SKINNY LIVING
Independent Venue Week Tour
with Lusaint
The Ferret | Preston
1st Feb 2024 | Doors 7pm (VIP DOORS OPEN AT 6:30PM)
Standard Tickets: £18 + booking fee
VIP Tickets: £35 + booking fee
VIP benefits:
- Early doors to the show (6:30pm)
- Meet and greet with the band
- Signed poster
Doors will open for VIP Ticket holders at 6:30pm, please arrive on time to take part in the meet & greet. Doors open for standard tickets at 7pm.
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Skinny Living’s story is one of struggle, troubling situations and relentless hard graft. It’s also one of synchronicity, chance meetings, and the unflinching belief that their glorious indie soul music will reach the audience it deserves. Their potential is there to see. Echoing Bill Withers, The Isley Brothers and Paolo Nutini, their songs shimmer with a timeless, gentle beauty, exquisite vocal harmonies and a lyrical wisdom that inspires optimism and reflection in equal measure.
The bands sound is defined by two acoustic guitars and vocal harmonies delivered by Wakefield natives Will Booth and Danny Hepworth, while the exquisite and ever-so-slightly haunted vocal and lyricism in the midst of it all belongs to front man Ryan Johnston, born in Belfast to a Catholic mother from the Republican area and a Protestant father from the other side of town. Their polar opposite backgrounds meant a family move to Bangor before Ryan later moved to England, where he met Will and Danny at an open mic night and formed the band.
Skinny Living have been active since 2014. In that time they have amassed over 60 million streams world wide without releasing a full studio album, however the trio are now on course to release their Debut Album in 2023
The band recently shared the meaning behind their name, which is apt given their songs are often full of big dreams from a modest background: “Skinny Living is a term that describes the financial reality and lifestyle of the working class. Hard graft on a low income with a lust for life, passion for family and an optimistic attitude about the future.”
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Standard Tickets: £18 + booking fee
VIP Tickets: £35 + booking fee
VIP benefits:
- Early doors to the show (6:30pm)
- Meet and greet with the band
- Signed poster
Doors will open for VIP Ticket holders at 6:30pm, please arrive on time to take part in the meet & greet. Doors open for standard tickets at 7pm.
Independent Venue Week (#IVW) is the UK’s annual 7-day celebration of independent music & arts venues and the people that own, run and work in them (that's us!)
This #IVW24 The Ferret presents a series of shows that we're really proud of. If you can make it to one or more of them, brilliant - let's see you down the front. 2 shows already sold out, so get your tickets as soon as you can!
Let's come together and celebrate these special places, which are the backbone of the live music scene. From giving artists their first experience of performing live, fans somewhere to discover and watch their favourite artists locally, they also provide those wanting a career off-stage the chance to learn their craft in a safe and secure environment. Independent Venue Week is a nationwide initiative with a local feel, highlighting why venues are so much more than just places for live music – they are cultural hubs for learning, creativity, arts and culture more widely connecting people in their local community of all ages, backgrounds, abilities, genders, ethnicities, skills, experiences and walks of life.
Here are our listings for the week: