Lightyears on tour in USA

We're leaving for the United States today for a run of dates in the New York and Philadelphia area. See details below... THURSDAY 30 JULY: Union Square, Manhattan NY (with Jukebox The Ghost) - Free Entry. LYs onstage 6pm. FRIDAY 31 JULY: Chaplin's, Spring City PA (with Brooke Shive & The 45s) - Doors 7pm. LYs onstage 8pm. BYOB. Buy tickets ...

The Piano-led Power-Pop Revolution!

Top-dollar Philadelphia act Jukebox The Ghost have just been added to the bill for our Union Square gig this Thursday 30 July. This is awesome news, for this jaunty piano-led power-pop 3-piece (sound familiar anyone?!) are one of the finest acts we've ever played with. Jukebox supported us at the Clapham Grand back in 2007 whilst gigging in the UK and since then have toured with Ben Folds and gone from strength to strength. Check ...

Lightyears to play Wembley Stadium

We're very excited to announce that we've just been booked to perform at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 12 September.  The Lightyears will be appearing on the centre circle of the Wembley pitch immediately before kick-off at the Guinness Premiership match between Saracens and Northampton Saints. Also performing that day are Diversity, winners of Britain's Got Talent, and Goldfish, one of South Africa's hottest acts. We aim to ...

VIP concert tickets released for US fans

Lightyears fans in Philadelphia can now purchase VIP tickets for our show at Milkboy Coffee on Saturday 1 August, securing guaranteed front-row seats. The VIP tickets have just been released for sale on the Milkboy website. They cost $25. Click here to buy yours. Regular tickets cost $12. Click here to buy yours. Our Milkboy shows have a habit of selling out so get in there quick! Milkboy Coffee, situated in Ardmore PA, is one of our favourite venues on the East Coast. ...

The Great AEG Hologram Debacle

Does anybody else think that AEG Live, the company responsible for booking Michael Jackson's gargantuan run of shows at the O2 in May, got what was coming to them? Against the star's wishes, AEG extended MJ's initial run of 10 shows to 50, virtually overnight. Michael himself wasn't happy about this but it seemed he had no choice in the matter. It was obvious to everybody that he was going to really struggle to make it through 50 concerts - the people knew it, the media ...

“We’ll always have Cape Town, boys…”

SATURDAY 7 MARCH, 9.30am (Table Bay Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa): It's the morning of the gig. The moment this whole week has been building up to. Last night we spent a few nerve-wracking hours getting to know the rugby players who will constitute a large proportion of our audience tonight and, whilst we escaped without any broken bones, we all remain a little nervous about whether or not we'll win them over at the gig.  On the way to breakfast in the hotel I ...