Northside

Northside were the last great band to come out of the ‘Madchester’ baggy scene before the bubble burst. In the summer of 1990, with a newly inked deal with Tony Wilson’s Factory empire behind them, Northside seemingly had the world in their hands. Their debut album featured indie dancefloor fillers “Take 5”, “Shall We Take A Trip” and “My Rising Star”. “Shall We Take a Trip” was notoriously banned from the BBC for too many drug references, but despite the lack of airplay it eventually broke into the Top 50 in the UK Singles Chart.

Originally released on Factory Records in 1991, Chicken Rhythms peaked at #19 in the UK album charts and was produced by The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie (Echo & The Bunnymen, Shack, The Coral, Texas).

It was reissued on vinyl for the very first time since its original release for Record Store Day 2024.

In something of a festival exclusive, NORTHSIDE are announcing their live comeback with Gigantic All Dayer for a special show at the 2025 event. Buoyed by the resounding reaction to a new reissue of their 1991 Top 20 album, ‘Chicken Rhythms’ on Record Store Day this year, the Mad-chester originals will be back to perform highlights from their debut at their first live gigs since 2015. With their Gigantic set also due to be their first performance in the city since their Bristol Studio show of 1991, this will be a once-in-a-blue moon treat not to be missed.