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The Utopia Strong - The Black Prince, Northampton
9 May 2026

Psychedelic, ambient trio The Utopia Strong headlined The Black Prince as part of their UK tour. The band features legendary former snooker player Steve Davis alongside Kavus Torabi and Michael J. York. They were joined by Northants electronic duo Tval. Great turn out for this one, with a lot of people keen to meet Davis who was happy to pose for photos and sign things for people. Not my cup of tea musically, but still the first time the venue has probably had a world champion of Davis' magnitude in the...

The Boo Radleys - The Black Prince, Northampton
3 May 2026

Indie rockers The Boo Radleys were in Northampton to headline The Black Prince as part of their UK tour to support their new album In Spite Of Everything. The band are best known for their 1995 Wake Up Boo which was a huge hit in the UK and reached number nine in the UK singles chart. There was a great turn out for this one with the venue packed for The Boo Radleys. Enjoyed it, but I can't claim to be a huge fan as they're from an indie scene which pre-dates me getting into the genre. Probably a generation or so too...

Weirdoe - The Black Prince, Northampton
10 April 2026

Northants rapper Weirdoe returned to The Black Prince for his headline 'Take It To The Grave' show. Weirdoe is one of the best and one of my favourite acts coming out of Northampton at the moment and he put on a cracking night. Also performing were Deeno, Eltee and iiiBerealz. Weirdoe's latest singles Burden and Oh Really? were released in March and his debut mix tape Was It Worth It? was released in 2024. For more information, visit https://weirdoe.co.uk/ More photos from gigs at The Black Prince are available...

bby - The Black Prince, Northampton
27 March 2026

Bby headlined The Black Prince as part of a short run of dates across the UK and Europe on their 'Hometown Tour'. The band's Northampton gig was one of five they were playing on a tour which visited the hometown of each member. Aside from Northampton, they also played in Bologna, Southampton, Paris, and London. Didn't know much about bby going into this one, but the gig also marked the venue's 10th anniversary since reopening. Support was by litesleeper. For more information about bby, visit...

The Hara - The Black Prince, Northampton
12 March 2026

The Hara released their latest album The Fallout at the start of this year and headed to Northampton to headline The Black prince. Didn't know much about these guys going into the gig, but there was a great turn out for it and they were great to photograph. Always nice to see a bit of crowd surfing in the venue too. More photos from gigs at The Black Prince are available on this site here. For more information about The Hara, visit...

Melanie Baker - The Black Prince, Northampton
6 February 2026

Melanie Baker headlined The Black Prince as part of a short run of gigs by the Newcastle singer-songwriter. Melanie was previewing tracks from her forthcoming debut album 'Somebody Help Me, I’m Being Spontaneous!'. To be honest, her popping up on the venue's gig listings was the first time I'd heard of her, but absolutely loved her take on indie rock. Lots of 'slacker indie / Weezer / college rock' vibes. Also, amusing stories about slug infestations too. What more do you want! More photos from gigs at The...

IVW - Dylan LeBlanc - The Black Prince, Northampton
1 February 2026

Rounding off Independent Venue Week at The Black Prince was Dylan LeBlanc. The US singer-songwriter has been playing a host of dates across the UK as part of an intimate solo tour. LeBlanc released his latest album Coyote in 2023 with new single Pick Your Poison released in January. After a pretty hectic week of gigs, this was a great, relaxed night of Americana at the venue. More photos from Independent Venue Week gigs are available on this site here. For more information about Dylan Le Blanc, visit...

IVW - Will Varley - The Black Prince, Northampton
31 January 2026

Will Varley's headline gig at The Black Prince as part of Independent Venue Week was another I went into not knowing much about. The singer-songwriter is one of the founding members of the arts collective Smugglers Records and headed to Northampton for one of half a dozen IVW gigs. The Brixton native played a great set of alt-folk, with tracks taken from across his back catalogue, including his most recent LP Machines Will Never Learn To Make Mistakes Like Me which was released last year. More photos of...

IVW - The Clause - The Black Prince, Northampton
30 January 2026

The Clause returned to The Black Prince in Northampton for the venue's second sold out show of this year's Independent Venue Week. It was the second sold out show by the Brummie based indie rockers who previously headlined the venue last year. It was absolutely rammed for this one, with the band playing tracks from their debut album A Victim Of A Casual Thing which was released last year. More photos from gigs at The Black Prince are available on this site here. For more information about Independent Venue...

