The Stairs + James Holt + Beach Mountain + DJ David Chambers

The Ferret presents:

THE STAIRS

+ guests:
James Holt
Beach Mountain

+ DJ David Chambers

26th March 2024

The Ferret, Preston

Doors 7pm

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Garage rock legends The Stairs, whose attitude and style launched a thousand Liverpool bands, return to the stage!

The original trio (Edgar Jones, Paul Maguire and Ged Lynn) released the record Mexican R’n’B in 1992 via Go! Discs, which would soon achieve cult status.

The LP lays claim to being one of, if not, the most sought after, great lost album of the early 90s; recorded by a 60s-influenced garage, West Coast, fuzz guitar Liverpool juggernaut trio. Its bluesy growl and cosmic r’n’b swagger can be seen in the same lineage of great Merseyside acts as The La’s, The Coral and The Zutons.

But The Stairs’ legendary standing isn’t restricted to the great canon of Liverpool bands, but also as sits as an essential – if occasionally underappreciated – part of British underground rock.

In Edgar Summertyme they had a charismatic and colourful lead singer with a distinctive bluesy growl that put a prime Mick Jagger to shame and with an obsessive heart for attention to detail.

They had the look and the cool to match.

The seminal EP 'Weed Bus' is now a collector’s item, A listed on Radio 1 for 2 weeks and reaching just outside the top 50, when the BBC realised what it was about and swiftly banned it!

And the only album 'Mexican R'n'B' is packed with pop classics, every word sung along by their loyal following at their occasional reunion shows.

This is their first full tour in over 10 years and not to be missed.

All aboard The Weed Bus!

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Support from James Holt + Beach Mountain, + DJ David Chambers (Cornershop / The Common Cold / Uhr).

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The Ferret presents:

THE STAIRS

+ guests:
James Holt
Beach Mountain

+ DJ David Chambers

26th March 2024

The Ferret, Preston

Doors 7pm