What’s on at The Vale in Tameside: 2025 season
- Helen Clarke
- Jan 11
- 2 min read
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From blues to flamenco and dayglo punk to New Orleans brass, there's a whole world of music on offer at The Vale in early 2025.
JANUARY
Mossley's own blues legend Kyla Brox, who has been compared to Aretha Franklin, launches the new season on Saturday 25th January with a night of soulful blues and R&B sounds, mixing up original songs and covers.
Cutting her teeth from her earliest years in her late Ashton-born father's outfit the Victor Brox Blues Train, Brox the younger has been described as 'the finest female blues singer of her generation' and is a regular at The Vale.
FEBRUARY
Music lovers are invited to spend an evening with internationally renowned flamenco music and dance superstars Ramón Ruiz, Rebecca Ortega, and Natalia Marin.
In an event called Fuego, Sol y Agua (fire, sun and water), the trio will bring the sunny rhythms and vibrant melodies of Andalusia on Saturday 15th February with leading flamenco guitarist Ramon who is a regular live guest on BBC Radio 3.
Specialising in discordant, hypnotic repetition, tales of boozy nights out, and radical politics, Loose Articles return to The Vale on Saturday 22nd February.
A punk quartet with plenty to say, their music speaks to all those determined to get through the age of austerity with tongue in cheek, pint in hand, and two feet firmly on the dancefloor.
MARCH
On Saturday 22nd March, paying homage to the diehard days of the Hacienda, 90s club culture and its greatest hero Tony Wilson, the Second Liners will deliver a New Orleans brass meets 90s Manchester club classics vibe.
Support comes from canine-headed brothers Laurie and Sam Crombie on their second visit to The Vale after supporting HENGE in 2024.
The founders of Liverpool's Kazimier club, Dogshow are on a mission to create the ultimate party experience, fusing live techno, jazz, dance and musicianship, their show comprises a battery-powered dog trolley in the centre of the audience.
Johnny Clifford, programming manager at The Vale, said: "What unites the artists performing in the first quarter of 2025 is pure artistry and excellence in musicianship…. We can’t wait to welcome them to Mossley."