Notorious for casting convention aside, Red Snapper embrace dark funk, hip-hop, dub, psychedelic surf, afro-jazz & beautiful, fragile soundscapes.
red snapper - live march 21
+ Barry Gammon + Friends Play DJs: Outpost & Mr Breen
Saturday, 15th March 2024
The Ferret, Preston
7PM - 11PM, + Free After Party 11pm - 2am
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Red Snapper:
Notorious for casting convention aside, and remaining one of the UK’s most forward-thinking and rule breaking live bands, Red Snapper embrace a unique blend of live, euphoric instrumental Afro-Jazz, Future Funk, Dub, Dark Hip-Hop, and fragile soundscapes.
Red Snapper are proud to announce 13 UK live dates in March 2025, celebrating new releases on Lo Recordings and also 30 years of ‘Reeled and Skinned’, their first album on the legendary Warp Records.
This is an increasingly rare opportunity to catch the legendary musical force in these intimate gig venues. Could be one for the history books…!
Live line up:
Ali Friend – Bass, Vocals, Gato Drum.
Rich Thair – Drums.
Tara Cunningham – Guitar and vocals.
Tom Challenger – Saxophone, Clarinet and Keyboards.
“The only unsurprising thing about Red Snappers creative journey is their unswerving commitment to progression and innovation”.
In November 2024 Red Snapper release the ‘Tight Chest’ EP featuring LA producer David Harrow via Lo Recordings.
A follow up EP featuring the current live line up will be released in 2025 which, combined with the tracks from 'Tight Chest', will form the full vinyl album ‘Barb and Feather’.
Warp records will also be concurrently releasing a unique limited vinyl version of ‘Reeled and Skinned’, the band's acclaimed first outing for the label from back in 1995.
Following the success of their album ‘Everybody Is Somebody’ in 2022, Red Snapper released ‘Live at The Moth Club' (2023), which was a celebration of the band’s famed, worldwide live performances, spanning 3 decades, and recorded at a sell-out show at the end of their 2022 live tour.
The album demonstrates the band’s ability to constantly rework and update new and classic tracks, keeping them impassioned, experimental and as relevant as ever.
With another busy year on the horizon, Red Snapper will be taking their explosive and passionate live set on the road once again in 2025.
Barry Gammon (live):
Barry Gammon are one of the North West's hardest working #electrofunkateers bringing a blend of electronic beats & live instrumentation to get your knees bending & your feet moving. So pull up your best dancing socks & get ready for some daft bangers.
Outpost & Mr Breen (Friends Play DJs):
As an eclectic, genre-hopper of electronic music, Robert Henthorn has been producing tracks for the past 15 years under the name of Outpost and DJing around the country as part of the One Five Eight collective.
Luke Breen (aka MrBreen / Luke Out) began his DJ journey in the early 2000s with Herbal Sessions Soundsystem, playing at venues like Preston’s iconic Caribbean Club. As a visual artist, he led the OneFiveEight collective (2008-2018), which gained recognition for underground exhibitions, workshops, and publications, all driven by a DIY ethos and a commitment to supporting underrepresented artists in both visual arts and music. After moving to Manchester, Luke became a regular DJ at club nights, free parties, and festivals like Beat Herder, Kendal Calling, and Sounds From The Other City.
Now settled back in Preston with his family, Luke regularly DJs at local bars and clubs, delivering eclectic sets that could span anything from Jazz, Latin and Hip-Hop to Afrobeat, Funk, Deep House, and Jungle—always infused with Soul.
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The Ferret presents:
RED SNAPPER (live)
+ Barry Gammon + Friends Play DJs: Outpost & Mr Breen
The Ferret | Preston
Sat 15th March 2025
7pm - 11pm
+ Free After Party 11pm - 2am
Ages 14+ (under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Accessible ground floor venue & facilities.
Dog-friendly venue.
