King King – Saturday 6th July 2024
We are pleased to announce the return of the awesome King King to the Tiv!
Having scored three radio hit singles on Planet Rock with the songs “Crazy” and “Hurricane”, and most recently, “Rush Hour”, King King received a nomination for Best New Band at the 2015 Classic Rock Awards. King King followed up with a UK arena tour supporting Thunder that was highlighted at a packed concert at London’s Wembley Arena, and as a result, won them over a raft of new rock fans.
King King recently won five awards at the 2016 British Blues Awards including Best Album (“Reaching For The Light”), Best Vocalist (Alan Nimmo), Best Bass Player (Lindsay Coulson), Best Song (“Rush Hour”) and Best Songwriter.
In 2015, “Reaching For The Light”, was voted #1 album by Blues Rock Review. In 2014, King King won a total of five British Blues Awards, including Best Album and Best Band. The nods came from BBC Radio 2 presenter Paul Jones to Classic Rock’s The Blues Magazine. Their support slot on John Mayall’s 2014 UK tour propelled the band to another level.
In 2013, King King’s second album “Standing in the Shadows”, firmly established them as the leading exponents of the British Blues scene. They still retain that accolade today.
The band features Alan Nimmo (vocals, guitar), Lindsay Coulson (bass), Wayne Proctor (drums) and Bob Fridzema (keyboards). Today, King King are the UK’s hottest Rock Blues band. They continue to push the envelope.
In October 2016, the band released their first live album, simply titled ‘Live’, to great critical acclaim.
“In footballing terms, King King are the musical equivalent of Real Madrid or Barcelona – supremely talented individuals who come together to produce a compelling performance.”
– Lancashire Telegraph
PLUS support from Laura Evans.
It has been a standout year for Laura Evans who is an artist standing out amongst the crowd with her effortless blend of Blues, Rock & Soul, her latest album releases have now reached over 2 million streams on Spotify, she has graced the cover of the ‘Nu Blue’ playlist and receives continued support from Cerys Mathews at BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio Wales. Laura had a busy touring schedule in 2023 fresh from sell out shows on her UK tour followed by 11 dates on her European tour across the Netherlands, Germany & France. Her live performances have been described as a girl who is the ‘real deal’ and Classic Rock Magazine compares her to Stevie Nicks jamming with Blackberry Smoke, embracing notes of Americana, pop and bluesy rock and roll.
‘Laura Evans is a real firecracker, can’t wait to hear more from her this year’
Cerys Matthews, BBC Radio 2
‘Laura Evans is one to watch and has no doubt established her own unique sound’
Blues in Britain
