Back together
once more - Little Man Tate - will reunite for a major headline gig in
their hometown this year.
Sparking a flurry
of speculation in fan circles in recent days with a series of cryptic clues
on social media, today (14 April), the Sheffield indie four-piece
officially break their 11-year silence to announce a reunion show at the O2
Academy, Sheffield.
Taking place on Friday 18th September 2020, the gig will be the
band’s first live appearance since their emotional farewell shows at the
very same venue in 2009, where they performed to over three thousand avid
fans.
Looking to
recapture that same magic all these years later, the original line up of: Jon
Windle, Edward 'Maz' Marriott, Ben Surtees and Dan Fields will
be picking-up exactly where they left off to embark on a new and exciting
chapter together.
Speaking about
the reunion show, frontman Jon Windle says: "We've had offers
over the last few years to do something, but it was never the right time
due to other things that were going on in our lives. This time it was
perfect, we are all in a really good place and just can't wait to do
it."
Stalwarts of Sheffield’s famously thriving indie scene of the noughties,
Little Man Tate rubbed shoulders with the likes of Bromheads Jacket,
Milburn, Reverend & The Makers and Arctic Monkeys to put the Steel City
back on the musical map.
Forming in 2005,
the band announced themselves with the infectious first single ‘The Agent’
to a sold-out vinyl run instantly lapped-up by 1800 fans quick to recognise
something special in the making. Self released via the band’s own Yellow
Van Records label, the track was followed by unprecedented Top 40 hit
‘What? What You Got?’, earmarking Little Man Tate as one of the UK’s
hottest new prospects and igniting a bidding war amongst multiple record
labels. Signing with V2 Records in 2006, LMT went on to invade the UK Top
40 with their next four singles, including ‘House Party At Boothy’s’ and
their totemic Top 20 smash ‘Sexy In Latin’; whilst watching their
sensational debut album ‘About What You Know’ climb to #27 in the UK Albums
Chart in 2007.
In just two years, Little Man Tate staked their place as a must-see on the
live circuit and stepped up to huge slots at major festivals such as
Reading + Leeds, plus played a momentous pre-Christmas show at the iconic
Empress Ballroom in Blackpool. Swiftly following-up their debut, the band
would release their second and final album: ‘Nothing Worth Having Comes
Easy’ in 2008, before making the difficult decision to part-ways. In 2009,
Little Man Tate stepped up to play two phenomenal sold-out shows at the O2
Academy in Sheffield, bowing-out of music with an unforgettable bang.
From conquering the dancefloors of the indie-discos to putting pop-stars
out of place in the UK charts, spurred on by their dedicated fanbase Little
Man Tate achieved in just four years what most band’s could only dare to
dream of.
In 2020, the
Sheffield favourites are back together and ready to set the nation alight
all over again. Reuniting for a night of celebration at the Sheffield O2
Academy, Little Man Tate will be hosting an unmissable House Party,
Boothy’s-style; these four walls won’t forget this night...
#somethingshappening
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