Sea fever

Manchester’s breath-taking new band Sea Fever formed in 2019 is a five-piece collective fronted by Iwan Gronow (Haven, Johnny Marr) on vocals and guitars, alongside singer Beth Cassidy (Section 25), the collective also features New Order’s Tom Chapman and Phil Cunningham – with Tom on bass, guitars, synths and programming and Phil on guitars, while powering the band’s pulsing beats is Elliot Barlow. They will be playing at The Old Courts in Wigan on Thursday 27 January as part of their tour.