The Lancashire Hotpots Tickets

Taste a Slice of Northern Life With The Lancashire Hotpots

For folk and comedy from a distinctly Northern viewpoint, nothing tops The Lancashire Hotpots. This band has become a fixture of the British comedy scene for their hilarious ditties about food, technology and life in the North, all delivered in a Lancashire dialect with goofy, self-deprecating grins.

Schedule

The Lancashire Hotpots tour relentlessly around the U.K., especially in and around their Northern home. The band has many upcoming dates throughout the year, including playing at the O2 Academy Islington in London, King George's Hall in Blackburn, The Forum in Barrow-in-Furness and Club Academy in Manchester.

Trivia

The Lancashire Hotpots have a long-standing connection to food, starting with the band name. A "Lancashire hotpot" is a traditional Northern-English dish of lamb or mutton, onion and potato. They also have a number of food songs; the popular song "Chippy Tea" is about going to the chip shop for some proper British food at the end of the week. Therefore, it's no surprise that the band teamed up with the frozen-food company Holland's Pies to create a series of jingles for radio adverts in 2008. Consequently, the Lancashire hotpot is one of Holland's Pies most popular offerings.

Band

Born out of the traditional washboard folk of Lancashire county, The Lancashire Hotpots play a uniquely local brand of comedic music using guitars, accordions, mandolins and ukuleles. Their subject matter also speaks to the life of the modern Northerner with light-hearted songs about mobility scooters, Myspace, sneaking sweets into the movie theatre and satellite navigation or "sat navs."

The entire band grew up in the Lancashire area, and they speak from experience about life in the Northern counties. The original lineup consisted of Bernard Thresher, Dickie Ticker, Bob Wriggles and Willie Eckerslike. However, Eckerslike passed away in 2010, and both Billy McCartney and Kenny Body have since replaced him.

Breakthrough

The band formed in late 2006, and they were an immediate hit in the Lancashire area. However, it was the release of their first single, "He's Turned Emo," that really put the band in the national spotlight. This song about a friend who "used to be listening to Simply Red/ Now he's listening to Fall Out Boy instead" got over 200,000 hits on YouTube within two months before additional promotion from BBC Radio 1.

The band's debut album, Never Mind The Hotspots, soon followed. It rocketed to the top spot on the iTunes comedy charts in the U.K., and it hit No. 6 overall on the BBC Radio 6 Music's playlist.

Hit Albums

Since 2007, The Lancashire Hotpots have put out eight studio albums, a live album and two concert DVDs. They've had a number of songs placed in heavy rotation by Colin Murray of BBC Radio 1, including "I Met A Girl On Myspace," "eBay Eck," "The Baking Song" and "The Flappy Bird Song," among many others. Their songs have collectively had over 1.5 million views on YouTube.

Show Experience

As you might expect from their music, The Lancashire Hotpots concerts are uproariously good times. The band is unafraid to perform as rambunctiously and ridiculously as they wish. Decked out in their signature bright, garish outfits, The Lancashire Hotpots play songs with props, silly costumes and even puppet shows to match specific songs. They serenade the female bar staff, banter back and forth, and stage fake pirate fights.

When you purchase The Lancashire Hotpots tickets, prepare yourself to get in on the fun yourself. The band strongly encourages audience participation. Past shows have included impromptu raves, conga lines, massive beach balls for the audience to toss and lots of singing along, of course.