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THE SMYTHS PRESENT MEAT IS MURDER 40

THE SMYTHS PRESENT MEAT IS MURDER 40

2025 sees the 40h anniversary of The Smiths’ legendary second album “Meat is Murder”.

Arguably the band’s most controversial release (the band considered it as a protest album), not only did it do more than anything in pop culture to encourage a generation to become vegetarians, but it was also the first album to introduce Morrissey’s criticism of the Royal Family.

Coming a year on from the band’s debut, “Meat Is Murder” showed the band moving its musical might to a muscular new sound (whilst still maintaining it’s ability to produce heart-breakingly beautiful songs).

The Smyths present “Meat is Murder “in its entirety alongside Smiths classics and hits.

Tickets available here

Overpass – (Saturday 13th September)

Overpass will be performing at The Sugarmill on Saturday 13th September.
 
📣 Emerging as the most exciting homegrown act to come out of the midlands in over a decade, overpass unite singer and guitarist Max Newbold, bassist Indie Armstrong, guitarist Elliot Rawlings, and drummer Jake Bishop. The band formed through a series of serendipitous connections and a shared appreciation of arena-sized indie rock, leading them to sell out a string of ever increasing capacity shows in the UK’s second city.
 
With a growing fanbase despite little music out, overpass continued to make waves in the Birmingham music scene, bolstering word of mouth support. 2021 saw a trio of singles featuring high-octane performances and emotionally relatable, down to earth lyrics, helping turn their initial following into a bona fide fanbase. “We didn’t expect to sell out shows so quickly” says Elliot of early gigs at Dead Wax followed by two nights at the Sunflower Lounge in January 2022, “but Birmingham’s been amazing to us. The support from the local scene and our fans here’s just incredible. It’s a place that really nurtures creativity.
 
Already selling more tickets than a lot of their major label contemporaries, overpass’ dedicated following feels like a refreshing counterpoint to culture’s current obsession with online metrics. “We have big dreams and goals,” Max promises. “It’s great to have loads of views on a video or something. But, like, what does it actually mean? When you see loads of people in front of you singing your songs back – that’s real. It’s tangible. It’s authentic. And that’s what overpass is all about.”
 

Tom Meighan – (Wednesday 30th April)

Tom Meighan will return to The Sugarmill on Wednesday 30th April 2025, on his RAW 25 acoustic tour.
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 10AM

Wendy James – (Saturday 4th October)

Wendy James will return to the Sugarmill on Saturday 4th October 2025

WENDY JAMES, born in London, is an English singer-songwriter notable for her work with the band Transvision Vamp, collaboration with Elvis Costello, solo work, collaboration with James Williamson from Iggy & the Stooges, Lenny Kaye from The Patti Smith Group and James Sclavunos from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. She has released 10 albums from 1988 until 2024.

Tickets on sale HERE

Ferocious Dog – (Friday 3rd October)

Ferocious Dog are a six-piece band who deal in a vibrant vein of Celtic-folk infused punk rock, comfortably slotting in between Billy Bragg and The Levellers. However, like The Levellers and New Model Army (also listed as an influence), Ferocious Dog have a broad spectrum of influences, tied together by the band’s left-leaning convictions and a shared desire to communicate through music.

Tickets go on sale Thursday 10th April 10am

The Amazons – (Tuesday 28th October)

The Amazons will be performing at The Sugarmill,
Stoke-on-Trent on the 28th October 2025.

Following their powerhouse collaboration with Royal
Blood on ‘My Blood’ and the recent release of ‘Love is
a Dog From Hell’, The Amazons are back with their
explosive new single ‘Night After Night’. Loaded with
thundering riffs and raw energy, the track is the latest
taste of their forthcoming album 21st Century Fiction,
out May 9th. The band have also announced they will
be hitting the road in Autumn 2025 for a run of UK
headline dates.

Tickets on-sale Friday 11th April at 10am

NEWTON FAULKNER – (27TH APRIL 2025)

Just a man with his voice and guitar doing some old fashioned diddly-diddly-diddly-bap-bap’ Newton Faulkner.

Newton Faulkner is continually adjusting to a music landscape dominated by flux, he’s moved from the phenomenal success of his debut album ‘Hand Built By Robots’ to the surging triumph of ‘Write It On Your Skin’; from ‘Studio Zoo’ – which was the first album ever to be live streamed online while being recorded, and was also recorded and released in just five weeks – to the sumptuous ‘Human Love’ plus multiple other records over his incredible 15 year career so far. He’s now taking this moment to record his next collection of songs. This time a little more production heavy but still full of powerful vocals and his signature guitar sound weaved through the mix. Newton in the past has often found himself in his home studio working away solo, but not for this next record or in fact this tour. The next phase for Newton is full of collaboration which you can feel in the music to come. Seeing these songs come to life on stage is going to be nothing short of joyous.

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Sambroso All Stars (Saturday 11th October)

Is there a more iconic Cuban album than Buena Vista Social Club’s eponymous
debut? Winning the Grammy for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album, it remains a
high watermark not just for Cuban music but world music as a whole, having been
only one of two non-English speaking albums to be included in Rolling Stone’s 500
greatest albums of all time list.
Doing this album any sort of justice is no easy task, but there isn’t anyone better than
Sambroso Noda, the beating heart of London’s Cuban community and flourishing
music scene. He has whipped up a bonafide ‘all star’ group of Cuban musicians who
will pay their own unique and loving tribute to the landmark album.
The 7-piece all star band promise to mesmerise the crowd with their combination of
Cuban Son, Latin Jazz and Rumba, from Cuba’s Golden era.

Tickets go on sale Friday 4th April

Terrorvision (Saturday 21st June)

Terrorvision return to Stoke for a festival warm up show!
Click the squares that contain ROCK. Terrorvision are back! WE ARE NOT ROBOTS, the band’s first album since 2011’s Super Delux is a raucous and marvellously eclectic statement of intent. New music to verify their existence and refresh their legendary, incendiary live shows which still draw gasps and grins in equal measure. From the opening two-song punk tirade of Electrocuted and The Night that Lemmy Died, and the pure, foot-stomping pop-rock of Daydream, Shine On and You’ve Gotta Want To Be Happy to the singalong melodic bliss of Baby Blue and Opposites Attract – WE ARE NOT ROBOTS delivers a Bradford-certified punch on the nose, kiss on the cheek and the party to end them all.

The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience (FRIDAY 28TH NOVEMBER 2025)

Gary Digan aka The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience is the UK’s premier and definitive tribute to Gerry Cinnamon.

Consistently selling out venues nationwide, The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience is a must see for any fans of the Scottish troubadour.  With the same mixture of up-beat acoustic guitars, soulful harmonica, heartfelt vocals and loop pedal harmonies you’ll be whipped into a frenzy, just like the real thing.

With support from Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Carpets (acoustic), this is a show is not to be missed.

Two amazing tributes, one fantastic night.

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