John McKay (former Banshee) added to Eternally Now Competition invoice
Legendary guitarist and authentic member of Siouxsie and the Banshees, John McKay, can be showing at Eternally Now Competition this summer time as of 1 his very first solo performances.
A key determine in post-punk historical past, (watch this interview with John McKay by John Robb) John was the sonic dynamo and composer behind a lot of Siouxsie & the Banshees early music and hit singles. He’s cited as an affect on most of the nice guitarists of the previous few a long time together with Jim Reid of The Jesus and Mary Chain and Johnny Marr, each of whom will share the invoice with him at Eternally Now.
Contemporary from the discharge of new album “Sixes and Sevens”, John now returns to stay efficiency with a contemporary new band together with Jen Brown (The Priscillas) on vocals, Jola (Adam & The Ants, The Priscillas) on drums, and Billy King on bass.
He joins a line-up dripping with generational expertise, from digital innovators Kraftwerk to punk icon Billy Idol and alt-rock legends The The, Loss of life Cult, Johnny Marr, The Psychedelic Furs and The Jesus & Mary Chain.
Eternally Now will characteristic a packed programme of music with two phases ranging from 1pm and ending at 10.30pm. Followers can even get pleasure from literary stalls, meals and ‘The Echo Chamber’ – a Q&A stage hosted punk rock journalists John Robb and Eugene Butcher, who will delve into the tradition with artists from the line-up.
Catch all of it at The Nationwide Bowl, Milton Keynes on twenty second June. Tickets can be found through forevernowfestival.co.uk.
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Notes to editors
FOREVER NOW 2025 LINE-UP
MUSIC:
Kraftwerk, The The, Billy Idol, Loss of life Cult, Johnny Marr, Peter Murphy, Psychedelic Furs, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Blissful Mondays, The Damned, Public Picture Ltd, Berlin, Theatre of Hate, She Desires Revenge, Chameleons, The Motels and UK Decay
ECHO CHAMBER LITERARY STAGE:
Martha Davis (The Motels), Mark Burgess (The Chameleons), Rat Scabies (The Damned), Terri Nunn (Berlin), Kirk Brandon and Stan Stammers (Theatre of Hate), Richard Jobson (The Skids / The Armoury Present)
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