Aziz Ibrahim (Full Band)

Aziz Ibrahim plays The New Adelphi Club on Thursday 22 October, with his full band behind him. It's part of the tour for Lahore to Longsight, his debut album, which has taken twenty-five years to actually come out. It finally saw the light of day as a limited-edition double vinyl for Record Store Day 2026, and the Hull date is one of the stops on the tour around it.

If the name doesn't ring a bell, the CV usually does. Ibrahim is a Manchester-born guitarist and composer who's played with some of the biggest names in British music. He stepped into John Squire's shoes in The Stone Roses, and he co-wrote and performed with Ian Brown, Mani, Reni and Nigel Ipinson on Brown's debut album, Unfinished Monkey Business. Beyond those, he's played with Simply Red and Paul Weller, so he's spent a fair bit of his career in the orbit of the big Manchester bands. Lahore to Longsight is his own record, and the tour is built around it.

The album itself is a bit of a collector's item. That Record Store Day double vinyl features an all-star line-up, with members of The Smiths, The Stone Roses, Primal Scream, Paul Weller and Steve White all appearing across the tracks. Hearing it live with a full band gives those recordings a proper stage to stretch out on, rather than just sitting on a turntable.

It's at The New Adelphi Club, 89 De Grey Street, HU5 2RU, on Thursday 22 October from 8pm. Tickets are £15 in advance.