By Carron Stacey, A Humdrum Mum
WHEN? Tuesday 14 October, tour runs through 1 November 2025
I can’t count how many times we’ve seen Welly, kings of observation-ridden indie pop for the thinking fan.
By Carron Stacey, A Humdrum Mum
WHEN?: Friday 25 July 2025
I spy lead singer/percussionist Nikki Belfiglio on the merch stand and she graciously gives me a mini interview.
By Carron Stacey, A Humdrum Mum
WHEN?: All May 2025 at Papillon, Southampton
Snapped Ankles are a Mr H thing, but off we went to our favourite new venue, Papillon in Southampton. We have a tea towel from the tour, Hard Times Furious Dancing, hanging in our disco area. They certainly do make you move!
By Carron Stacey, A Humdrum Mum
Welly’s National Service Tour Part 1 (the South) travels this month from Gloucester to Northampton, with stops including Exeter, Reading and, of course, a homecoming kind of gig in Southampton.
By Carron Stacey, A Humdrum Mum
A last minute impulse buy and when the tickets arrived, we were numbers 30 and 31. Oh no, what if not many people turned up? No fear of that. Thanks in part to being heavily played on BBC 6Music of recent, it was packed.
By Carron Stacey
WHERE: The Brook, Southampton
WHEN: 21/10
“Kate” as we’ll call her, arrived on stage to rapturous applause and love from the audience, who were mostly men of a certain age, to be honest.
* Read on for reasons including why this is better than the live recording of Before The Dawn
