The Velvet Hands

4 boys from Cornwall England making waves Press: “Full of Bolshy Spirit” – NME. “bolshy, brash garage punk rabble-rousers somewhere between the attitude of early Cribs or Libertines colliding with the death or glory of the Clash” – GodsintheTVZine. “A satisfying mix of classic punk, rock’n’roll and modern indie magic” – Dork “we could be witnessing the emergence of another great British band. Jaw droppingly good” – Gigslutz, “Sucker Punch is another fab album from The Velvet Hands” – Louder Than War. Plenty more where that comes from! Radio Debut album release “Party’s Over” Radio 1 Album of The Week for Huw Stephens. BBC Introducing – massive support, the band have performed a 30 minute live set on BBC Intro South West and have been a BBC Intro Record of the Week nationally. Huge support from Steve Lamacq at 6 Music, band have been interviewed live on the show. Radio X playlisted. John Kennedy has played every release. The band have performed 2 live sessions on his show. “Every track they've released has been a hit as far as i'm concerned” - John Kennedy. Live The band sold out Old Blue Last, The Social, Paper Dress Vintage & The Lexington in London. Old Bakery Studios and The Cornish Bank in Truro and Falmouth and near sell outs in Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow and Cardiff. They have supported Liam Gallagher at The Eden Project, Frank Turner, Paul Weller, Yak, Wallows and more. They have toured nationally and have played Boardmasters, Y Not, Truck, Isle of Wight, Leopalooza Festivals. In Sept 2022 they were chosen by Michael Eavis to support Elbow at The Pilton Party. In April 2023 they supported Trampoline on their national tour and most recently performed live off the top of a yellow US School Bus at The Great Estate Festival in Cornwall as well as a main stage late afternoon slot. They play The Truck Festival on July 21st and will be announcing details of their November 2023 national tour shortly. The band played and sold out Supersonic in Paris in March 2023. They have been featured in Rollingstone.fr Oui FM, Virgin Radio and FIP Rock.