IVW - EEVAH - The Black Prince, Northampton
29 January 2026

It was another busy Independent Venue Week gig at The Black Prince for alt-indie duo EEVAH. The Halifax duo comprise of singer and bassist Nicole Hope and guitarist Richard McNamara - the latter well known as as a member of the band Embrace. Didn't know much about these two going into this gig but it was another great IVW show with the band playing tracks from their debut EP I Didn't See It Coming which was released last year. Joining EEVAH were Megaphoney and Allo. The former are the new project of Peter...

IVW - VC Pines - The Black Prince, Northampton
28 January 2026

VC Pines headed to The Black Prince for the second gig at the venue as part of Independent Venue Week. The project of Jack Mercer, VP Pines released his latest EP Viole(n)t Colour last year, the record followed his 2023 album MRI. Support at the venue was by Woegetter and The Vandervalls More photos from gigs at The Black Prince are available on this site here. For more information about Independent Venue Week, visit...

IVW - The Molotovs - The Black Prince, Northampton
27 January 2026

The Molotovs kicked off Independent Venue Week in Northampton with a sold-out gig at The Black Prince. Fronted by Siblings Matthew Cartlidge and Issey Cartlidge the band headed to the venue on the back of a ton of hype, days before the release of their debut album Wasted On Youth. Opening proceeding was Manchester's Rolla. More photos from gigs at The Black Prince are available on this site here. For more information about Independent Venue Week, visit...

Return Of The Mac - The Black Prince, Northampton
28 December 2025

There's always 'one' gig over the Christmas and New Year period which everyone is out for - and this year it was Return Of The Mac. I don't usually go in for cover bands, but this collective of hugely talented Northants musicians do a fantastic set of Fleetwood Mac songs. It was probably the busiest I've ever seen the venue, which crowed packed all the way to doors at the back. More photos of gigs from The Black Prince are available on this site here. For more information about Return Of The Mac, visit...

Lawrence Jones - The Black Prince, Northampton
11 December 2025

Blues rock guitarist Lawrence Jones returned to Northampton to headline The Black Prince to play his final 'band' show. Jones’ latest album Bad Luck & The Blues topped the official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart when it was released in 2023. This was Jones’ final band show before continuing as a solo artist next year due to complications around living with Crohn’s disease. Jones has previously shared stages with the likes of Van Morrison, Ringo Star and Jeff Beck, performed at the Royal Albert Hall and...

Young Knives - The Black Prince, Northampton
28 November 2025

Indie trio Young Knives returned to Northampton to headline The Black Prince as part of their UK tour. First time seeing this band in about 15-years - certainly since their 2008 album Superabundance. They released their latest album Landfill earlier this year and for their headline gig at the venue, hung pairs of shoes from the ceiling above the stage. Joining them were Daffodils. Great garage rock but with a live clay sculpture performing with the band. More information about visit https://young-knives.com and...

Opus Kink - The Black Prince, Northampton
28 August 2025

Opus Kink were back at The Black Prince as part of the band's latest UK tour for another night of jazz infused post-punk. It's at least the third time I've seen the band and while I'm still not sold - the rate at which this band are picking up fans across the country puts me firmly in the minority. (I generally joke to the same few people that I like simple music - of which Opus Kink aren't!) Joining them at The Black Prince were Daffodils and Slag, the former who incorporated live pottery into their performance....

bdrmm - The Black Prince, Northampton
11 July 2025

Hull shoegaze quartet bdrmm returned to the region to headline The Black Prince as part of promoter Picky New's second anniversary celebrations. bdrmm released their ace third album Microtonic this year, a record which saw the band meld their shoegaze roots further with electronic elements. Absolutely sweltering inside, but it was an amazing night. Joining bdrmm were thistle., playing ahead of their EP release gig at The Garibaldi the following week, and The Youth Play. More photos from gigs at The Black Prince...

Metal 2 The Masses Final - The Black Prince, Northampton
28 June 2025

Kettering rockers Backseat Juliet will be playing at this summer's Bloodstock Festival after winning the Northants leg of annual new band competition Metal 2 The Masses (M2TM). Heats have been taking place across the county in recent months and The Black Prince hosted the final on Saturday. Competing in the final were Headswitcher, Dead Villains, These Strange Explosions, Purge The Valley, Invicta, Dead Bait and Backseat Juliet. Each band played a short set in-front of a panel of judges. Winners Backseat Juliet...

Crywank - The Black Prince, Northampton
27 June 2025

Anti-folk duo Crywank headlined The Black Prince as part of a short run of UK gigs. Usually a trio, the gig at the Prince featured singer and guitarist Jay Clayton and Daniel Watson. Didn't know much about this the headliners going into to this one but there was a great turn out for the gig. Support was by Mrs Pilgrimm and Mum & Dad Talk To Animals. More photos of gigs at The Black Prince are available on this site here. For more information about Crywank, visit...

