Live concert by Manchester indie band The Slow Readers Club at The Live Rooms in Chester.
The Slow Readers Club play The Live Rooms in Chester on Thursday 15 April, with the show in Room L1. It's their only Chester date this spring, and they're touring as a four-piece: Aaron Starkie on vocals, Kurtis Starkie on guitar, James Ryan on bass and David Whitworth on drums.
They've been around since 2009, when they formed in Manchester. The sound they've built since then is a mix of brooding synth textures, driving rhythms and emotionally direct songwriting, drawing on Manchester's alternative heritage and blending post-punk intensity with electronic atmospherics and anthemic, communal choruses. Their self-titled debut established a cinematic, shadow-edged identity, and word-of-mouth momentum carried them to the UK Top 20 with Build A Tower, while The Joy of the Return reached the UK Top 10.
During the COVID-19 lockdown they recorded 91 Days in Isolation entirely remotely, followed by Knowledge Freedom Power. In 2025 they released their seventh album, Out of a Dream, which landed at number 11 on the UK Albums Chart. 2026 proved a landmark year for them, in which they supported The Cure at Manchester's Wythenshawe Park alongside Doves and Gene.
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Doors open at 19:00 with a curfew of 23:00, and tickets are £25. The show is for ages 14+.
