We are The Slow Readers Club. Our original account had over 20k followers but was removed by
@Twitter
because the bandโs โbirthdateโ makes us too young, Follow us here and hopefully we will get our history back. If not we will re-write it ๐ Spread the word and tell your mates ๐ซถ
Buzzin to announce that we will be supporting
@shedseven
this October. This was the first band I ever saw live and I was absolutely hooked on Maximum High, bought the tshirt went to signings and all that. So this will be a proper buzz :) see you there too? - Aaron
1/2
MANCHESTER NEW CENTURY HALL ๐ Loved that so much
What a way to see out the year!
Cheers to all of you for making it such a special night
Have a great Christmas. See you in 2024!
TSRC 2023 ๐ฅณ
Cheers to everyone that's followed us in 2023, it's been a great year which saw us release a new album, play a headline tour of the UK and Europe as well as support slots with Pixies, Morrissey and Shed 7. (1/3)
HAPPY 9TH BIRTHDAY to Cavalcade!
Including 5 singles โStart Againโ, โI Saw A Ghostโ, โDonโt Mindโ, โForever In Your Debtโ and โPlant The Seedโ
NEW TSRC TOUR DATES!
We are back with dates in the UK, Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands. You can expect a set drawn from all our back catalogue plus new tracks from our as yet untitled forthcoming album.
TICKETS ON SALE THIS FRIDAY AT 10AM (UK Time)
Well that was a bit special - thanks to
@joeduddell
Ensemble and you amazing fans we wonโt forget this night โค๏ธ
See you next week for part three of our Manchester shows at New Century Hall
Hey
@elonmusk
, check out our pinned comment of how Twitter f*cked us over. Now itโs called X and youโre the man with the plan, can you sort out this sh1tshow?โฆโฆ. Please ๐๐ค
Night No7 and our final one with
@shedseven
itโs been an honour to be part of it, they have so many fantastic songs. Thank you for the warm welcome from the band and fans. See you next time โค๏ธ
We massively thank our amazing audience. Some of you have stuck with this for 42 years, you crazy fuckers, and welcome any newcomers (30 years๐) and stragglers.
HAPPY 4th BIRTHDAY to The Joy Of The Return, a top ten album just before the world went into hiding for 2 years ๐
Hereโs the opening song โAll I Hearโ
JERICHO LIVE with Joe Duddell and Orca22 for Music Feeds /
@TrussellTrust
Such a buzz playing with an orchestra for the first time at this event raising money to fight food poverty
HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY TO KNOWLEDGE FREEDOM POWER ๐
This album saw us lean into lighter, positive lyrical territory, felt like people needed it
Great memories of sharing the record from the reaction at our listening party to hearing you sing back on tour
@pdicko67
We will be back in writing new music in January and look forward to making more great memories with you in 2024. Hope you all have a fantastic new year. Love TSRC โค๏ธ (3/3)
Night No5 with Shed Seven, this time in Wolverhampton. Cheers for getting in early to see us, hope you enjoyed the set. Next stop Glasgow Barrowlands ๐บ
TONIGHT we head back to the
@O2ApolloManc
for
@MusicFeedsFest
with Joe Duddell Orchestra alongside
@wearejames
,
@TheFarm_
, Chicane and more. The night is hosted by Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher and Chris Hawkins and will raise money for foodbank charity The Trussel Trust.
End of an era โค๏ธ thanks so much to
@therealboon
for having our backs since the very start. Best of luck for the future Clint, you are a true legend.
Rehearsals are going well ahead of our Sold Out Manchester show at Canvas with Joe Duddellโs Ensemble ๐ป
This special show on Friday is part two of our three in Manchester
Let us know what songs you hope to hear us play with the ensembleโฆ
NEW LIVE ALBUM - LIVE AT ALBERT HALL MANCHESTER (2023) double transparent red vinyl, ltd to 500 copies. Available from the merch stall at our upcoming Manchester shows.
Our 3rd studio album โBuild A Towerโ has passed 5m streams on
@Spotify
, cheers everyone! โค๏ธ๐. We have so many great memories connected with this record. Tell us your favourite tracks.
Thanks to everyone thatโs listened to us on
@Spotify
this year. Always mad to see that our music reach so many different countries. Keep spreading the word and look out for new music next year โค๏ธ oh and let us know if we made your top 5 or 10 ๐
#spotifywrapped
PURESSENCE
Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 29th June 2024
Legendary Manchester rock band Puressence have today confirmed a hometown show at Manchester Albert Hall on Saturday 29th June 2024, their first live date in over 11 years.
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We will be joining our mate
@AndrewCushin
for a big show in his home town of Newcastle on Saturday 13th July. Andrew toured with us last year so itโs only right we return the favour in The Toon. ๐ค Letโs have it ๐
Tickets on sale now!
Weโre still coming down from the high of Friday night with Joe Duddellโs Ensemble ๐
Hope you all had a great weekend?
Weโll see you next on Friday at New Century Hall for part three of our Manchester shows
โค๏ธ night 2 of 3 of our Manchester Shows
Thanks for all the amazing feedback, it felt like a magical night together
๐ Next stop New Century Hall for our final show of 2023
We've just had confirmation that our Peak Cavern show has Sold Out. Cheers to everyone that bought a ticket, see you in the cave come June ๐บ๐๐ฆ
@DevilsArse
Leeds has been good to us over the years, from 3 people in a pub in 2010 to stylus and millennium square in 2023, itโs been quite a journey. This will be our first time playing Live at Leeds in the park and we can not wait to see you all!
Tickets on sale Friday at 10am!
K N O W L E D G E
F R E E D O M
P O W E R
All This Is Yoursโฆ
โKnowledge Freedom Powerโ (acoustic version) taken from our sixth album of the same name
We ended the year with a series of home town shows playing 37 songs across 3 venues. Working with Joe Duddell and his ensemble was a real highlight, we can't wait to perform with his orchestra at the Apollo in February for Music Feeds Live. (2/3)
HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY to Yet Again
โSo close I could kiss her, weโd make a pretty picture. Sacred and hallowed, girl who I know chased the shadows from my mindโ
๐จNEW FESTIVAL ANNOUNCEMENT๐จ
We are thrilled to announce that we will be stepping in for The Proclaimers as the headline act for Friday 1 Sept at
@head4hillsfest
in Bury, Greater Manchester ๐๐บ๐
Tickets here
๐
STAGE TIMES FOR TONIGHT
@NCHMCR
Our third and final show of this special run of hometown shows and our last of 2023. Whoโs ready?๐บ๐๐
Doors 7pm
@bloxxband
8pm
TSRC 9pm