Gaz Brookfield - The Black Prince, Northampton
13 June 2025

Gaz Brookfield topped a line-up of a trio of acoustic singer songwriters at The Black Prince. Brookfield was joined by Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq and Chris Tavener. Wasn't quite sure what to expect from this one but there was a great turn-out for the gig with each putting in a great performance. More photos from gigs at The Black Prince are available on this website here. For more information about Gaz Brookfield, visit...

Eden Lole - The Black Prince, Northampton
26 April 2025

Northants singer-songwriter Eden Lole brought her UK tour to a close at The Black Prince. Lole has been playing dates across the UK as part of her debut headline tour. Lole released her latest single Play Nice in 2023. Joining Lole was Ollie Coombes. More photos from gigs at The Black Prince are available on this site here. For more information about Eden Lole visit...

That Joe Payne - The Black Prince, Northampton
5 April 2025

That Joe Payne returned The Black Prince to play a headline gig with his eight piece band. Payne was using the gig to preview a bit of a revamped sound, image and energy and played songs from across his career, with some tracks getting a bit of a facelift for the show. Support at the Abington Square venue was by Stevie Ward and Mark Stevens (Canyons) More photos of gigs from The Black Prince are available on this site here. For more information about That Joe Payne visit...

Japanese Television - The Black Prince, Northampton
22 February 2025

Self proclaimed 'space surf outfit' Japanese Television headlined The Black Prince as part of a short UK tour this month. The band released their latest album Automata Exotica last year. They were joined at the Northampton venue by Northampton duo Tvål. For more information, visit https://linktr.ee/japanesetelevision More photos from gigs at The Black Prince are available on this site...

IVW - Caoilfhionn Rose, The Black Prince, Northampton
2 February 2025

The eight and final day of Independent Venue Week in Northampton concluded with a headline set by singer songwriter Caoilfhionn Rose. Joining Rose was Harrison Hood, playing his first gig with a full band and Quincey Brown - whose band also featured Joel Harris on guitar. For more information, visit https://caoilfhionnrose.co.uk More photos from gigs at The Black Prince are available on this site...

IVW - Heavy Lungs - The Black Prince, Northampton
30 January 2025

Day four of Independent Venue Week saw Heavy Lungs headline The Black Prince. Great set by these guys who I'd previously seen playing over at the Craufurd Arms as part of the Multitude Festival last year. Should have bought a flash along to be honest though as Danny Nedelko spent ages among the crowd. Support by The Utopia Development Corporation and The Death Of Summer. For more information about Heavy Lungs, visit https://linktr.ee/heavylungsband More photos from gigs at The Black Prince are available on...

IVW - The Clause - The Black Prince, Northampton
29 January 2025

Apparently the busiest gig of Independent Venue Week for The Black Prince, I raced over to The Black Prince to catch Birmingham indie rockers The Clause having first popped into The Lab for the Miki Beryini Trio. This gig marked the third day of Independent Venue Week, the fourth at The Black Prince and my second of the night! No photos of support as I'd missed them by the time I arrived. For more information, visit https://thebugclub.bandcamp.com More photos from gigs at The Black Prince are available on this...

IVW - The Bug Club - The Black Prince, Northampton
27 January 2025

The Bug Club returned to Northampton on the fourth day of Independent Venue Week to headline The Black Prince. The Welsh duo released their latest album On The Intricate Inner Workings Of The System last year and unsurprisingly put on a cracking gig of high energy, blues influenced, indie rock. Support was by Northants acts Chargr and John Myrtle. For more information, visit https://thebugclub.bandcamp.com More photos from gigs at The Black Prince are available on this site...

IVW - The Emerald Dawn - The Black Prince, Northampton
26 January 2025

Independent Venue Day got off to an early start in Northampton with The Black Prince kicking off proceedings a day early on the Sunday with headliners The Emerald Dawn. This is a retrospective upload this one and I'm not gonna lie, don't remember much about it - other than it being a bit prog. Too prog for me. Well attended for a Sunday night gig though. Support was by Pearl Handed Revolver. For more information, visit https://www.theemeralddawn.net More photos from gigs at The Black Prince are available on...

The Black Doldrums - The Black Prince, Northampton
22 November 2024

The Black Doldrums have been out touring in support of their new album and returned to The Black Prince on Friday. The trio who mix elements of post-punk and goth genres released their excellent second album In Limerence in October. Joining them were Max Fulcrum & The Win and the Gonzo Experimental Band. More photos of gigs at The Black Prince are available on this site here. For more information about The Black Doldrums, visit...

