HEAVENLY + Swansea Sound + Neutrals + The Umbrellas at Rickshaw Stop (2 shows)

Name: HEAVENLY + Swansea Sound + Neutrals + The Umbrellas at Rickshaw Stop (2 shows)
Start: 2024-10-18T20:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-10-19T23:45:00-07:00
Location: Rickshaw Stop

Schedule

Fri Oct 18 2024 at 08:00 pm to Sat Oct 19 2024 at 11:45 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Rickshaw Stop | San Francisco, CA

Friday, Oct 18 AND Saturday, Oct 19
Rickshaw Stop + Popscene co-present
HEAVENLY
with Neutrals (10/18) and The Umbrellas (10/19)
and Swansea Sound
8 pm doors
$29.50 adv / $35 doors
All Ages
Heavenly formed in 1989 out of the ashes of short-lived punk pop combo Talulah Gosh. Original members Amelia Fletcher, Peter Momtchiloff, Rob Pursey and Mathew Fletcher were joined later by Cathy Rogers, and the full Heavenly sound - a combination of an energetic punkish rhythm section, sweet, wandering lead guitar lines and full-on girl group harmonies - was consolidated. The band recorded for cult label Sarah Records in the UK and, by the time of their second album, for K Records in the US. Members of the indie pop scene in the UK and the burgeoning Riot Grrrl scene in the US, Heavenly created a unique blend of infectious melody and sharp-edged lyrics. The band’s career was cut tragically short when drummer Mathew took his own life in 1996. In 2023 the band started the process of re-releasing their four LPs and have played a handful of live shows, with drummer Ian Button completing the line-up. Concerts in London, Paris and New York have sold out quickly, with original Heavenly fans clamouring to see a band that they still love. Along the way, Heavenly’s music has also found a new, much younger audience, with millions of streams and Tiktok ‘likes’. Heavenly are very much back on the scene, and are currently working on new material.