The Daisychain Connection

Celebrating 40 years of underachievement and inactivity!

saturday 20 june 2026

£12.50 +bf

7.30 pm - 10.30 pm

support: dj lovequest

16 years & over*

standing event

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Like all so-called cult bands, the story of The Daisychain Connection is a tangle of joy, hope, disappointment, loss - and, in the end, acceptance.

Formed in Carlisle in the mid-1980s, The Daisychain Connection never quite blossomed the way they’d hoped, but left enough scattered petals to be remembered fondly by those who were there. Their sound, a curious collision of jangly guitars, melancholic lyrics and stubborn northern optimism, earned them a small but devoted following - the sort who still keep old flyers in shoeboxes and can quote half-forgotten lyrics over a pint.

After a handful of gigs, a few recordings, and the kind of near-misses that make great pub stories decades later, the band quietly folded - life, work and the real world calling louder than the dream of indie stardom. Yet the myth never quite died. Over the years, their name would surface in late-night conversations, on local radio nostalgia shows, or whispered between musicians who’d once shared a bill or borrowed an amp.

Now, forty years on, The Daisychain Connection return - older, greyer, none-the-wiser, and still armed with the same wobbly charm and battered guitars that started it all. This anniversary show isn’t about chasing lost glory; it’s a celebration of persistence, friendship, and the long, strange joy of being in a band that never quite made it - but never quite went away.

This one-off show isn’t a comeback so much as a brief reappearance - a chance to shake the dust off old tunes and remember why they mattered in the first place. Expect to hear all the songs you know (and a few you’d forgotten you knew), played with the same mix of enthusiasm, beautiful imperfection and heart that made The Daisychain Connection what they were - and, for one more night, still are.

“Celebrating 40 years of underachievement and inactivity!” feels about right - a wink, a shrug, and a reminder that sometimes the best stories aren’t about success, but survival.

• The venue and bar will be open from 6.45pm
• *Proof of age may be requested. The acceptable forms of ID are: Valid passport, a photo driving licence or a proof of age card such as the PASS card from the national Proof of Age Standards Scheme. No refunds will be issued for anyone under the age restriction stated above.

14 and 15 year olds will need to be under the supervision of an adult and each adult may accompany a maximum of 2 children.

16 and 17 year olds may attend but must leave the venue once the show has ended.

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