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Lightyears on ITV tonight

You can catch a short glimpse of our Wembley Stadium set on “The Rugby Show” on ITV4 tonight at 6pm.

Apparently we feature momentarily in the highlights from the Saracens/Saints game, shown at around 6.30pm.

Oh, and keep your eyes peeled for my Wembley tour diary, coming soon to www.TheLightyears.com…

Wembley Stadium gig a success

On Saturday afternoon we fulfilled a lifelong dream and performed at Wembley Stadium.

We played on the pitch just before kick-off at the Guinness Premiership match between Saracens and Northampton Saints (final score: 19-16 to the Saracens. Woo-hoo!) and the official match attendance was recorded at 44,832. Britain’s Got Talent winners Diversity took to the stage after us with a typically eye-popping routine.

The crowd responded really well to our set and seeing ourselves up on the big screen was quite a thrill. We even appeared briefly on ITV’s “The Rugby Show” yesterday as part of their highlights from the match!

Keep an eye on the website over the next week or so for photos from the event as well as my Wembley tour diary, recording our onstage – and backstage – experiences from performing at the UK’s most iconic venue.

Buy your tickets for LYs at Wembley Stadium

We are playing Wembley Stadium this Saturday 12 September. Also appearing are Diversity, winners of Britain’s Got Talent. Tickets are just £10 – buy yours now by clicking here!

**THE LIGHTYEARS ARE ONSTAGE AT 1.30PM**. Gates open at 12.30pm.  Make sure you get there nice and early because Wembley’s a very tight ship and will definitely run on time.

For this criminally small investment you will also get top-class rugby in the form of a Guinness Premiership rugby match (Saracens Vs Northampton Saints), a tug of war, camel racing and all kinds of shenanigans. What a bargain.

Click here to read about our last stadium gig, performing for Manchester United at London Road Stadium.

See you there!

LYs album hits #3 spot on US radio station

Lightyears album London, England has risen to #3 in the Top Ten chart on US radio station WPRB Princeton. 

The LYs are hot-on-the-heels of another British artist, Jarvis Cocker, who is currently occupying the number one spot with his recent solo offering, Further Complications. 

Click here to see the Top Ten in full.

WPRB DJ John Tobias began playing our latest album after seeing us perform in Burlington NJ for the closing date of our most recent American tour. After reviewing the record live on-air, John put the CD on regular rotation on the WPRB playlist and since then it has risen vastly in popularity and become one of the most played releases on the station.

You can keep London, England in the WPRB charts by e-mailing the station and requesting our tracks. Click here to send your message. Thanks, as always, for your support!

“London, England” sells out on US tour

We had such an overwhelming response from American fans during our recent Stateside tour that hard copies of our latest album, London, England, have now completely sold out.

The album is still available on iTunes priced £7.90. Click here to buy your copy.

Watch this space for a re-pressing of the album for those of you who prefer the old school format!

We released London, England in January 2009. It features many of our most popular tracks including “This House Will Burn”, “Emily” and “Sleepless”. The latter two tracks were produced by Hugh Padgham, the four time Grammy-winning producer responsible for selling over 50 million records with Sting, Paul McCartney, Elton John and many more.

Ireland’s State Magazine gave the record 4/5 and described the band as “Babyshambles with better manners”. Read the review by clicking here.

Further reviews of the album can be read here, here and here.

Read my blog on the experience of recording London, England by clicking here.

LYs to be reviewed on Princeton radio

Our latest album “London, England” is being reviewed tomorrow evening (Thursday 6 August) on Princeton radio station WPRB.

Presenter John Tobias saw us play in Burlington, New Jersey, during our last tour and will be playing tracks from the album on his show tomorrow night before putting the CD on daily rotation for the coming weeks. John’s show airs 6pm-8pm EST (11pm-1am BST).

WPRB’s broadcast range stretches from the outskirts of New York through Philadelphia PA and into Wilmington, Delaware. Local listeners can pick it up on 103.3FM whilst fans around the globe can tune in at www.WPRB.com.

New York Post on The Lightyears

We’re back from our US Tour 2009 and gee whizz did we have ourselves a swell old time! The gigs were fantastic, the crowds were our biggest yet in the States and, most importantly, George managed to avoid eating himself to death on Philly Cheesesteaks.

We’ve also been blogged about by the New York Post, which is rather exciting. Click here to read their piece on us (scroll down the page – it’s underneath Blink 182 and above Green Day ;-). We also got mentioned here and here and probably a bunch of other places that we haven’t noticed yet!

Keep your eyes peeled over the next few days for my USA Tour Diary 2009…

“Peppy British pop-rock… Get there by 6pm to enjoy the show. You won’t be sorry…”
NEW YORK POST 

“I haven’t heard anything quite like The Lightyears. Recommended for anyone looking for a new sound…”
‘WHAT’S IN A FRAME?’, NEW YORK BLOG

Lightyears on tour in USA

We’re leaving for the United States today for a run of dates in the New York and Philadelphia area. See details below…

THURSDAY 30 JULY: Union Square, Manhattan NY (with Jukebox The Ghost)
– Free Entry. LYs onstage 6pm.

FRIDAY 31 JULY: Chaplin’s, Spring City PA (with Brooke Shive & The 45s)
– Doors 7pm. LYs onstage 8pm. BYOB. Buy tickets here.

SATURDAY 1 AUGUST: Milkboy, Ardmore PA (with Vantine/Amadio)
– Doors 8pm. Buy tickets here.

SUNDAY 2 AUGUST: Burlington Amphitheatre, Westampton NJ (with Jon Clifton)
– Free entry. LYs onstage 3pm.

See you guys there!

Lightyears to play Wembley Stadium

We’re very excited to announce that we’ve just been booked to perform at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 12 September. 

The Lightyears will be appearing on the centre circle of the Wembley pitch immediately before kick-off at the Guinness Premiership match between Saracens and Northampton Saints. Also performing that day are Diversity, winners of Britain’s Got Talent, and Goldfish, one of South Africa’s hottest acts.

We aim to get as many Lightyears fans down on the day as possible – and at a tenner a ticket, you’d be craaaaaaazy not to join us.

That’s right – for just £10 (or £5 if you’re under 16) you get The Lightyears, Diversity, Goldfish, a premiership rugby match and the legendary Wembley atmosphere. All in all, an amazing family day out.

Click here to buy your tickets now from Ticketmaster.  

Saracens RFC have massive plans for this season and hiring Wembley is just the beginning. With an ’09/’10 squad featuring Springboks, Italians, Fijians, an All Black scrum-half, the current English captain and several home-grown emerging internationals, the Sarries plan to appeal to as wide an audience as possible in the coming season. In fact, on 12 September the club intend to fill the 91,000-seater stadium to capacity and smash all previous attendance records for a rugby union match.

Imagine it now – a summer’s day, an iconic stadium, top class rugby and top class entertainment. What could be better! We look forward to seeing you all there…

VIP concert tickets released for US fans

Lightyears fans in Philadelphia can now purchase VIP tickets for our show at Milkboy Coffee on Saturday 1 August, securing guaranteed front-row seats.

The VIP tickets have just been released for sale on the Milkboy website. They cost $25. Click here to buy yours.

Regular tickets cost $12. Click here to buy yours.

Our Milkboy shows have a habit of selling out so get in there quick!

Milkboy Coffee, situated in Ardmore PA, is one of our favourite venues on the East Coast. Click here to visit the Tour Diary page and read about our previous gigs there…

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