About This Event

GANS are one of the most exciting and uncompromising alternative acts to emerge from the UK underground in recent years and we’re delighted to have them back as the opening gig of the Lancaster Music Festival. Blending industrial noise, post-punk intensity and razor-sharp songwriting, the Birmingham duo have built a reputation for explosive live performances and fearless creativity. Following critical acclaim for their debut album and a relentless touring schedule across the UK and Europe, GANS bring their powerful new live show to Kanteena, Lancaster as part of The Evolution Tour. — We also welcome back Lancaster noise-rock-post-punk trio TV FACE who have built up a fierce reputation for their ability to weld dissonant chaos to pop hooks and turn it into something blistering, witty, and impossible to ignore… “it’s rare to hear a band this grainy and coarse produce such classy, infectious music” (Vive Le Rock). Their much anticipated second album, WOLF RENTS BARK, released in September 2025 via Preston’s cult label Crackedankles Records, received rave reviews from Louder Than War, Vive Le Rock, The Punk Site and many more. It made several best of 2025 lists, including landing at number 7 in Louder Than War’s Top 100 Albums of 2025. TV FACE deliver explosive, high-intensity sets — a kinetic mix of brutal soundscapes, humour, and ferociousness: they are “a tremendous power trio… a juggernaut live… leaders of the pack!”” (Louder Than War) — This gig will be in Atika which is upstairs with no lift. This gig is presented by Sonic Bloom

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