Woahgetter - The Black Prince, Northampton
20 November 2024

Avant-garde pop nine-piece Woahgetter returned to The Black Prince in Northampton for the final gig of their recent run of dates across the UK. The band, who played both the Northampton Music Festival and the re-opening of the town's Market Square this summer were unsurprisingly great. Their set was preceded by what was probably best described as an interactive piece of performance art by Woahgetter front-man Mark Cann. More photos from gigs at The Black Prince are available on this site here. For more...

Raging Speedhorn - The Black Prince, Northampton
1 November 2024

Raging Speedhorn played their first headline gig in Northampton for a long time on the day new single Night Wolf was released. The Corby metal act were playing two 'almost home' gigs recently to celebrate its release. Joining Speedhorn at The Black Prince were recently reformed nu-metallers Defenestration. More photos of gigs at The Black Prince are available on this site here. For more information about Raging Speedhorn, visit...

PleasureInc. - The Black Prince, Northampton
12 October 2024

A retrospective upload this one - and not a gig I remember much about - other than it being a headline gig by PleasureInc. with support from Thistle! I think there was a ton more acts on the bill here, but given it was a Saturday, I'd probably been at football all day somewhere and just popped in to shoot this one. More phots of gigs at The Black Prince are available on this site here. For more information about PleasureInc, visit...

The Fierce & The Dead - The Black Prince, Northampton
5 October 2024

The Fierce And The Dead headlined The Black Prince as part of a short run of UK dates. The band, which originate from London, melds elements of psychedelic rock, post rock, shoegaze and prog. Their headline gig at the Northampton venue was a bit of a home-county gig for them - with members living in Rushden. The band's latest album News From An Invisible World was released in 2023 and they released a live album last year. Support at the Northampton venue was by Orange Clocks. More phots of gigs at The Black...

The Subways - The Black Prince, Northampton
1 October 2024

Punk rock trio The Subways returned to Northampton to headline The Black Prince as part of their latest jaunt across the UK. Never see these guys put in a band shift and they were in great form again in Northampton. Support was by Rebecca. More photos of gigs at The Black Prince are available on this site here. For more information about The Subways, visit...

Phantom Isle - The Black Prince, Northampton
12 September 2024

For the last time! The members of Phantom Isle brought the band to an end with a hometown headline gig at The Black Prince. The trio, led by Peter Marchant, had previously announced plans to disband and there was a great turn out at the Northampton venue to see the one final time. Joining Phantom Isle were Lite Sleeper and Lily On The Green. Phantom Isle have had a great run, released numerous EPs and singles and it's definitely not the last we'll see of their members. More photos of the band from previous gigs...

Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage - The Black Prince, Northampton
7 September 2024

Jeffrey Lewis returned to Northampton with his band The Voltage to headline The Black Prince. The acclaimed US anti-folk singer-songwriter was back in the UK as part of a tour to support new EP Ghosterbusters. Joining Lewis was David Cronenberg's Wife. More photos of gigs at The Black Prince are available on this site here. For more information about Jeffrey Lewis visit...

Defenestration - The Black Prince, Northampton
17 August 2024

Defenestration played their first headline gig at The Black Prince on Saturday night. The Kettering five piece returned earlier this year supporting Raging Speedhorn at a fundraising gig in aid of Russ Russell. Photos from that gig are available on this site here. Joining Defenestration at The Black Prince was Julie's Dead and Liam Vincent & The Odd Foxes. Defenestration have been posting images from the early 2000s on their Instagram page...

Billy Lockett - The Black Prince, Northampton
15 August 2024

Billy Lockett played an intimate sold out headline gig at The Black Prince to celebrate his birthday. The singer songwriter has recently supported Sam Ryder and played in front of thousands of hometown fans at the A Perfect Day Festival. Lockett played tracks from his debut album Abington Grove as well as previewing some new material. I've photographed Billy Lockett dozens of times, lot of photos of him on this site here. For more information about Lockett, visit...

Darnell Cole - The Black Prince, Northampton
19 July 2024

US rock and soul act Darnell Cole & The Vibe headlined The Black Prince as part of their UK tour. Support at the Northampton venue was by Woof. More photos of gigs at The Black Prince are available on this site here. For more information about Darnell Cole and The Vibe visit...

