The Lancashire Hotpots in Leeds

Ahead of their forthcoming single and album releases in November, The Lancashire Hotpots, who were recently declared one of of Steve Lamacq's 'Top 5 Glastonbury Moments' on BBC R1 as well as also receiving support for their latest release once again from BBC R1, R2 and BBC6 Music, perform in Leeds.

"They don't come much crazier that this! Brilliant!!
BBC R1 Steve Lamacq

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With almost a million MySpace plays to date and because of their no nonsense approach to comedy and fun, the band have quickly acquired a massive national following. In just two years, the Lancashire Hotpots have become one of the biggest live bands in the North West of England. Their last tour, which included 18 dates supporting ardent fan Paddy McGuinness on his ‘Paddy McGuinness Plus You’ tour, saw them playing to more than 30,000 people along with selling out to massive 1,400 capacity venues on their ‘POT SOUNDS’ album tour.



Their first album Never Mind The Hotpots reached No 2 in the BBC 6 Music Album charts with national support from Radio 1 (Colin Murray, Rob Da Bank), Radio 2 (Chris Evans, Arthur Smith), BBC6 Music and BBC R2's Steve Lamacq with airplay again June '09 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00l8s07. Both of their albums, ‘Never Mind The Hotpots’ and ‘Pot Sounds’ have reached No 1 in the iTunes comedy download charts.


”The Spinal Tap of folk bands” Paddy McGuinness

'”The sexiest band in the world” Arthur Smith, The Smith Lectures, BBC Radio 2



“Masters of parody” The Guardian



”Its massive” Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2



“Like a musical version of Peter Kay”. 4/5 Manchester Evening News



”Britain's finest comedy musical act of the 21st Century" Designer Magazine