Mr Bens & The Bens
SUNDAY 11TH DECEMBER 2022
Doors 7.00pm
£10.00
Over 14/ Under 18 with an adult
General Admission Standing
Born in 2012 as a recording project in a Lancashire Barn, Mr Ben AKA Ben Hall has self released 10 albums in 5 years, creating a lo-fi experimental pop world from the comfort of his home town of Lancaster. The project became a live outfit in 2017 shortly after releasing a split 12″ Bingo Records EP. Joined by fellow label mate Zac Barfoot of Sun Drift and Lauren Dowling and Tom Diffenthal of Family Selection Box. After two UK tours the Happy Shopper EP was released via Bingo Records in July 2018. After another critically acclaimed LP ‘Who Knows Jenny Jones?’ the Bens signed to Bella Union to release their debut studio album ‘Life Drawing’
The four piece are known for their captivating, joyous, pop performances. Mr Ben & the Bens sound like they were baptised in water from the church of indie classics, the songs of the Lancaster Polymath echo Belle & Sebastian, Teleman, & Gorkys Zygotic Mynci his genuinely original modern songwriting.
