SJM Concerts present WESTSIDE COWBOY
Newcastle University Student Union, Kings Walk, NE1 8QB Newcastle Upon Tyne Kort
mið. 25.11.2026 19:00
SJM Concerts present
WESTSIDE COWBOY
plus support
Wednesday 25th November 2026
Newcastle University SU
Doors 7pm
Described as “thrilling” by The Guardian, “reshaping UK indie” by DAZED, and “one of the UK’s most exciting forces” in a recent NME Cover feature, their output so far showcases a band blessed with a telepathic synergy, and unafraid to take this coalescent magic outside their comfort zone. So Much Country ‘Till We Get There was recorded in New York with producer Loren Humphrey of Cameron Winter’s acclaimed Heavy Metal LP (alongside credits for Arctic Monkeys, Lana Del Rey, Wunderhorse and more). The EPs infectious singles ‘Don’t Throw Rocks’ and ‘Can’t See’, featured on BBC 6 Music’s playlist and saw support on BBC Radio 1 from Greg James, Sian Eleri, Alyx Holcombe, and more.
Westside Cowboy is Reuben Haycocks (guitar, vocals), James (Jimmy) Bradbury (guitar, vocals), Aoife Anson O’Connell (bass guitar, vocals), Paddy Murphy (drums, vocals).
Flytjendur
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Westside CowboyWestside Cowboy sound new but seem to come from an old place. Surrounded by 1978 Fender Twin Reverbs, well-thumbed Wem catalogues, a four-track recorder and spools of cassette tape the Manchester four-piece are made up of Aoife Anson O’Connell, James (Jimmy) Bradbury, Paddy Murphy and Reuben Haycocks. With a sound raw as a carpet burn, they ride a thrilling lo-fi boxcar tuned to the melodic precision of Teenage Fanclub and held together with the slacker cool of Pavement. For most bands this would be enough, but not for Westside Cowboy. Just when you think you have them pinned, they career the entire thing into a brick wall of country, trad and early harmony coated, major-key rock’n’roll. They call this process ‘Britainicana’. A portmanteau of the band’s own making to describe Amer- ican culture digested by English people in small towns with almost nothing in the way of cosmopolitan sheen. “Think kids in double denim and Converse eating Greggs vegan sausage rolls.” It’s alarming and exh