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2005 Mercury Music Prize Best Album nominees Polar Bear are an avant jazz quintet led by enigmatic drummer Seb Rochford who thrilled audiences at Band on the Wall last year as part of our opening celebrations. They are part of a long tradition of drummer-led bands stretching back through Chick Webb to Art Blakey.  Collaborations with Joanna McGregor, Adele, Brian Eno, David Byrne, Patti Smith and Yoko Ono have brought…

Brighton has always been a breeding ground for new bands and exploratory music. This tour features the foremost representatives of the city's most exciting and critically acclaimed musical export of recent times, the Willkommen Collective – a loose-knit community of musicians and bands sharing lo-fi, nu-folk and alt-country roots. Beloved of Brian Eno, Guy Garvey and Bob Harris, The Leisure Society made national headlines last year with an Ivor Novello…