Mercury Rev / Hazel Wilde (Lanterns On The Lake) - Gateshead Sage - 12th July 2017

As part of the celebration of the 20th birthday of iconic independent label Bella Union, Mercury Rev announced three special dates with the celebrated Royal Northern Sinfonia. We caught their show at Gateshead Sage, home of the Sinfonia, a mix of tracks from across their career with a bit of Disney and Dusty Springfield for good measure. Support came from Hazel Wilde of Lanterns On The Lake playing her first ever solo show and revealing four new songs.

Hazel Wilde (Lanterns On The Lake) - Interview

Anyone familiar with the blog will know of our love of Lanterns On The Lake. Their Live With Royal Northern Sinfonia walked away with our album of the year in 2016 and whilst the band are taking a year out to write and record new material, we were excited to discover that their front woman Hazel Wilde is playing a solo set supporting Mercury Rev at Gateshead Sage next Wednesday (12th July). We had a chat with her about that show, new Lanterns material and a possible solo album.