Shed Seven with Sounds of the City and The Lightning Seeds

Ian Broudie is the mastermind behind Lightning Seeds, known for generational anthems like Pure, The Life of Riley, and the football anthem Three Lions. Over a 33-year career, he sold a million copies of their 1994 album Jollification.

Formed in York, Shed Seven is a band that achieved the milestone of scoring two UK Number One albums in 2024. More than 30 years after their debut, they experienced a major creative and commercial resurgence, releasing their ambitious seventh studio album.

Sounds of the City is an annual series of high-profile outdoor concerts held at Castlefield Bowl in Manchester. The series has been running for over 15 years, organized by Manchester-based promoters SJM Concerts. Castlefield Bowl is part of an urban heritage site—the world's first industrial heritage park. To accommodate larger crowds, designers once famously built a 22-meter "floating" stage over a spur of the Bridgewater Canal to maximize space and sightlines.