Inspiral Carpets

14+ only. Under 16's must be accompanied by an adult. No refunds will be given for incorrectly booked tickets. 

Inspiral Carpets
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Thursday 4th December
Doors 19:30

Foundry, Sheffield Students' Union

With fourteen top 40 singles and four top ten albums in almost 40 years, the Inspiral Carpets were built to last. The reformed classic jukebox band continue their musical journey, announcing extensive tour dates for November and December 2025. Tickets for all dates go on sale at 10am on Friday 28 th March, available here.

Selling out tours and underlining their undying popularity, whilst creating a platform for a rumoured new album to add to their set, Inspiral Carpets live show is dotted with inventive big songs built around their signature Farfisa and perfect harmonies
that always brings the house down. Their hit singles underlined their electric, eclectic creativity from the punk rock rushes
of Joe to the melancholic kitchen sink dramas turned into huge hits like the glorious ‘This Is How It Feels’. Then there are the soaring choruses of ‘Saturn 5’ or the thrilling pop noise of ‘I Want You’ with the late and great Mark E. Smith lending his
classic snark sneer to the song.

Far from being one trick ponies, the Inspirals brought a musical sophistication and a poetic language to much loved sixties garage rock and updated it into every decade they have existed in, including the current one.

In 2023 that the band had decided to reform again which was greeted with an adulation that surprised Clint Boon.
‘When we made the decision, in the autumn of 2022, to get the Inspirals back on the road, none of us could have imagined the incredible reception we would get, not just in the UK, but in all the other countries we were lucky to visit. It’s heart-warming to
know that our music still resonates with people of all ages after all these years.’

The new line up played over 50 sold out shows and key festival slots with one of the high points being Albert Hall in Manchester where Craig’s son, Levon Gill, drummed on ‘Commercial Rain’ during the encore. Now back as a serious full time band, this year sees even bigger shows and the great news that the band’s bassist Martyn Walsh is back in the fold. ‘It’s great to have Martyn back, I’ve missed him: he’s charmingly funny,’ smiles Graham before Clint adds, ‘It’s great that Martyn’s getting back on board. I’m convinced the next part
of our story will be monumental’.

Parking We recommend using the Q Park on Durham Road S10 2JA, which is located just over the road from Foundry. Paid parking is available from 6pm to 2am.

At Foundry, we believe in equal opportunities and are committed to being inclusive and making the venue accessible to all. Foundry is within Sheffield Students Union and is alongside two smaller venues, Studio and Fusion. Foundry follows Attitude is Everything guidelines to improve deaf and disabled people's access to live music, by working in partnership with audiences, artists and the music industry. Access to viewing platform Towards the back of Foundry there is a raised area, accessed via a ramp. At our live gigs we build a disabled viewing area here which can accommodate up to eight people at once and can be booked by completing the Access Requirement Form. We can accommodate both wheelchairs and chairs. The Foundry viewing area is 41m from the nearest accessible toilet in Foundry. Unfortunately this is not available at all events in Foundry, including club nights. For Studio gigs we build a small viewing platform with limited availability. Studio and Fusion are level access throughout. The Studio viewing area is 29m, from the nearest accessible toilet in Fusion. We advise to request a space on the viewing platform in advance of a show as space is limited. If the viewing platform requests are full we will add you to a waiting list in case a space comes available.

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