Martha: Blisters 10th Anniversary Tour

About This Event

A decade on from the record that turned a County Durham DIY punk band into cult heroes, Martha return to play 'Blisters in the Pit of My Heart' in full. Released in 2016 on Fortuna Pop! and Dirtnap, it is the album that cemented their reputation for barrelling, harmony-stacked guitar pop married to sharply observed, big-hearted lyrics about small-town life, politics and the awkward business of growing up. Expect the whole thing front to back, plus a scattering of favourites from either side of it. Martha have always worn their roots lightly but proudly, and a homecoming-of-sorts show in Newcastle carries a particular charge; the four-piece trade lead vocals, pile on the backing harmonies and play with the kind of unpolished urgency that makes their live sets so beloved. This is a band that has never lost its underground, community-minded streak, which makes an intimate seated theatre an unusually fitting place to hear these songs again. Opening the night are The Middle Ones, whose gentle, close-harmony folk-pop makes a warm and thoughtful counterpoint to the headliners. With the show already among the fastest-selling of the anniversary run, it is one for longtime fans and newcomers alike who want to catch one of the North East's most quietly influential guitar bands marking a proper milestone.

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