Laurie Wright
Schedule
Sun May 04 2025 at 06:30 pm to 10:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
The Brickyard | Carlisle, EN

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Originally hailing fromtheSouth West Midlands, Laurie Wright is a guitar driven, rock nroll juggernautwhohas quicklyscaled the heights of the live music scene over the lastfew years. Picking up a guitar at the age of 14then moving to Londonat19, Laurieworked hard tohone his songwriting skillsand now has over 300 songs under his belt.Forming in 2020, Laurie’s band started busking in Camden and withintwoyearshadamassed an impressive following of loyal fans. Therelease of their firstalbum, “Get OnThe End Of It”in 2023wassoon followed by asold out show at the CamdenUnderworld.The album spawnedtracks such as “West End Lover”, “Butter Side Up Boy”and “Wendy McKenzie”,solidifyingLaurie as acreatorof songs thatareboth powerfuland emotive with a strong sense of storytelling, reminiscent ofhis big musicalinfluences,The KinksandThe Small Faces.2024 saw the band’s fanbase expandexponentially and, whilst writing and recordingasecond album,the band embarked onasold-outregional tour across the UK in thespringandsecured supportslots with The Rifles and the Libertines (both of whomLauriecounts as keymusical influences).Laurie and the bandcontinued to sharpen theirlive performance withlegendary full band buskingsessions on the busy streets ofCamden Townand around London.“We’re Only Warming Up”, the band’s sophomore album,was released in autumn.Building on Laurie’sinnate narrativesongwriting ability, the albumcaptured the subtlenuances of his musicwithbrilliantly crafted songs,flauntingguitar riffs thatemanatedboth high energy andrampageous swagger,coupled with melodicand harmonioussinew that leave you wanting more.Theband’s relentless desire to scale the echelons of the music scenewas realisedinNovember with anelectrifyingsell-out gig atScala in Kings Cross, performingto araucouscapacitycrowdof 800. A week later,Laurie and bandembarked ona successful3,000 mile, 14 datesell-outEuropean tour,bringing2024 to a triumphantclose.2025promises to be an even bigger year for Laurie and the band!Peter Doherty: ‘Laurie Wright is a natural born performer, like Steve Marriott.’Carl Barat: ‘Laurie Wright is the next big thing.’Rod Stewart: ‘A breath of fresh air.’Liam Gallagher: ‘I’ve heard him, I like himDisclaimer:
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The Brickyard, The Brickyard, Carlisle, EN, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays: