14D THE LONGEST JOHNS

The Longest Johns, the trailblazing band at the forefront of the recent transatlantic resurgence of sea shanties – and  the instigators of the TikTok phenomenon and chart hit, Wellerman – appear at the Lichfield Festival for the first time this July.
Over the past decade the four friends from Bristol have gone from singing sea shanties and folk songs in pubs to raising the roof to a jam-packed tent of adoring fans at Latitude 2021, appearing on the prestigious BBC Sounds Stage, and garnering 250 million combined streams online. They brought an incredible year to a close with a sell-out UK tour in December 2021, taking their electrifying live show across the country and beyond, and they toured the US as well this March, due to unprecedented demand.

Now signed to the prestigious Decca Records label, the band’s 4th album, Smoke & Oakum, was released in January 2022 to great acclaim. The album is a treasure chest, with each song a jewel collected along the way, as The Longest Johns shine new light through old windows with songs that hold a torch up to the truth. These now world-renowned musicians’ innovative approach to communicating with the public, and ever-increasing popularity, reaches far beyond the stage. They have shaken up the music world by utilising their entrepreneurial skills, sharing these traditional songs in a completely new way – via gaming and social media platforms – and cementing their position as protest singers of the 21st century.

The world is, quite literally, their oyster…

‘euphoric, uplifting…truly irresistible’ The Yorkshire Post

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On Sale Dates:

LFF Priority Booking (Founder, Platinum, Millenium, Gold): Tuesday 19th April
LFF Priortiy Booking (Silver and Bronze): Tuesday 26th April
General Public: Tuesday 3rd May