Carlisle band Hardwicke Circus has reacted with sadness that the city is about to lose a popular music venue. The city council has announced that the iconic Old Fire Station will not reopen its doors on May 17 after a deal could not be reached between the owner – Carlisle City Council – and the proposed operator. A spokeswoman for the city council said: “Unfortunately during the pandemic the new lease for the Old Fire Station couldn’t be completed with the proposed operator. The opportunity to run the venue will be going out to tender again to get an operator in place to manage the venue.”
Concerts are alive with the sound of music. The Cumbrian music scene has a vast array of talent that stretches from Metal bands to the folk and traditional or solo act. Many have been tuning into their favourites via online concerts in artists living rooms just to remember what it feels like to experience a live show. This week we asked readers to give their views on what concerts and gigs they were looking forward to most after the coronavirus lockdown. Readers have given their views on who and where to look out for. We’ve compiled some of the most popular attractions - in no particular order - for you to check out.
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Stanley Dalton, 3, from Carlisle, sadly died at the end of January. He had been battling T-CELL Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia since March 2019 after his parents, Georgia and Lee were given the devastating news that his cancer has returned. A desperate mission was then launched to raise money so Stanley could travel to Singapore for the potentially life-saving treatment. The little boy’s determination and his fight captured the hearts of many Cumbrians and people are being asked to line the streets of the route today as Stan takes his last journey. The cortège will be leaving the family home at about 11.45am and travelling onto Blencowe Street, then left onto Junction Street, before turning right onto Shaddongate.
Their forthcoming album is a collection of songs about growing up in the city. The single features a video shot by the band themselves in lockdown.The band say new single “Walking On Broken Glass” is a distillation of the band s unique sound. Infectious melodies laid over classic sounding rock n roll, but infused with a true punk spirit . Hardwicke Circus is made up of Jonny Foster (lead vocals, guitar), Tom Foster (drums, vocals), Ben Wilde (bass, vocals), Lewis Bewley-Taylor (keys), Andy Phillips (saxophone) and Zack McDade (guitars, vocals). They describe themselves as a band who who value the song above the single, a group who have a sound soaked with the classic sounds of rock n roll history but still sound completely of the moment .