Shazamers' Blog

Hosted in the grandiose location of London’s Somerset House, for the last eight years the venue’s Summer Series have played host to a number of unmissable gigs. This year’s lineup is no exception, with a jaw dropping list of established and upcoming artists gracing the prestigious stage. With London currently experiencing a unseasonably warm summer, these shows are likely to be the highlight for many a gig goer this month. The full line up for the series – held between July 8^th and July 18^th – is as follows;

July 8 – MYSTERY JETS & Connan Mockasin / Tribes

July 9 – AIR & Olof Arnalds  

July 10   – NOAH & THE WHALE & Villagers

July 11   – N-DUBZ – What Next Event

July 12   – THE TEMPER TRAP & Middle East 

July 13   – THE XX 

July 14   – GIL SCOTT-HERON & Mayer Hawthorne 

July 15   – FLORENCE + THE MACHINE & Holly Miranda

July 16   – CORINNE BAILEY RAE & Dan Sultan

July 17   – DIVINE COMEDY & Cathy Davey 

July 18   – SOUL II SOUL

As to be expected with such a stellar line-up, many of the nights have already sold out. For full line up information head here. However, we’ve managed to grab three pairs of tickets for the opening night with Mystery Jets. The band will no doubt be in celebratory mood after the release of their latest album ‘Serotonin’. While we’ve yet to hear it in full, their new single ‘Dreaming Of Another World’ has had us itching in anticipation.

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Jon Davies Competitions Mystery Jets, Somerset House

Start with an ethereal performer dressed in a cape with hairy sleeves and peacock style make-up; add a beautiful setting outdoors in Central London on a summers’ evening. What could go wrong?

The weather, that’s what. England in the summertime is a fragile place. Rain never seems far away and it certainly visited Somerset House last Thursday. In huge quantities!

However, this didn’t fully distract from a great performance by Natasha Khan, the leader and voice of Bat For Lashes. All her well known tracks from ‘Fur and Gold’ were played: ‘Horse and I’; ‘Trophy’; ‘What’s a Girl To Do?’; ‘Sad Eyes’ and ‘The Wizard’. Newer ones, ‘Daniel’ and ‘Pearl’s Dream’, highlights from her second album, joined them. An acoustic ‘Prescilla’ formed part of the encore, rendered on something like a zither and squeezebox (the hairy arms didn’t get in the way!) and, despite the rain, the sound was good and the audience very happy.

Her latest album is called ‘Two Suns’; just 50% of that title would have made the evening perfect!

Richard Earney Gigs/ Events Bat For Lashes, Rain, Somerset House, Summer