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Manchester’s The Slow Readers Club are probably the biggest band you’ve never heard of. But that’s all about to change.

The Slow Readers Club are Aaron Starkie (vocals), Kurtis Starkie (guitar and vocals), James Ryan (bass) and David Whitworth (drums). They are a Manchester based four piece who specialise in dark and brooding indie electro that has drawn comparisons with Interpol, The Killers and The National and which feels equally at home in big arenas and festival fields as it does in intimate surroundings.

Formed in 2010, they’ve taken the long road to recognition. Their self-titled debut album featured live favourites like One More Minute, Feet On Fire, Sirens and Block Out The Sun, but despite rave reviews, they remained firmly under the radar. Many bands would have called it a day, but their self-belief, coupled with a growing band of influential bloggers and radio presenters, kept them going. 

The phrase “underground phenomenon” doesn’t do justice to what this four-piece have achieved to date. Self-funded and self-managed with no more than word of mouth and an album called Cavalcade at their disposal, they sold out The Ritz in Manchester two months in advance last year and have just repeated the trick with The Albert Hall. Not only that they went to London and sold out Oslo and The Borderline with their army of fans and their ubiquitous “READERS” chant as well as playing to growing crowds around the rest of the country.

You can catch them on tour at the following dates: 

21st October - The Button Factory, Dublin 

4th November - Academy 2, Birmingham 

10th November - The Garage, London

17th November - Thekla, Bristol 

23rd November - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham 

24th November - The Albert Hall, Manchester [SOLD OUT]

9th December - King Tuts, Glasgow [SOLD OUT]

Lunatic - The Slow Readers Club

The Slow Readers Club are a Manchester based four piece who specialise in indie electro doom pop. In 2016 the band drew huge crowds at summer festival appearances including Tramlines, Kendal Calling, Victorious Festival (2 stages) Ramsbottom Festival and Castlepalooza Festival. In November 2106 they played 3 SOLD OUT headline shows at o2 Ritz Manchester, Whelans Dublin and Oslo Hackney.

In May and December 2016, The Slow Readers Club supported James on the 'Girl at the End of the World' tour with dates 15 dates including London 02 Forum, Brixton Academy, Manchester Arena and Liverpool Echo Arena with The Charlatans. Their singles have enjoyed airplay on BBC 6 Music and XFM (featured twice as XFMs shock of the new) the latest single ‘Plant The Seed’ has been playlisted on TXFM Dublin.

"Alongside the likes of Cabbage and Blossoms, The Slow Readers Club are currently one of the most exciting sounds coming out of our fair city"
Manchester Evening News

"The Slow Readers Club are quite simply too glorious to be kept a secret; see them, be seduced and then pass the pleasure on."
Louderthanwar

"Think New Order and Depeche Mode with all the catchiness of a cool indie band, and this gives you some idea to what they’re about. Definitely one of THE bands of the moment!"
Sonic Bandwagon

"The Slow Readers Club are without doubt on the cusp of something spectacular and if you haven't immersed yourself in their indie electro sounds by now, then it's high time you paid attention"
Louise Dodgson - CityLife Extra

"We are extremely excited about these guys here at XFM and Forever In Your Debt is always playing on our big indie jukebox"
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