KRW (over £80,000) for Korean charities. As usual we'll be taking Johnny Lightyear with us to ...

Rising demand for Lightyears tickets

The first batch of tickets for our next gig sold out in just a couple of days - but never fear, the promoters have released a load more so all you folks can get your grubby hands on one. We'll be at The Troubadour on Friday 24 July, a gig which heralds our return to the London scene. Click here to purchase your ticket. Historically we tend to sell out this venue so it's advisable to buy in advance. It ...

Buy tickets for LYs at The Troubadour

That's right folks, we're back on the London scene! Tickets are now on sale for our homecoming gig at The Troubadour on Friday 24 July.  We realise we've been neglecting you Londoners for a little while now, swanning off to South Africa, USA and the like and generally failing to appear onstage anywhere inside the M25. "Yes," we've heard you all cry, "stadium gigs are all very well and everything but what about your loyal fans in The Big Smoke? Don't we ...

Rock & Roll – The Miracle Diet

Here's an interesting story I heard today. It's about Claire Richards, who was one of the blonde chicks out of Steps.  Steps were one of the biggest pop acts of the '90s. They toured the world, sold over 15 million records and achieved 14 consecutive Top 5 singles - a feat equalled only by The Beatles. Then, one day, the band broke up. And Claire Richards got fat. Really. Bloody. Fat. She went from a Size 8 to a Size 20 in just a few months. Astonishing, you might think, although when you sit on ...

Chill out, take it slow, rock out the show

Twenty minutes ago, if you'd asked me to tell you everything I knew about Hannah Montana, I would have told you this. She's blonde. And something to do with High School Musical. Which is a bit like a rubbish version of Grease. Turns out, however, that I must have been living under a rock because this chick is EVERYWHERE. Did you know, for example, that Miley Cyrus and Hannah Montana are the SAME PERSON?! God save us. And that's just the beginning. An article in the Sunday Times Culture supplement has taught me ...

New date added to US tour

On 31 July this year we'll be playing a stage in Pennsylvania once graced by Charlie Chaplin! The aptly-named Chaplin's in Spring City, PA, is the latest addition to our 2009 USA Tour, joining dates in Burlington, Ardmore and New York City. Chaplin's Music Cafe is just a few miles from Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. The venue is famous for playing host to the big-trousered movie legend as part of a travelling revue in 1916 and these days features performances from national and international recording ...