BILLY THE KID & THE BROTHERS BARBAYLIOS

+ THE CHERRY COBB CARTEL

SATURDAY 05 JULY / THE EMPIRE / MIDDLESBROUGH

Fresh from having the unprecedented honour of playing sets to both open and close Middlesbrough Music Live, we welcome Billy The Kid back to The Empire to headline Metropolis: The Greatest Show On Earth. As you most likely know by now, Billy The Kid is Mattie Chipchase, former The Hayze / The Romance frontman, this time backed by his Brothers Barbaylios (who feature a Lurio or two...) and with a new sound that we reckon is a rather genius amalgamation of Johnny Cash and The Libertines.

Managed by Ignition (who also look after some band called Oasis...) and with support slots with Dirty Pretty Things and The Pigeon Detectives already under their belts, it’s no surprise that the nation's A & R elite have been spotted in Stockton's finest night spots in recent times. The next twelve months are guaranteed to be pretty special for these local scallywags, so pop along and find out for yourself what all the fuss is about.

Support comes from hotly tipped Humberside bunch The Cherry Cobb Cartel, arguably the best thing to come out of Hull since Nick Barmby.

DOORS 10.30PM / 18+ / £4.50 BEFORE 11.30PM

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