NEWS

DUMBASS Day Party – (Saturday 5th July 2025)

Throw on your baggiest Dickies.

Dust off that studded belt.

Brace your ankles, and grab your dumbest friends…

We’re rewinding to the era of fisheye lens mayhem, shopping-centre guard arguments, and MTV2 music video marathons.

Saturday 5th July – 3pm til 10 pm, we’re hosting a throwback day party celebrating the chaotic, anthem-laced legacy of CKY, Alien Ant Farm, Papa Roach, and the always-absurd Bloodhound Gang plus many more. Expect wall-to-wall tracks that fueled our dumbass backyard stunts, late-night Tony Hawk binges, and that one summer you swore you were gonna land a kickflip.

Whether you were Team Knoxville, lived for Viva La Bam, or just miss the golden age of Jackass, this is your day to be loud, dumb and proud like it’s 2003. DJs spinning non-stop nostalgia, on-screen tributes to your favorite Jackass/CKY clips and drink specials strong enough to make you think you could jump that gap.

Skaters, punks, and misfits: this one’s for you.

GRAB TICKETS HERE!

ELECTRIC FRIDAYS ~ a chance to WIN £200 CASH ~ (Friday 2nd May)

Every Friday is ELECTRIC FRIDAYS ~ the longest-running indie/alt club night in Staffordshire. With the best music, the ultimate party vibes and awesome drink offers to suit any student’s pocket!

PLUS last week’s draw rolled over, so we have £200 cash up for grabs in our prize draw!*

ELECTRIC INDIE DISCO with DJ Eddie Kerr! From indie bangers to cheesy hits – find a little or a lot of the tunes you love in the Main Room. Sing it with your chest!

ROOM 2 ~ D!ST0RTION ~ Our Room 2 Regular DJ Dave Jessiman with the best in Metal & Alt music from Slipknot // Spiritbox // Gideon // Bring Me The Horizon // Parkway Drive // BABYMETAL // A Day To Remember // Pierce the Veil // Suicide Silence // Don Broco // Electric Callboy // Panic! At The Disco // Sum 41 // Fall Out Boy // Falling In Reverse // Hacktivist and more.

ROOF TERRACE ~ GET PUMPED!

Highflying hip hop vibes from Joe Budden // Pharoahe Monch // The Notorious B.I.G // Blackstreet // Missy Elliott // Grits // Eve // Montell Jordan // Mary J Blige // DMX // Fatman Scoop // Outkast // Ice Cube // Kris Kross // Jurassic 5 and more. Curated by Team Sugarmill.

Friday 2nd May 2025

11pm til 3am

£6 otd ~ 2am Last Entry ~ I.D. Required

*Prize Draw T&Cs – Entry into the free draw is automatic with every paid venue admission. The cash prize will only be awarded to the ticket number that is present in the venue at the time of the draw. If you leave the venue before the draw is made, you will forfeit your chance to win. You must be present to claim the prize. If unclaimed, the prize fund will roll over each week until a winning ticket is present (a maximum cash prize of £500 can accumulate).

Pre-game at Sugarcane (next door) and score £1 off entry for every drink you buy! Just show your receipts at the door to save on Electric Fridays!

Black Parade – 00’s Emo Anthems & Mantra – BMTH Party – (Saturday 10th May 2025)

Black Parade – 00’s Emo Anthems is coming to The Sugarmill Stoke on Saturday 10th May for a huge emo party! With Mantra – BMTH Party in room 2!

Grab tickets HERE!

SUGARMILL SPOTLIGHT: DARK ROOT FALLS plus Support

📣 Sugarmill Spotlight Presents: Dark Root Falls, Gnawing Hunger, Wolves in Alcatraz & A Thousand Cuts

Join us for an unforgettable night of music brought to you by local acts.

Tickets on sale 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.”

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 25th APRIL 🎟️

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.

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE

DUMBASS Day Party – (Saturday 5th July 2025)

ELECTRIC FRIDAYS ~ a chance to WIN £200 CASH ~ (Friday 2nd May)

Black Parade – 00’s Emo Anthems & Mantra – BMTH Party – (Saturday 10th May 2025)