Prog rock maestros Lifesigns demonstrate some pure virtuoso playing live in concert here at Old Bakery Studios.
Lifesigns was the brainchild of John Young (keys/vocals), Frosty Beedle (drums), Steve Rispin (sound) and Nick
Beggs (bass/vocals). Their first album, Lifesigns, was released in February 2013 and sold well, briefly reaching
the UK top 100 album chart. Guests included Steve Hackett (Genesis), Robin Boult (Fish) and Thijs van Leer (Focus).
The band started touring the following year with Jon Poole joining to replace Nick Beggs who had other commitments. The line up was completed by former Steven Wilson guitarist Niko Tsonev. Fifty shows were played over the next year with highlights being appearances at Cruise To The Edge in the USA and Night of the Prog at Lorelei in Germany as well as the Ramblin' Man and Cropredy festivals in the UK.
In 2017 a new album Cardington was released. The album was funded via a pledge music campaign that met its target in just 48 hours. The album features guest appearances from Robin Boult (Fish), Dave Bainbridge (Iona) and Menno Gootjes (Focus). Niko decided to pursue his own solo career after having played on the album, and he in turn was replaced in the band by Dave Bainbridge on guitar and second keyboards. Cardington reached the top ten in the Amazon national chart and was number 4 in the UK Indie chart, all without any mainstream airplay.
In 2018 Lifesigns took to the road again with a third appearance on Cruise To The Edge and a UK tour. 2019 saw the band perform further live dates both in the UK and Europe.
February 2020 saw the release of the single Impossible, a radio friendly edit of the track from Cardington, which brought the band to a new audience. A short tour in March 2020 was to culminate in a fourth appearance on Cruise To The Edge in the USA, but the cruise has now been postponed to May 2022.
June 2020 marked the end of Frosty's time with the band and the arrival of Zoltán Csörsz. The current album Altitude was recorded remotely without the band having met Zoltán in person (although you'd never guess that on hearing the intricate interplay between him and bassist Jon Poole) and released in March 2021
FURTHER DETAILS:
THIS IS A STANDING SHOW
TICKETS: £25.00 + BF
AUDIENCE 16+ (Under 16’s admitted with a ticket and an accompanying adult)
DOORS: 19.30
PERFORMANCE: 20.00
BAR CLOSES: 23.00
PARKING No parking on site. Garras Wharf Car Park next to Tesco TR1 2TN. FREE after 4PM. A short walk round from the venue.
For individual assistance please contact the venue direct. We have easy access to the event space on the flat and can provide parking on site and assistance with entry where required. We offer free assistance tickets. We currently have steps down in our loos (the nearest fully accessible loos are Tescos) but we aim to have a fully accessible bathroom facility in the ground floor as soon as we can.