The Soap Girls - The Black Prince, Northampton
10 May 2024

The Soap Girls returned to The Black Prince in Northampton as part of their Wild At Heart tour. The duo, who ended their last UK tour at the venue, are playing 14-gigs in the UK before heading to the US for a mammoth tour including more than 50 dates. More photos of gigs at The Black Prince in Northampton are available on this site here. For more information about The Soap Girls, visit...

St Anges / unpeople - The Black Prince, Northampton
5 May 2024

Annual weekender Mayday Mayhem III headed to The Black Prince for the first time over the bank holiday weekend. I was only able to make the latter part of the second day this year because of other commitments but still managed to see Wishing Wolf, Aurora Sun, unpeople and headliners St Agnes. Huge things to come from unpeople hopefully and this is probably the smallest stage you're going to see them on for the foreseeable. For more information about Raiders, visit https://www.instagram.com/wearesaintagnes and...

Arthur Brown - The Black Prince, Northampton
12 April 2024

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown headlined The Black Prince as part of their UK tour. No support at this one, just a headline gig by one of the psychedelic / prog stalwart - who topped the charts in 1968 with his single fire. More photos from gigs at The Black Prince are available on this site here. For more information about Arthur Brown, visit...

Gnoomes - The Black Prince, Northampton
30 March 2024

Gnoomes are back in the UK and kicked off a run of dates across the country at The Black Prince. Second time in Northampton for the Russian natives, who are currently based outside of the country for the obvious reasons. Absolutely cracking gig by the pair whose blend of 'stargaze' music kraut techno and kosmische pop. For more information about Gnoomes, visit https://gnoomes.bandcamp.com More photos of gigs from The Black Prince are available on this site...

Fountain - The Black Prince, Northampton
29 March 2024

Rock duo Fountain played a hometown headline at The Black Prince to mark the release of their debut EP Stolen Flowers Bring Sickness. Great to see the venue absolutely packed for what was a great night. Support was by Lily On The Green and Lame. For more information about Fountain, visit https://www.instagram.com/officiallyfountain More photos from gigs at The Black Prince are available on this site...

C Duncan - The Black Prince, Northampton
22 March 2024

Scottish singer, composer and mulit-instrumentalist C Duncan headed to Northampton to play a solo acoustic shows. Duncan's 2015 debut Architect was nominated for a Mercury award and his latest record Alluvium was released in 2022. More photos of gigs at The Black Prince are available on this site here. For more information about C Duncan, visit...

Raiders - The Black Prince, Northampton
16 March 2024

Fresh from playing some huge shows with The Blackout, Sam Smith and James Davies bought their other band Raiders to Northampton for an intimate headline gig at The Black Prince. The band has only put out a handful of singles but put in a great show. Support was by Aurora Sun and Honeytalks. For more information about Raiders, visit https://raidersbanduk.bandcamp.com More photos of gigs at The Black Prince are available on this site...

Woahgetter - The Black Prince, Northampton
29 February 2024

Mark Cann's Woahgetter packed onto The Black Prince stage in Northampton for their inaugural gig. The avant-garde pop collective released their debut single I Can't Love You Any more in February, with an album due at some point this year hopefully. Definitely the most people I've seen on that stage and it was great to see some many people come out to support the show. More photos from gigs at The Black Prince are available on this site here. For more information about Woahgetter, visit...

IVW - Steve Mason - The Black Prince, Northampton
4 February 2024

The final day of Independent Venue Week at The Black Prince was headlined by Steve Mason, lead singer and one of the founding members of The Beta Band. Not really my kinda thing, but the venue was packed for it. Support was by Northampton electronic duo Lite Sleeper. More photos of gigs from The Black Prince are available on this site here. For more information about Independent Venue Week, visit...

IVW - TVAM - The Black Prince, Northampton
3 February 2024

The sixth day of Independent Venue Week and the fifth at The Black Prince was headlined by TVAM. This was probably the highlight of the week at the venue for me. TVAM are an trio who meld shoegaze, electronics and whole plethora of influences seeping in and out of their sound. Support was by Northampton alternative electronic trio Phantom Isle. More photos of gigs from The Black Prince are available on this site here. For more information about Independent Venue Week, visit...

IVW - Ten Tonnes - The Black Prince, Northampton
2 February 2024

Singer songwriter Ten Tonnes headlined the fourth Independent Venue Week gig at The Black Prince. Ten Tonnes is Ethan James Barnett. He released his debut album Dancing Alone was released last year. He is the brother of singer-songwriter George Ezra Support was by Northampton's Katie Malco. More photos of gigs from The Black Prince are available on this site here. For more information about Independent Venue Week, visit...

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