Photo: Jamie MacMillan
OCTOBER
02 King Tuts, Glasgow (w/ CRYSTAL) 03 Jimmy’s, Liverpool (w/ Trudy and the Romance) 04 Hawley Arms, London (w/ Italia 90) 17 Digbeth Arena, Birmingham (w/ Biffy Clyro)
HITTING THE ROAD DIY and Jack Daniel’s are teaming up for a mini-tour of the UK next month, and Sound of Summer winners Lacuna Common are joining us.
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ack in June, we began the hunt for the UK’s best new band through the Sound of Summer competition with Jack Daniel’s and O’Neill’s and now we can reveal that Oxford quartet Lacuna Common are the final winner.
Sound of Summer kicked off with a series of 32 heats, which took place in O’Neills pubs across the country, before six semi-finals saw the list whittled down to six final acts. A panel of music industry experts then sat down to decide the final winner, with the quartet coming up trumps. As part of their incredible prize, they’ll be playing this year’s Jack Daniel’s Presents in support of the mighty Biffy Clyro, as well hopping on a mini tour in the run up alongside CRYSTAL in Glasgow, Trudy and the Romance in Liverpool, and Italia 90 down in London. Check out the live shows they’ll be playing next month below, and to get your hands on free tickets to the DIY and Jack Daniel’s Presents mini-tour, simply head to Eventbrite.
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